http://learningscrum.com Learning Scrum | Scrum Tutorials | Scrum Lessons Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:53:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I'm now I've finished CSM training and boy , what a couple of days.  I really think that anyone who is involved in the Scrum life needs to take this course.  I'm not sure if this course is the same everywhere, but the class I took this week with ... http://learningscrum.com/20080411/certified-scrummaster-training-is-over/ So here I sit in an airport, waiting to go to my official Certified ScrumMaster Course in Boulder Colorado.  I'm actually very excited to be going to this as I've been waiting for this course, with this instructor (Jean Tabaka) for a long time.  Finding a course that was going to ... http://learningscrum.com/20080408/certified-scrummaster-training/ So you got your team together, you're ready to rock and roll. Now the question comes, what do you do? What's the most important part of your to-do list?  That is where the Product Backlog comes into play.   The Product Backlog is a prioritized list of project requirements with estimated ... http://learningscrum.com/20080404/scrum-item-product-backlog/ In searching the net for articles on Scrum, I found a really nice article where Juice Games’ Paul Keast explains why scrum is a great way to empower new entrants to the games industry.  This may not mean a whole lot to most people but in a world where World ... http://learningscrum.com/20080403/a-scrum-review-from-juice-games/ Teams that work within the Scrum framework do not have traditional roles.  There are no set programmers, designers, QA, etc.  Everyone who is on the team, works as one to complete the items they have agreed to complete during a set time period (sprint).  For the most part, scrum teams have ... http://learningscrum.com/20080331/scrum-roles-the-scrum-team/ A standup meeting of the Sprint team where status is exchanged, progress is observed, and impediments are noted and removed.   The meeting is usually held at the same time and place every working day. All team members are expected to attend, but the meetings are not postponed if some of ... http://learningscrum.com/20080329/scrum-event-the-daily-scrum/ The Product Owner represents the voice of the customer. They ensure that the Scrum Team works with the right things from a business perspective.  In trying to come up with a perfect definition of the Product Owner, I went on and looked for certain areas that might help with it... http://learningscrum.com/20080328/scrum-roles-product-owner/ A ScrumMaster is a member of a Scrum team, and is responsible for guiding the team in following the values and practices of Scrum. The ScrumMaster also facilitate the team meetings and is responsible for identifying and (hopefully) removing obstacles that block or hamper the team from being able to do their work. http://learningscrum.com/20080324/scrum-roles-scrum-master/ Several roles are defined in Scrum; these are divided into two groups; pigs and chickens, based on a joke about a pig and a chicken. A pig and a chicken are walking down a road. The chicken looks at the pig and says, "Hey, why don't we open a restaurant?" The ... http://learningscrum.com/20080323/scrum-roles-pigs-and-chickens/ No matter what you do in today's life, you are always going to be a n00b at something. When I say the word n00b, I mean in the best possible way. Hell, I'm still a n00b @ learning scrum, and I try to learn more every day. ... http://learningscrum.com/20080321/a-list-of-must-have-books-for-the-scrum-n00b/