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The 5 Principles of Agile Requirements | Foundations of effective Product Backlog Refinement
In the previous video, I mentioned that one of the main reasons a Scrum team fails to finish a Sprint Plan is due to poor Product Backlog Refinement. In this video, I'll go through the 5 Principles of Agile Requirements, which will set the foundation for effective Product Backlog Refinement.
If you missed the previous video, where I cover the 3 main reasons a Scrum team doesn't complete their Sprint Plan, you can check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/VK8jInFpfAw/v-deo.html
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0:00 5 Principles of Agile Requirements
1:32 Principle 1 - Accelerate the delivery of requirements
3:41 Principle 2 - See the whole
4:22 Principle 3 - Gather the right amount of detail at the right time
5:25 Principle 4 - Convey requirements from the customers perspective
5:53 Principle 5 - Appropriately sized
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Sprint Success: Achieve the Sprint Plan
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In this video I uncover the three problem areas that can stop Scrum teams from finishing their Sprint Plans. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE Subscribe for more Agile and Jira videos! ua-cam.com/channels/XxWWXG77a0pKdO56AeIHbw.html ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 How to complete the Sprint Plan 0:41 Why is it important for a team to complete their Sprint Plan? 2:45 Problem Area 1 3:24 Problem Area 2 4:09 Problem Area 3 ➡️ ONTO T...
Time Tracking in Jira: A Quick Guide for Scrum Masters
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In this video I go through: - How to track time spent in Jira - Time tracking settings - The time tracking reports that Jira offers - Should an Agile team be tracking time spent 🔔 SUBSCRIBE Subscribe for more Agile and Jira videos! ua-cam.com/channels/XxWWXG77a0pKdO56AeIHbw.html ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Start 0:44 Time tracking in Jira 3:54 Time tracking settings 4:57 Time tracking reports 9:29 Should...
The Definition of Done (DoD) vs Definition of Ready (DoR), and how to apply them in Jira
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In this video I go through - The differences between the Definition of Done (DoD) and Definition of Ready (DoR) - How to apply the DoR in Jira - Tips to ensure your DoR implementation is effective 👉 MASTERING AGILE REQUIREMENTS COURSE & FEATURE LIBRARY You can find out more about our Mastering Agile Requirements course and exclusive companion product, Feature Library, at: www.featurelibrary.com...
5 tips to ensure your team completes their Definition of Done (DoD), using Jira!
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The Definition of Done holds an important role within the Scrum framework, it assists the team in setting and maintaining a standard of quality, ultimately promoting more consistent and reliable deliveries. In this video, I'll be sharing five valuable tips to help your team successfully meet their Definition of Done, using Jira! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE Subscribe for more Agile and Jira videos! ua-cam.com/c...
Kick-start your Product Backlog with THIS!
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👉 GET ACCESS TO THE FEATURE LIBRARY The Feature Library and Mastering Agile Requirements course is now available. For more information, go to: www.featurelibrary.com/ 🔔 SUBSCRIBE Subscribe for more Agile and Jira videos! ua-cam.com/channels/XxWWXG77a0pKdO56AeIHbw.html ℹ️ MORE ABOUT RICHARD & AXISAGILE APPS: Follow us on Instagram: axisagileapps Connect with me on LinkedIn: www.li...
How to apply Kanban in Jira: A Quick Guide
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In this video I cover: - The underlying principles of Kanban - How to apply Kanban in Jira - What to consider when defining columns and status - What to visualise on the cards - How to set Work In Progress (WIP) limits 👉 MASTER AGILE REQUIREMENTS Master Agile Requirements with our latest product, the "Feature Library" and accompanying Mastering Agile Requirements online course. For more informa...
Using Jira Reports to track releases | Release Burndown Chart & Version Report
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This is the fifth (and final) video in our series on Relative Estimation. In this video I cover: - Using Jira's "Release Burndown Chart" - Using Jira's "Version Report" - Tips for releases running late 👉 SPRINT REPORT FOR STAKEHOLDERS Sprint Report for Stakeholders is a tool to help you align expectations and build trust with your stakeholders. It will take the hard work out of reporting the re...
Release Planning in Jira | Time-based vs Scoped-based plans | Manage Stakeholder Expectations
