How To Implement Scrum in 10 Easy Steps

When I first encountered agile development, I found it hard to understand. Okay, I might not be the brightest person you've ever met! But I'm not stupid either, I think :-) There's a myriad of different approaches, principles, methods and terms, all of which are characterised as 'Agile'. And from my perspective, all this 'noise' makes agile software development sound far harder, far more scientific,...
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Step 1: Get Your Backlog In Order!

So you want to implement Scrum? And you like the idea of making it easy? Then listen up. This is step 1 in my series: How to implement Scrum in 10 easy steps. This is not only...
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Step 2: How To Estimate Your Product Backlog

In step 1 - my first article in this series - I described 'how to get your backlog in order'. If you've completed step 1, congratulations! Because it's the biggest step. And the...
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Step 3: Sprint Planning (Requirements)

If you've followed the first 2 steps in this series, you should now have your product backlog in order and have estimated its size using Fibonacci points. The next step - Step #3...
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Step 4: Sprint Planning (Tasks)

Once you’ve completed Step #3 and clarified the requirements for all the Product Backlog items targeted for your Sprint, the next step is to plan the Sprint in detail… Sprint...
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Step 5: Create A Collaborative workspace

So now you’ve got your backlog in order, estimated your backlog, clarified your requirements, and planned your sprint. Now you’re ready for Step #5 – Create a collaborative...
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Step 6: Sprint!

So you’ve got your backlog in order, estimated your backlog, clarified your requirements, planned your sprint and created a collaborative workspace. Now you’re ready for Step #6...
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Step 7: Stand Up And Be Counted!

So you’ve got your backlog in order, estimated your backlog, clarified your requirements, planned your sprint and created a collaborative workspace. You're sprinting to achieve your...
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Step 8: Track Progress With A Daily Burndown Chart

So you’ve got your backlog in order, estimated your backlog, clarified your requirements, planned your sprint and created a collaborative workspace. You're sprinting to achieve your...
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Step 9: Finish When You Said You Would

So you’ve got your backlog in order, estimated your backlog, clarified your requirements, planned your sprint and created a collaborative workspace. You're sprinting to achieve...
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Step 10: Review, Reflect, Repeat

So you’ve got your backlog in order, estimated your backlog, clarified your requirements, planned your sprint and created a collaborative workspace. You've sprinted to achieve...
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