Bob Hartman
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I’m sure there are other possibilities for what to do. Think about it for a moment. Why does a product backlog exist? How could that help you in this situation?
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Interesting question. What are your thoughts on it?
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Interesting problem. We at Agile For All are pretty much tool agnostic and don’t keep up with them because there are so many, but some of this seems like stuff Jira should do out of the box. I’m guessing the second one you list would require a custom field so you know what work type it is, but then you should be able to generate information from that.
Worst case you could just take an hour per sprint and transcribe everything into an Excel spreadsheet and manipulate it however you want. It can’t be that much data on a per sprint basis but maybe I’m wrong.
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I’m not big on directly answering questions like this without some context of what has been attempted and what the results were. I like to have people think and try some things that seem reasonable so we can see what happens. If it doesn’t work, then a more knowledgeable person may be able to make suggestions. So…
What have you tried so far and what happened when you did those things? Let’s work through this a bit more.
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@Baylor What you are looking for is really a Certified ScrumMaster course. While what you are doing sounds like Scrum, it really isn’t. Having that many issues pop up during a sprint is usually a sign of a team not doing sufficient backlog refinement prior to the sprint starting. You would learn about this topic and many more in the class. Our list of classes can be found by clicking on Agile For All then Upcoming Courses in the top menu of every page on this site. Or you can go directly there by clicking this link (at least I hope it becomes a link!) http://agileforall.com/upcoming-courses
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Megan, it is nice to be introduced to you. I’m looking forward to the agile classes next week. Should be a lot of fun with your colleagues!
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Agility requires thinking. It is not just a set of rules, but a set of values and principles that infer various ways of doing things. You’ve only given one possible approach. Aren’t there other ways to do what you want to do? If so, then all I’m asking you to do is to explore those other possibilities. If you choose not to engage, that’s up to you.
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I prefer to guide, not give direct answers. I think people learn better that way. Certainly what you suggested in one possible way to do things. What are other things that you can think of? Anyone else can chime in as well. I want this to be a place where people think, so please put forth other possibilities and we can interact around that.
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That’s awesome @monica ! It is great to have people from all over the world here. We can now check Spain off the list!
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Glad to have you @pbrettguardian-com !
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@jeffvannote I hope you enjoyed the class!
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Welcome @Mirek ! I think you are our first member from the Czech Republic. I spent some lovely time in Prague a few years ago. I loved the city and hope to return some day.
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Hey @JoelMc do you mind us asking what you were searching for on Google when you found us?
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Thanks, that’s useful information. Have a great day!
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@Nicky do you mind if we ask what sort of Google search you did to find this site? We’re always looking for how to make it easier to find us!
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It is awesome to have you here @Caia. Feel free to ask questions. We’ll try to get them answered!
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@Jacob Ferrin I’m looking forward to seeing you in CSPO class next week!
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We’re glad you are here @Brian Christensen
Hopefully you will really like the class next week. I’m looking forward to having a fun-filled, engaging and deep learning two days!
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We put the timezone in because the class is live, instructor-led and will be during general business hours in whatever timezone is listed. So yes, it does matter.
The course is instructor led with plenty of time for questions.
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During backlog refinement the team is trying to fully understand the backlog item. If there is a dependency, then it should be brought out during backlog refinement so it can be examined and determined how to handle it. This situation sounds like the team is using something completely foreign to them, in which case backlog refinement would have pointed out the risk and perhaps a solution would have been to do some research into what would be required. It should be a rare occurrence when a team is surprised during a sprint, not a common occurrence (as it seems to be in your case).
If you aren’t doing backlog refinement today, then you would not have experienced the power of it. It is a piece of core Scrum for a reason.
Here is a video I did about it over a year ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M06U2wo6s0s