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This is the fourth video in our series on Relative Estimation. In this video I cover: - How to create a release in Jira - Assigning work to a release - Adding relevant information - Creating time-based vs scope-based release plans If you missed out on the previous videos in this series you will find links to them below: Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/QUo5l4wwmzk/v-deo.html Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/3a...
What is Velocity and how to calculate it using Jira | Jira Tips and Tricks from the Agile Experts
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This is the third video in our series on Relative Estimation. In this video I cover: - What is Velocity? - How Velocity can be used to determine a long-term forcast - How to use Jira to calculate Velocity? - Tips when it comes to using Velocity If you missed out on the previous videos in this series you will find links to them below: Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/QUo5l4wwmzk/v-deo.html Part 2: ua-ca...
What is Planning Poker? | Jira Tips and Tricks from the Agile Experts
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This is the second video in our series on Relative Estimation. In this video I cover: - What is Planning Poker - How a Planning Poker session is run - When to perform Planning Poker - The benefits of this approach If you missed the first video on Story Points, go check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/QUo5l4wwmzk/v-deo.html 👉 MASTER AGILE REQUIREMENTS Master Agile Requirements with our latest prod...
What are Story Points and how are they used in Jira | Story Points vs Hours estimation
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Story Points are one of the most misunderstood and misused terms with Agile teams. In this video I explain what a Story Point is, Story Points vs hours estimation and how they are different, and how Story Points are used in Jira. This is the first video in our series on Relative Estimation. 👉 MASTER AGILE REQUIREMENTS Master Agile Requirements with our latest product, the "Feature Library" and ...
How to handle unplanned work in a Sprint with Jira
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How to handle unplanned work in a Sprint with Jira
How to use Jira with Scrum tutorial | Part 4: The Sprint Retrospective
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How to use Jira with Scrum tutorial | Part 4: The Sprint Retrospective
Sprint Report for Stakeholders in Jira by AxisAgile Apps (link in description)
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Sprint Report for Stakeholders in Jira by AxisAgile Apps (link in description)
How to use Jira with Scrum tutorial | Part 3: The Sprint Review
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How to use Jira with Scrum tutorial | Part 3: The Sprint Review
How to use Jira with Scrum tutorial | Part 2: Sprint Planning, Task boards, Daily Scrum & DoD
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How to use Jira with Scrum tutorial | Part 2: Sprint Planning, Task boards, Daily Scrum & DoD
How to use Jira with Scrum tutorial | Part 1: Roles, Product Goal & Product Backlog
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How to use Jira with Scrum tutorial | Part 1: Roles, Product Goal & Product Backlog
How to automatically create subtasks in Jira to speed up Sprint Planning
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How to automatically create subtasks in Jira to speed up Sprint Planning
How to perform Sprint Planning with Jira - Part 3: Using time with sub-tasks, Pros and Cons
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How to perform Sprint Planning with Jira - Part 3: Using time with sub-tasks, Pros and Cons
How to perform Sprint Planning with Jira - Part 2: Using Story Points, Velocity - Pros and Cons
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How to perform Sprint Planning with Jira - Part 2: Using Story Points, Velocity - Pros and Cons
How to perform Sprint Planning with Jira - Part 1 | Jira Tips & Tricks from the Agile Experts
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How to perform Sprint Planning with Jira - Part 1 | Jira Tips & Tricks from the Agile Experts
Get your Product Backlog in Jira right! | Jira Tips & Tricks from the Agile Experts
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Get your Product Backlog in Jira right! | Jira Tips & Tricks from the Agile Experts
Kick-start your Jira Product Backlog with sample data! | Jira Tips & Tricks from the Agile Experts
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Kick-start your Jira Product Backlog with sample data! | Jira Tips & Tricks from the Agile Experts
Welcome to the channel where we focus on providing Jira tips, tricks and tactics for Agile teams!
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Welcome to the channel where we focus on providing Jira tips, tricks and tactics for Agile teams!

