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Scrum is an agile framework that helps manage a project, usually software development.

Remove weekends from Burndown in Board View (TFS 2012 - Scrum 2.0)

I would like to modify the Burndown chart in TFS 2012's Scrum 2.0 Template so that weekends no longer show. I've …

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Should you include non-development tasks in your Scrum backlog?

We're having trouble incorporating certain types of tasks into our product and sprint backlogs: Meetings with clients Training and knowledge-sharing …

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Gathering Requirements with Scrum

My development team is working to the Scrum methodolody, pretty much. We have a prioritised product backlog, which we break …

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What do Planning Poker numbers represent?

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 …

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How to work unestimatable tasks into a scrum sprint?

I am the scrum master for a small team of 4 developers. The project we are working on has a lot …

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In Jira Agile when should I use a "Story" and when should I use an "Improvement"

We just started using Jira (with the Jira Agile plugin - Scrum template) for our issue tracker and agile planning. …

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Difference between VS2010 Scrum v1.0 vs MSF for Agile software development v5.0 or the latter is the superset?

How significant are the differences between Visual Studio Scrum 1.0 & MSF for Agile Software Development v5.0 process templates? Has anyone …

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Different meaning of stakeholders in Scrum. Is a dev team a stakeholder?

Generally, I have learned that stakeholders (in general) are parties interested in the project - development team, testing team, QA …

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Scrum and Story Points - why ideal man-days not ideal man-hours?

I am used to thinking about time estimates in the way suggested by Joel Spolsky - that if a scheduled …

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