Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Scrum tales - part 2

More Scrum questions are showing up - I'm covering top ones here again for all to see:

1) Can I add new tasks to a Sprint after it has started?
Yes - you can definitely add Tasks that you find along the way for goals (Product backlog items) that you previously committed to. Tasks must be estimated, and if they are of higher priority than some existing tasks previously added to the Sprint it might cause the bottommost ones to be squeezed out and moved into the next Sprint

2) I have several Product backlog items that are of high priority but can only be done one task per day due to technical limitations. How do I work with such goals and what happens when they cannot be fully completed during one Sprint?
Just focus on completing tasks top to bottom and following their priority. If you cannot finish all the tasks in order to close the Product backlog item during one Sprint, move this item into the next Sprint and continue working on it until fully completed

3) Everyone in my Scrum team are sick, must be Measles. Can I do a Sprint planning meeting by myself?
Yes, although it is highly recommended to have as many of your team as possible present during the Sprint planning meeting. Always think ahead, prepare the next Sprint early while everyone is still healthy and accounted for. Don't wait for the last Sprint day to prepare for the next one

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