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All About How To Hold Conventional And Non-conventional Scrum Meetings
By: mrugesh panchal
Meetings are an integral part of the scrum process. It is necessary they be held in the correct manner, and only when really required. Efforts should be made to learn or achieve something out of the scrum meetings. Find how one can hold effective and fruitful meetings in scrum.(read
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Norms For Holding Effective And Fruitful Scrum Meetings
By: mrugesh panchal
Many types of meetings are held while scrum is implanted in a project. Right from sprint planning meeting to the sprint review and the sprint retrospective, other non-conventional meetings can also be arranged in scrum as and when needed to fulfill specific objectives. Following certain norms can help to effective and fruitful meetings.
• Scheduling the meeting
The best way to schedule a meeting is to consider all the information that needs to be conveyed during the meeting, and assign a proper time and duration for it. Do not try to cram in too many topics so that enough time is not allotted for discussing each topic during the meeting. Ideally, the meeting should last for approximately 30 minutes, so work out an agenda that fits into the time schedule. If the topics to be discussed are more, hold a separate meeting to discuss them. This is very important, since the team members need time to absorb the discussion, and remain perceptive to the plan of action decided for each topic in the agenda at the end of the meeting.
The time to hold the meeting should be properly selected too. Choose the time, which is most convenient to all. Ideally, the meeting should be held around 9 AM when everyone is fresh and about to start their day, or if that is not possible, than around 3 PM when everyone has taken the lunch and people are not feeling groggy immediately after having it.
• Members attending the meeting
Work out the list of attendees who are going to remain present for the meeting. It is mandatory for the product owner and the scrum master to attend the meeting since they play a center role in scrum implementation. Invite only those members who are associated with the topics included in the agenda, and who need to carry out some plan of action based upon the discussions carried out during the meeting. Other members, who are not concerned, or who have no connection with the agenda topics should not be invited so the meeting place is not cluttered up with too many individuals. When the members are less, it becomes possible to have one-to-one discussion, which is more meaningful and effective.
• Creating and distributing the agenda
Make sure that a proper agenda is created that includes all-important topics. Once the agenda is prepared, send it, or distribute to the concerned individuals well in time so they have enough time to prepare for the meeting. Each attendee should prepare a list of queries or issues concerning his or her work, and present it to the audience during the meeting. If the participants are well prepared, it leads to more fruitful and productive meetings.
• Conducting the meeting in the proper manner
Start your meeting on time. It is advisable not to wait for participants if they do not make it on time. It is essential to convey a message that the purpose and intent of the meeting is important, and should not be trifled with. The meeting should also not be taken lightly by the attendees. Some organizations even levy a certain penalty if the participants do not show up on time.
Another aspect is regarding the discussions to be carried out during the meeting – they should be focused and topic centric. Make sure, only those topics relevant to the agenda are discussed, and the meeting is not emphasized with other trivial or non-related discussions. Utilize the meeting time in a productive way.
Appoint one person specially for taking down the minutes of the meeting. This turns out to be very valuable when the participants require to recollect what was discussed during the meeting at a later stage. Many a times, people remember the plan of action immediately after the meeting is completed, but tend to forget, or may get confused in the succeeding days. The minutes can help to freshen up their memory.
Work out the possible call-to-actions for each topic or subject included in the agenda. The minutes of the meeting should reflect which person is responsible for doing a particular action based upon the topics in the agenda.(read
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The Core Role And Responsibilities Of A Product Owner In Scrum
By: mrugesh panchal
The role of a product owner is often unknown to most individuals. The responsibilities and the core role of a product owner are worth knowing about if scrum methodology is to be understood with further clarity.(read
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Agile Values In Scrum: The Important Principles And Values Of Scrum Explained
By: mrugesh panchal
Agile supports values which can help projects implementing scrum to produce successful and shippable products in the form of user stories through iterations known as sprints. The values are important and should be understood to understand the true essence of scrum methodology.(read
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An Overview Of Scrum Methodology
By: mrugesh panchal
The scrum framework is the most well known development methodology, and the most successful one too as compared to other Agile based methodologies. An overview of scrum methodology can help to avail a much better idea about the framework.(read
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An Introduction And A Brief Overview Of Agile And Scrum Methodology For Project Managers
By: mrugesh panchal
Agile and scrum framework can prove to be very beneficial to businesses. Managers should know more about scrum and how it operates to tap the full potential offered by the project development methodology. Artifacts such as the product backlog and the sprint backlog in addition to scrum meetings like the daily sprint, sprint retrospective, and the sprint review form the main base of scrum. It is important to know more about them.(read
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Issues And Problems Likely To Arise While Implementing Scrum With Distributed Or Remote Teams
By: mrugesh panchal
Distributed scrum teams may lead to decreased productivity if the team members are not chosen carefully. It is very important for the product owner to carefully hand pick the correct team members so scrum can be effectively implemented. Moreover, efforts should be made to set up resources in a manner such that the remote team member can easily communicate using online tools.(read
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Why The Roles Of A Product Owner And A Scrum Master Should Be Unique In Scrum
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In real life, a person cannot and should not assume the roles of a scum master and a product owner simultaneously. There could be conflicting interest between the roles, and it is worth understanding what the consequences could be if such were the case.(read
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What Does A Scrum Master Do All Day Long? What Activities And Responsibilities Does A Scrum Master P
By: mrugesh panchal
The role of a scum master is very important while implementing scrum methodology in a project. The person has his or her hands full most of the times, and has to carry out several activities and fulfill many responsibilities. Find what a scrum master does all day long.(read
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The Key Factors Associated With User Stories In Scrum – Get Your User Story Basics Right Before Proc
By: mrugesh panchal
The user stories form the base for all scrum related activities. If the basics associated with product backlog items, or the user stories, is understood properly, it becomes easier to understand scrum and how it works.(read
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