How to optimize Planning Poker as a part of Scrum and some benefits of the Planning Poker process – Part 1
Filed Under Estimation, Features, Scrum, Sprint Backlog | Posted on February 28, 2010
In previous posts (Details about Planning Poker process), I have explained the process of Planning Poker as a part of how to do estimation of tasks during the Sprint Planning process. In this post, I will go further and post some points about how to optimize the Planning Poker process / make it a success, [...]
More details about the Sprint Backlog (an important part of Scrum)
Filed Under Agile, Product Backlog, Product Owner, Scrum, Sprint Backlog, Team | Posted on January 9, 2010
The Sprint Backlog is an important part of the documents / artifacts utilized in Scrum. What does the Sprint Backlog do ? The Sprint Backlog contains a list of User Stories that have been selected for implementation in a specific Sprint. However, it is not just a simple collection, but a list that mentions the [...]
Converting items from a Product Backlog to a Sprint Backlog
Filed Under Agile, Features, Product, Product Backlog, Product Owner, Scrum, Sprint Backlog | Posted on January 5, 2010
A product backlog is the overall set of features that have been listed out for the entire scrum cycle, with the Product Owner prioritizing the list of features that they want done in the forthcoming Sprint cycles as part of the product backlog. However, the actual implementation of features happens off the Sprint / Scrum [...]