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @TacBlades
    @TacBlades 3 дні тому

    Why gamify and formalise such a simple activity of discussing and agreeing on something ?

  • @Itstoufiqsfitness
    @Itstoufiqsfitness 13 днів тому

    I have a question here. Is the total story points in product backlog decided by the product owner? From what I understand the story points are decided by the SM & development team during spring planning while moving them to sprint backlog. Or am i wrong?

  • @Itstoufiqsfitness
    @Itstoufiqsfitness 13 днів тому

    Sorry Im a newbie to scrum. Firstly could you please explain what is a release and why is it used and for what purposes

  • @adGurtiza
    @adGurtiza 18 днів тому

    Very informative. Thanks a lot!

  • @shewayegurmessa8780
    @shewayegurmessa8780 26 днів тому

    I cannot thank you enough❤❤❤❤

  • @kperegbeyimabelegude9253
    @kperegbeyimabelegude9253 29 днів тому

    You are the best. Thank you for this video.

  • @Velocity0428
    @Velocity0428 29 днів тому

    Why don't I have a "Start Sprint" button like you do?

  • @IvanMusaelyan
    @IvanMusaelyan Місяць тому

    Thanks for amazing description!

  • @inquestyle
    @inquestyle Місяць тому

    Thank you for the clear and simplified explanations.

  • @chrischelsisters5558
    @chrischelsisters5558 Місяць тому

    Hi Richard, i can't see forecast and management reports , how can i enable ? pls reply Richard

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps Місяць тому

      Hi there! Do you see "Reports" in the left panel? If not you might be using a "Team Managed" project. If that's the case you'll need to click on project settings at the bottom of the left panel, and then click on "Features" and enable reports. That said, keep in mind that the Release Burndown and Version Report are unfortunately not available with Team Managed projects.

  • @smcla
    @smcla Місяць тому

    For those wondering, Parent ID is now Parent

  • @WojciechRadziwonOfficial
    @WojciechRadziwonOfficial Місяць тому

    Thank you so much for this video.

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps Місяць тому

      It's my pleasure! :) thanks for watching

  • @ahmedtrabelsi8552
    @ahmedtrabelsi8552 Місяць тому

    Hi, What if a story is not completed on a release? How can we handle this case in jira? Should we juste update the release or we keep the old and add the new release (like sprint field)? Thanks

  • @ankitade2234
    @ankitade2234 Місяць тому

    Great content!!

  • @sridevisri3898
    @sridevisri3898 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic. I am using the time sheet now. Thanks for this wonderful series.

  • @madhankumar1811
    @madhankumar1811 2 місяці тому

    fantastic videos

  • @qasim3519
    @qasim3519 2 місяці тому

    thankyou really helpful lesson

  • @amudhaekambaram4126
    @amudhaekambaram4126 2 місяці тому

    Awesome video! That was my next question... how to incorporate planning poker points in Jira. So there you ended the video with information on Velocity. Thank you 🙂

  • @sanketdeo2869
    @sanketdeo2869 2 місяці тому

    Thank you so much !!

  • @sanketdeo2869
    @sanketdeo2869 2 місяці тому

    Appreciate your Valuable Guidance , Thanks !! 🙂

  • @RasamRostami
    @RasamRostami 3 місяці тому

    Great video. I have 2 questions: - How can everyone in delivery team provide an estimate when they are not expert in every area? For example how can a front-end developer provide story points for a work that includes back-end points as well? Is their estimation valid? - What would be the role of designers in sprint planning session? I assume they are mostly a part of backlog refinement (designing for items) process, but should they be included in sprint plannings too?

  • @amydesai4292
    @amydesai4292 3 місяці тому

    You are Awesome. Simple Explanation.

  • @klidraik
    @klidraik 3 місяці тому

    Good video. Thanks.

  • @ishamammastudio8627
    @ishamammastudio8627 3 місяці тому

    sir big fan of yours,need to talk to you and i m from india and need your certification

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 3 місяці тому

      Certainly! I think I received your message via our support contact form - did you receive my reply?

  • @sugarfaryprinces
    @sugarfaryprinces 4 місяці тому

    Hi. Really like your videos. They are helping me very much. I have a question regarding the release process. How would you proceed if the team is organized in sprints that are 2 weeks long BUT they release every week? I am finding it hard to organize the release and at the moment there is only a release note available with all the tasks that ended up in the release.

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 3 місяці тому

      Hi @sugarfaryprinces, sorry for the delayed reply! I typically create a Jira "Version" for each release, so in your case there would be a new version each week with all the Product Backlog items that were deployed. It's sounds like that's what you're already doing - is that correct? If so, tell me a little a bit more where you're experiencing issues. Look forward to hearing from you. Richard

    • @sugarfaryprinces
      @sugarfaryprinces 3 місяці тому

      Hi @@AxisAgileApps thanks for your response. So the situation that we have at the moment is that these versions that I have in Jira are automatically created from GitHub when code will be sent from Development environment to Integration environment. There is no exact planning ahead regarding what goes in to a release. There is only sprint planning. What can I do to improve that process from a release perspective and have a better overview?

  • @thygel.122
    @thygel.122 4 місяці тому

    One of the few good explanations I've heard - thanks!

  • @adityasahu8052
    @adityasahu8052 4 місяці тому

    Very insightful content... Thank you. I am trying to download the sample data from the given link. Its not working. Please share some sample data for doing practice in jira.

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      Hi Aditya, to download the sample data you'll need to go to the url: axisagileapps.com/sampledata/ A form will load up on the left, sometime's there a slight delay. If it doesn't load up for you let me know :) Thanks, Richard

  • @sumithvasav
    @sumithvasav 4 місяці тому

    Your are so well in explaining things in very short time, but with lots of information !!!! This is amazing... Thank you !!

