My doubt is related to the beginning of a project where it is intended to use agile methodology - it can be SCRUM or another. What happens before sprint number 1? For example, let’s say I’m going to start a project for an app for issuing invoices for bookstores all over the country. Even if someone brings all aspects such as required fields, taxes calculations, freight, interaction flows, etc., there comes a time when we have tasks inherent to software development like: Choosing the language and/or frameworks, data structures and database design, macro architecture design (system design), etc ..read more

Has anyone done an IC Agile cert? I’m in management consulting, and looking to do some certifications to boost my resume and project management skills. Considering doing the IC AGILE ICP or the business agility one—-has anyone done this cert? Is it a good certification for a novice/beginner in agile/scrum? Or is it not worth it at all? Anyone do this IC AGILE cert, or any other? submitted by /u/Lionel_Messi2028 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

TL;DR: In my decade-long software career, I've rarely seen teams execute sprints as described in Agile literature—a single clear, demoable goal per sprint. Have you encountered teams that achieve this, and if so, how sustainable was it over time? My understanding of the intention of a sprint is: the whole team is working toward a specific goal, something that they can demo and use as a checkpoint to help determine what’s most important to do next. In this world, my understanding is there would typically be one (maybe two) projects the whole team is working on collectively. Having several peop ..read more

Hello folks, I work in a CRM & ERP firm as a project manager and I’m having a terrible time managing project overages in our “Agile” T&M projects. Here’s the background of my plight: Our sales team submits bids/ proposals to prospects in $. Most of these projects range from anywhere between 500k to 1.5 million and each specific feature- let’s say Single sign on setup or Lead Management have hours associated to them individually in the SoW. For example, SSO might have 25 hours allocated to it and Lead Management setup might have 100 hours. These proposals/ Statements of Work are then s ..read more

Long Time Creep - First Time Post, I have an opportunity to move into a new position, and as it’s been five years since I last made a change, I wanted to ask my peers here for some advice. The initial job description indicated that they were seeking a Scrum Master for a group already practicing Scrum. As I’ve progressed through a few interviews approaching the final stages, it's the circumstances are different. They’re in the midst of transitioning to Agile, and this position is going to be foundational. I'd be the only Agile practitioner for the entire section (100 Individuals), which is a l ..read more

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I have a live skills test round as part of a technical product owner interview. Any idea what the structure of the interview could be? My recruiter has mentioned that I can google but have to share screen and do it. submitted by /u/Livid-Educator3228 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I'm ready to step up beyond Scrum Master I've observed that a combination of experience and certifications seem to help with securing new positions or promotions. My question is: which certification should I get next? I've had basic certification as a scrum master CSM, SAFe Scrum Master, and I have the IC-ACP (Agile Certified Professional) certification. All of this covered the basics of different styles of iterative development that fit within the wider definition of Agile. There was a lot of overlap in basic concepts. I want to advance beyond coaching teams to coaching coaches and eventuall ..read more

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Since my product owners and even product managers, have a lot of room for improvement setting a clear vision and separating high-level goals from more detailed activities, I'm pushing product roadmaps creation as part of several essential activities/skills that these roles should dominate. So I'm colleting/creating fast guides for these activities/skills, the first one is Product Roadmap Creation steps before backlog creation....if you want to check it out. Greetings! submitted by /u/ManuGekko [visit reddit] [comments ..read more