Category Archives: ScrumMaster

Sprint Planning Time Savers 201

Continuing the theme of saving time during Sprint Planning from the Time Savers 101 post, lets take it a little further… Ok, so I have a template…and I know how to copy a task to a story from the template. … Continue reading

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Sprint Planning Time Savers 101

Sometimes Sprint Planning Meetings can be long and tedious. Especially if your teams are estimating things at the same time. In using VersionOne, you can take advantage of the Templates to help streamline this process. For example, if your teams … Continue reading

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We didn’t finish the Story – now what?

It happens to the best of teams: good efforts were spent during the iteration toward completing all the tasks (and tests!) associated with a story, but one way or another, not everything was completed on time for the Review.  So, … Continue reading

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Rank And File

All Scrum tools can manage a backlog. There is a great variety in the power of these tools, however. Managing a small list of a few items is one thing. Being able to manage large backlogs is something we’re quite … Continue reading

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Long Distance Relationships

Is it possible to maintain a healthy and productive long-distance relationship? Does out of sight lead to out of mind in your world? Do you find your eyes and hands wandering when your partner is not right beside you? (Get … Continue reading

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