5 dysfunctions of Sprint Planning

5 Dysfunctions: Sprint Planning

Every Sprint starts with a Sprint Planning event. It is very crucial to ensure that the Scrum Team comes to a shared understanding of what and how are they going to deliver a “Done” increment that creates maximum business impact. Although, like other events Sprint Planning also is often marred Read more…

Product Backlog

Understanding Scrum……….Product Backlog

So far I have discussed, basic Scrum theory and the Scrum roles in my previous posts. Moving forward, in the next three posts (including this), lets explore the next three essentials of Scrum i.e. the three artefacts. Let’s start in order, with Product Backlog. Product Backlog As Scrum guide describes, Read more…

Product Owner…..What it takes to be great?

I recently attended a Product Owner training from Scrum.org conducted by Nagesh Sharma. The training was no doubt awesome and provided a lot insights into the role of Product Owner and Product Ownership; but one important thing that Nagesh said and caught my attention was Whether to be a good Product Read more…

Product Owner

Understanding Scrum……Product Owner

Scrum framework defines three Roles, the Product Owner, the Development Team and the Scrum Master. In this post I will explain who a Product Owner is. So who is this Product Owner? Product owner more often than not is the business representative who understands the nitty gritty of the business. Read more…