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What do you use Sprint 0 for?
By Lisa Anderson - May 16, 2013No Answers

We're curious as to what other groups use Sprint 0 for. What tasks are you doing during sprint 0?

Thanks,

LisaAn

How do you estimate an epic?
By Lisa Anderson - April 25, 20136 Answers

We were asked to estimate the effort for epics but declined to do so until it was broken out into stories. Is there any realistic way to accurately estimate the effort for an epic?

Where is the best way to get CSM certification? Where should the training be? Thanks.
By R Chow - April 6, 20131 Answer

I have a PMP, but would like to get certified Scrum Master also. What is the best and most economical way to get the training and pass the exam to get CSM certification? Would Rally or Version One offers the training and voucher to take the exam to get CSM certification? Thank you.

Self-assessment tool to measure agile maturity
By Johan Immelman - March 28, 20132 Answers

Can anyone help me with an effective self-assessment tool to measure agile maturity in our organisation.

Which lean tools do you frequently use ?
By Venkatesh Krishnamurthy - February 25, 20132 Answers

I have used 5 Whys, 5 S, Kanban, JIT, Value Stream Mapping

Is it recommended or discouraged to have a QC member split between 2 agile teams?
By Justin Gamble - February 19, 20132 Answers

I'm interested to know of other projects where this situation has come up.  Would you recommend this?  Or should each team have only one QC tester?

Where can I find lessons learned about testing in Scrum?
By Patricia Osorio - February 17, 20132 Answers

The company where I work for is adopting SCRUM as methodology for development processes. Then I have to figure out how apply testing in this methodology.

What online tools do you use in distributed agile development ?
By Venkatesh Krishnamurthy - January 31, 20134 Answers

Like  IdeaBoardz, Skype, Lync TV, what else ?

What are some techniques you have found helpful to create an initial backlog?
By Kent McDonald - January 30, 20133 Answers

I'm looking to hear about people's experience with different ways of creating a backlog that is more than just a list of stories and does not cause the team to lose the forest in the trees.

Does anyone have a link to Charles Suscheck's article on the Productivity Comparison of Kanban and Scrum?
By Dan DeMatteis - January 9, 20132 Answers

It used to be on this site but it seems to have been taken down.

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