Can you use a definition of done for a sprint? In Scrum Dynamics 29, I outline six ideas for a definition of done for a user story and three ideas for a definition of done for a sprint. According to the Scrum Guide, the definition of done helps us agree…
#29. Can you use a definition of done for a sprint? I outline six ideas for a definition of done for a user story and three ideas for a definition of done for a sprint. According to the Scrum Guide, the definition of done helps us agree on when a…
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#28. Shawn Tabor (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawntabor/) wants to know whether to estimate project effort in days or story points. Aren't they the same thing? I've used four ways of estimating effort in my Dynamics 365 projects: 1. Counting cards 2. Days 3. T-shirts 4. Story points Estimating in days is an absolute…
Shawn Tabor wants to know whether to estimate project effort in days or story points. Aren't they the same thing? Neil has used four ways of estimating effort in his Dynamics 365 projects: 1. Counting cards 2. Days 3. T-shirts 4. Story points Estimating in days is an absolute estimation…
#27. Jonas Wauters (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonaswauters/) from KPMG Belgium has a challenge pitching a Dynamics 365 project using Scrum to a prospective client. In particular, he'd like to know how to handle it when clients ask those three little questions: 1. What are you going to deliver? 2. When are you going…
The Scrum Dynamics podcast and vlog is back! In this episode, Jonas Wauters from KPMG Belgium, asks for advice on pitching Dynamics 365 with Scrum to prospective clients who always want to know: What is going to be delivered? When is it going to be delivered? How much is it…
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#26. Dan Barber (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielbarber/) , from the Customery Crew, wanted to know what it would be like inside some of Neil’s scrum events. In Scrum Dynamics 26, Neil walks Dan through one of his recent ten-day sprints day-by-day from sprint planning on Monday morning to the sprint review two weeks…
#25. Neil is attempting a little experiment with a short, single question episode on the Amazing Applications podcast and on Youtube (https://youtube.com/customery) . Let’s see if he can answer your questions about Scrum for Dynamics 365 in ten minutes or less. The question in this episode is from Ruan Kilian,…
#24. Neil covers his top 10 antipatterns for Scrum roles in Dynamics 365 projects. An antipattern looks like a good idea to a situation you were facing but wasn’t the best option when you look back on it. Antipatterns are traps that we want to help others avoid. Here are…
#23. Neil and Dermot discuss when Microsoft Dynamics customers and partners should consider hiring a scrum master or agile coach for their project. What is an agile coach and how is this role different from a scrum master? A scrum master is a coach for the development team, the product…
#22. Some ideas turn out to be great ideas. Some ideas look like great ideas at the time but don't turn out so well in hindsight. Those are antipatterns. A pattern is a repeatable idea that solves a common problem, and should be adopted by others. An antipattern seems like…
#21. Mark Christie, who specialises in Dynamics 365 for Field Service at eBECS, uses Azure DevOps (formerly known as Visual Studio Team Services). He’s from Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland. On 25 January he’ll be celebrating Burns Night where the haggis is introduced to the table with bagpipes. Dynamics…
#20. Seth Bacon and Neil catch up to discuss Scrum in the public sector. You can connect with Seth Bacon on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethbacon/) and @SethTBacon on Twitter (https://twitter.com/SethTBacon) . Check out Seth’s blog/vlog, The Bacon Bytes (http://thebaconbytes.com/) , for Dynamics 365 administrators. Seth’s having success implementing Dynamics 365 in city,…
#19. We’re on a mission to ensure every Microsoft customer and partner successfully implements Dynamics 365 using the Scrum framework. Do you have a question for the Scrum Dynamics podcast? Visit Customery.com (https://customery.com) and click on the Send Voicemail button to have your question feature on the show. Dermot and…
#18. Neil recently presented a live session on YouTube for the Dynamics 365 Community Corner (https://youtu.be/IALhKg0UErw) . He recorded this special version of his presentation for the podcast covering: • His first Dynamics CRM project using Scrum at Premier Medical Group • How and why he switched from Microsoft Dynamics…
#17. Dermot and Neil discuss what to measure in your Dynamics 365 projects when you're using Scrum. Tracking velocity is the basic measure of progress. Velocity is the total number of story points of 'done' stories in each sprint and should be averaged over several sprints (usually 3 to 5…
#16. Dermot and Neil talk about the last two events in a sprint: the sprint review and the sprint retrospective, including: • The format of sprint reviews and retrospectives • How these events are structured • Who should attend • How to tailor them for Dynamics 365 projectsSupport the show…
#15. Dermot’s picked up his Professional Scrum Master II and Professional Scrum Product Owner certifications. Good timing, Dermot, because our first question was from Dick Clark at eBECS (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dick-clark/) who has a client project who wants to get certified in Scrum. Neil has recorded the Scrum Guide (https://soundcloud.com/user-368099620-706946973/scrum-guide) as an…
#14. Neil provides a behind-the-scenes peek into ‘Orientation Week’ in his Dynamics 365 project kicking off this week, the Jupiter Programme. Orientation Week (O-Week) is designed to onboard two Scrum teams so that they can start delivering the Dynamics 365 workstream of an enterprise programme as quickly as possible. I…
#13. Neil covers all aspects of sprint planning for Dynamics 365 projects: • What is sprint planning and when does it take place? • Who attends sprint planning, and what to do if the product owner can’t make it? • How long is sprint planning? • What happens during sprint…
#12. Co-hosts, Neil and Dermot (yes, he's back!), discuss the sprint backlog. • What is the sprint backlog and how does it relate to the product backlog? Who is responsible for the sprint backlog and who can change it? • How the development team and the product owner negotiate the…
#11. Estimating product backlog items using planning poker is the topic for this episode. • The benefits of planning poker: gain a shared understanding of the work, bring diverse perspectives to the estimation process and estimate the work as we learn about the Dynamics 365 system. • Who plays planning…