Originally posted on dev. Hi Everyone! Today, we will be walking through how to build a functional, yet very simple search bar in JavaScript. This mini project will also utilize CSS and HTML. 💭💭💭💭💭💭💭💭💭💭💭 Let’s look at our goals: Creating Base Files Building out the Basics of the HTML File Creating Simple Data Establishing Event...
Category: Agility
From Engineer to Tech Lead – Doubts and Challenges
Originally posted on dev. 18 months ago I was promoted Technical Lead of the team where I was working as Senior Fullstack Engineer. To some extent nothing really changed in my daily activities: even before getting the title, I was already reviewing code, assigning tasks and taking care of supporting and coaching my team mates. On...
Pressures of the pandemic motivate a big shift to agile programming practices
Originally posted on techrepublic. Digital.ai’s 15th annual survey found that 84% of developer teams are using agile methods and the DevOps trend continues to grow as well. The 15th State of Agile survey found a big shift to agile programming with 84% of software development teams using that approach compared to 37% in 2020. The...
Webinar Recording: Deciphering Goals – How Good Goals Can Lead to Success
In the world of Professional Scrum there are many goals and objectives: Vision, Strategic Goal, Product Goal, Nexus Sprint Goal and Sprint Goal. What does each mean, how do they impact each other, when do you use which one and how can you prevent confusion? In this webinar, Professional Scrum Trainer Ralph Jocham walks through...
Scrum Guide 2020 – Accountabilities
Where’s the development team and the three roles? The scrum guide 2017 includes the following sentence: ‘the essence of scrum is a small team of people. Τhe individual team is highly flexible and adaptive’. Most people understand that this means precisely one team. On the other hand a couple of pages later the scrum guide...
Scrum Guide 2020 – Sprint Planning
Sprint planning: why, what, how The scrum guide 2017 mentions the sprint goal 27 times, that’s quite often for something which is not part of the official scrum framework. In the 2020 scrum guide, the sprint goal is the commitment of the sprint backlog. The sprint goal is the reason to fund the sprint which...
Scrum Guide 2020 – Product Goal
What is the product goal? Apart from the three roles, the three artifacts and the five events, the scrum guide 2017 described two additional elements: the sprint goal and the definition of done. I like to think about them as very important elements, you can’t be without them, but they’re not part of the framework....
Canceling a sprint
Sprints are mini projects that help us tackle our main project. But what happens if we decide to cancel one of them? The option of canceling a sprint is clearly stated in the scrum guide. So, let’s go a step back and look at the definition of a project: A project is a temporary endeavor...
What is a product
What actually is a product? This is a very important question. The challenge of correctly defining your product is one of the most important decisions you will make. We describe a product as something which: Has a producer & a consumer. The consumer is either is willing to pay, or looking to get some cost...
Professional Product Owner – Advanced
Mastering the Stances of the Product Owner The Product Owner’s role is multifaceted, requiring professionals to engage in behaviors and adopt mindsets beyond the core of Agility and the Scrum framework. This has led Scrum.org to create a new course that goes beyond the topics explored in the Professional Scrum Product Owner™ (PSPO) course and...
Agile Lite: Agile without all the burnout
“Agile software development” is a great idea that’s been overcomplicated by the publishing and consulting industries. Agile Lite is an attempt to simplify the situation. You do not need a book or a workshop to explain Agile Lite. You just need a text file with several paragraphs. This is that text file. Agile Lite is...
The Definition of “Done” vs Acceptance Criteria
In this Scrum Tapas video, Professional Scrum Trainer Ralph Jocham explores the difference between the definition of “Done” and acceptance criteria. Ralph compares and contrasts the two, discussing the importance “Done” and how to best leverage them. Source: scrum.org