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      Thanks Sumith!! Our pleasure :)

  • @sumithvasav
    @sumithvasav 4 місяці тому

    Great explanations !!! Thank you for your effort.. Please see if you can add the kanban board for DoR

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      Thanks Sumith. We'll have more videos coming soon :)

  • @sanushkabaskali8978
    @sanushkabaskali8978 4 місяці тому

    How do you normally use Epics in Jira. this series of videos you used stories and sub tasks ...... how do you use epics?

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      Hi Sanushka, in Jira Epics represent a collection of Product Backlog items. So they're great for signifying larger pieces of work that are going to take several Sprints to deliver. This helps both the team and stakeholders understand how the project is progressing, and what the team is working on, from a higher more broader perspective. For a more detailed explanation you can check out my video on the Product Backlog here: ua-cam.com/video/hUhSpY1W6nk/v-deo.html Hope it helps! Richard

  • @Heredia1973
    @Heredia1973 4 місяці тому

    Hi Richard, thank you so much for your tips!!

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      Thanks Randall! it's our pleasure :)

  • @milos-lukic
    @milos-lukic 4 місяці тому

    Yes, do videos on all suggested topics please. Like your short and straight to the point tutorials :)

  • @milos-lukic
    @milos-lukic 4 місяці тому

    It would be interesting to learn more on differences between team and company managed kanbans, so yes, please do a video on that topic :)

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      Thanks for the suggestion Milos! We've added it to our video backlog

  • @OshadhiVindhyani
    @OshadhiVindhyani 4 місяці тому

    Cn I filter out by user. Not by assignee. Let's say 2 members add their log time separately. Can I get their time separately to reports ?

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      HI Oshadhi, unfortunately Jira does not provide this functionality. But you can install an app from the Atlassian Marketplace (e.g. Tempo Timesheets) which will allow you to do so: marketplace.atlassian.com/search?query=time%20tracking

  • @BestHKisDLM
    @BestHKisDLM 4 місяці тому

    Thank you!

  • @mhansens70
    @mhansens70 5 місяців тому

    So, the answer of how to manage capacity in Jira is "you can't". Not without extensions/plug-ins built by someone else?

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      Hi Mark, sorry about the delayed reply! Yes that's right, Jira doesn't provide an ability to manage capacity but there's several third party apps on the Marketplace which can help with doing so.

  • @akhilsinha338
    @akhilsinha338 5 місяців тому

    Nice explanation of the concept. Also, pls explain as to how a team can decide which agile framework (Scrum or Kanban etc.) will be more appropriate to use for a particular project.

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      Thanks Akhil, I'll add that one to our video backlog.

  • @khalidmemonazeemi6620
    @khalidmemonazeemi6620 5 місяців тому

    The biggest benefit is Mitigating risk: By involving the entire team in the estimation process, planning poker helps identify and address potential risks early on. Team members may uncover different aspects of a task that could impact its complexity or duration.

  • @adebankeawe6026
    @adebankeawe6026 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for this detailed explanation!.

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 4 місяці тому

      My pleasure Adebanke, thanks for watching! :)

  • @dandikridi705
    @dandikridi705 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic stuff

  • @amirn6542
    @amirn6542 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic video series, thank you for putting them together 👍

  • @reelandlifetruth1
    @reelandlifetruth1 5 місяців тому

    Sprint name - Light.

  • @Muchhatlu
    @Muchhatlu 6 місяців тому

    Very good practical explanation.

  • @Positivemindset723
    @Positivemindset723 6 місяців тому

    I was just looking at the 0.5 story point estimation. lol

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 5 місяців тому

      lol thanks for watching @positivemindset723!

  • @bovineox1111
    @bovineox1111 6 місяців тому

    I've never known a team switch to hours during the sprint, interesting 🤔

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 5 місяців тому

      Hey BovineOx, check out my video on Sprint Planning using sub-tasks and time to see how it's done :) Here's the link: ua-cam.com/video/94sqZadKOFI/v-deo.html

  • @bovineox1111
    @bovineox1111 6 місяців тому

    Yeah I always have this problem with Story Points and teams. Especially when Story Point is given as an estimate of effort, rather than complexity. Complexity can be data driven - issue X is adding 3 classes, some unit tests and updating a building script, issue Y is a small edit to a single class and fixing a couple of unit tests if they become invalid. Clearly X is more complicated, objectively, than issue Y, but if you ask about effort, while the same is true, how a team considers the effort between X and Y will be different from one developer to the next, so effort based conversations yield responses like "It's a 5 if I do the work, but a 2 for Jim." which is not far away from, "it will take me 4 days and Jim less than 2". I also don't know why you wouldn't deconstruct? a story to understand what is inside it, if you don't understand the story from a point of view of Definition of Ready, how can you estimate the complexity (or effort if you must) vs another story? If you don't know what's involved, what's the estimate based on?

