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Product Owner takes Vacation?

On May 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Experience

The role of a Product Owner with in Scrum teams or that of a Customer in XP teams is critical to the success of the product. What to do? – when they take vaction. What are your options? Say your product owner is going on a planned vacation for a couple of weeks, effectively unavailable to [...]

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Recognizing Bottleneck's

On March 24, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Experience, Product Backlog, Uncategorized

The term “bottleneck” refers to a point where after the flow or velocity perceptively reduces. It is metaphorically derived from flow of water through a narrow mouthed bottle where the flow of water is constrained by its neck. For drinking purposes it is a good thing as it regulates the flow of water through the [...]

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Velocity

On November 24, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Tools & Artifacts

Def: Velocity is the amount of product backlog that a team can fully implement through product owner acceptance with in a given sprint.

The amount of product backlog in the definition above is often expressed in terms of “story points” or “ideal days”. Fully Implement implies that the product increment built during the sprint is accepted by Product [...]

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