scrum Questions

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We just started using Jira (with the Jira Agile plugin - Scrum template) for our issue tracker and agile planning. I am confused about the difference (or intended difference) between story ...
Zenas asked 30/12, 2010 at 18:31

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I have been using TFS to track my backlog items and I am now trying to write a query to see how long I took on particular tasks in the last 7 days. So Far I have this query: Work Item Type = Tas...
Corespondent asked 29/10, 2015 at 15:58

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I'm using the Epic -> Story -> Task -> Subtask scheme, and attempting to view all of my issues, but... I don't think I can. Here's an example: Epic: Paladin - Level 60 Story (linked to Epic):...
Abwatt asked 19/11, 2015 at 15:11

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If a story is in progress and then swim lanes are code review and QA-ready, how should the assignment of stories work? Should a story remain assigned to the developer? And should the code review an...
Asperity asked 20/4, 2020 at 5:21

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Is there a way in Visual Studio Team Services (online) to set the burn down chart to reflect story points rather than task hours?
Kilogram asked 12/2, 2016 at 4:12

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We are migrating from an in-house tool to Jira for managing our scrum board, and we have concerns that I have been unable to resolve by searching the Internet. But you folks are smart, right? ;-) ...
Moccasin asked 20/4, 2018 at 14:37

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We are using VS 2010 and TFS 2010 with the Microsoft Scrum Template. We use the Team Queries for the Current Sprint like the Sprint Backlog query. The problem is when we move to sprint 2 the "Cur...
Drida asked 15/11, 2010 at 15:46

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I'm hearing about a lot of companies that act like they're agile but the only agile thing they do is the Scrum process. Is this enough to be considered agile? Using Scrum alone seems like the...
Haematinic asked 3/10, 2008 at 22:47

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I work in the technical department of a design agency. We use XP to manage our department's software development. I have been asked to give a short presentation describing Scrum and whether i...
Dillard asked 16/10, 2008 at 13:0

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What is your experience from real-life, who should be responsible for a choice of agile planning tools to be used by the agile/scrum team?
Sprinkle asked 5/12, 2010 at 20:22

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I'm reading the book "The Software Architect's Profession" by Marc and Laura Sewell (Amazon link) and it got me wondering whether a software architect is a part of the old non-agile BDUF appr...
Portemonnaie asked 7/10, 2008 at 9:36

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I struggle on creating good visualization/tracking for my scrum project and are therefore considering several alternatives. One interesting concept is Story Mapping. Do you have any input on ...
Hypnology asked 4/1, 2010 at 14:50

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I have been studying and reading about Scrum in the last few days and reading about Sprint Planning and tasks. One problem that popped into my mind is how to deal with bugs in Scrum. Henrik K...
Pharmacognosy asked 20/10, 2009 at 9:0

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Specifically, should you only accept new work you know the team can finish in the given iteration? Is it ok to start the next highest priority backlog item even if you know the team doesn't h...
Frame asked 29/3, 2011 at 16:17

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What is the difference between Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2.0 vs MSF for Agile Software Development 6.0. I am looking to get feedback on what is the best template to use for Visual Studio and T...
Newby asked 8/2, 2013 at 18:43

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The numbers used to vote when planning are 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40, 100. Is there a meaning when those numbers are chosen? Why don't we just choose 1,2,3,4.. for the sake of simplin...
Janellejanene asked 11/7, 2010 at 7:21

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In attempting to understand what I'm seeing in TFS 2012 Web Access under WORK | backlog | Product Backlog, I used the "Create Backlog Query" button and then opened up the new query in the edit to s...
Tevis asked 4/6, 2013 at 16:41

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We're having trouble incorporating certain types of tasks into our product and sprint backlogs: Meetings with clients Training and knowledge-sharing Administrative tasks Some of these are...
Stott asked 9/9, 2010 at 4:26

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I have been working as a .net developer following the waterfall model. When working on, say a 12 months project, usually my team follows Analysis, Design, Coding and Testing phases. But when ...
Fargone asked 24/6, 2010 at 14:55

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Currently, developers have to: click on each card within the "In Review" status in the Jira Scrum Board click on the "Reviews" tab click on the review link finally they are able to see who the re...
Augend asked 22/3, 2016 at 11:11

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I new to Scrum and while I understand the team concept behind the Sprints, I imagine there still needs to be a guardian for the team who minimizes the interference from Product Owners who are...
Michell asked 20/11, 2008 at 23:9

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In your opinion, who should fix a bug? A programmer, right? OK but really, who... let me explain. I'm a Scrum Master across a number of Scrum projects. Scrum says 'ring-fence your resources ...
Leahy asked 1/10, 2009 at 12:9

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We recently installed TFS 2010 and are using it in an agile manner by taking advantage of the Scrum templates. We were curious if there is a way to track task due date within TFS so that we can eas...
Biedermeier asked 29/3, 2011 at 15:44

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While applying Scrum, the product backlog items are users stories. I have created a sample story on TFS as follows: As a user, I can signup to system. I then created the following tasks:...
Voleta asked 13/8, 2013 at 8:42

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Is there a difference between Sprint and an Iteration or one can have Iterations within a Sprint or Sprint is just the terminology used instead of Iteration in Scrum? It will be helpful if s...
Trigger asked 4/8, 2009 at 12:45

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