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 5 місяців тому

      Hi BovineOx, firstly my apologies on the delayed reply. Those are excellent questions and I'll try my best to answer them below. There is an assumption that the team has some idea of what’s involved based on their experience and what they know. If they have absolutely no idea what’s involved an Agile team will typically start with some research or create a Proof of Concept before applying a broad Story Point estimate to the implementation. It’s also important to remember that an Agile team should be continually refining their Product Backlog Items and in turn their estimations. For example, a single Product Backlog Item that was given 100 points might be broken down into smaller Product Backlog Items, and further detail gathered based on priorities. I.e. the higher priority items would have more detail gathered (i.e. DoR criteria), where as the lower priority Product Backlog items may be left fairly vague (until they become a priority). In case you haven’t seen it, I do have a video on that topic :) here it is: ua-cam.com/video/hUhSpY1W6nk/v-deo.html I hope that makes sense, but if not or if you have any other questions let me know! Thanks, Richard

  • @YannickDP
    @YannickDP 6 місяців тому

    Hi! Cool videos and info! It would be awesome if you could deep dive into setting up the custom control for the DOD in Jira.

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 5 місяців тому

      Hi Yannick, thanks for letting me know! We have added it to our backlog of videos.

    • @EMGarrison
      @EMGarrison 18 днів тому

      @@AxisAgileApps you are awesome! Thank you! Kindly share the link to the video for creating custom control checkbox for the DOD. I can't seem to find it.

  • @Qemynl
    @Qemynl 6 місяців тому

    Hi, this looks like a nice feature to implement. Sadly the issuetype in (Sub-Task) does not work in my Jira project. Only when I change to issuetype in (Task) then it works. Any Thoughts?

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 5 місяців тому

      Hi @Qemynl, my apologies on the delayed reply! Hmm it sounds like you may not have any sub-tasks that are "in progress", or maybe there are no sub-tasks in the current Sprint. Perhaps try with just "sprint in OpenSprints() and issuetype in (Sub-task)" - if you see the sub-tasks listed then they must not be "In progress". If you see no sub-tasks listed it means that there are not sub-tasks in the current Sprint. Let me know how you go and if I can help further. Thanks! Richard

  • @Ashwini_agile
    @Ashwini_agile 6 місяців тому

    Hi Richard, waiting for some more videos to learn in depth about Kanban

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 6 місяців тому

      Thanks for letting me know Ashwini!

  • @Ashwini_agile
    @Ashwini_agile 6 місяців тому

    Hi Richard, Thank you for the insightful videos, really gaining a lot of knowledge from them. I had a question. How does a newly formed team conclude on the velocity before starting a sprint in order to plan ahead for the release and to come up with number of sprints required to deliver the entire product backlog?

    • @AxisAgileApps
      @AxisAgileApps 6 місяців тому

      Great question Ashwini. The ideal situation is to allow the team to run a Sprint so that we have a realistic idea of what they could achieve, but if you have stakeholders who are asking for an estimate beforehand (and they can’t wait just 2 weeks) then the first thing to do is let them know that there is a large amount of uncertainty at this point in time. The team has not worked together before, it is a new project, and there are many unknowns that the team will only become aware of during the course of the project. With that said, we can provide them with an estimate, but we have to factor in the uncertainty. To factor in the uncertainty we will include it in the “buffer” value I mentioned within the video. e.g. we add an additional amount of time to the estimated date to cater for unknowns and fluctuations in scope/velocity that could occur. It’s important to be transparent about what makes up this “amount of time”, such as catering for team members getting sick, disruptions during the sprint, new requirements that need to be added etc So once expectations have been aligned, and stakeholders understand why a buffer needs to be added, I will typically gather the team together to “simulate” a Sprint. We’ll look over the top priority product backlog items (which should be well-understood, sufficiently detailed and appropriately sized) and the team decides what they could realistically get done within a Sprint cycle. With that, you will have an initial Velocity and can go through the calculation. The last tip I’ll give here, is to continually readjust the buffer as the uncertainty begins to drop. You can then continually re-appraise stakeholders with more precise estimates the close your team gets to the end of the project. I hope that makes sense! If not, please let me know and I can clarify :) Lastly thanks so much for checking out the videos and your positive feedback, we really appreciate it!!