There are many reasons why Scrum teams use story points to estimate user stories. In the 1940s, the Rand Corporation conducted a study that measured the effectiveness of estimation techniques. The conclusion was that humans…
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What’s on Your Agile Bookshelf, Continued
We brought our Product Owner, Diane H Leonard, GPC, STSI and our Scrum Trainer Jessica Crowley, STSI together again this week to discuss more Agile and Scrum books and resources to help you as a…
The Value of a Scrum Master in Nonprofits
According to the results of the 13th annual State of Agile survey, Scrum remains the most widely used Agile framework and reported benefits among Scrum adopters include: Ability to manage changing priorities, Increased…
The Value of a Scrum Product Owner Role in Nonprofit Organizations
When nonprofits adopt the Scrum framework, three distinct roles come into play: the Scrum Master, the Development Team, and the Product Owner. Of the three, the Product Owner is widely considered the most challenging —…
Scrum Can Help Nonprofits Retain Employees
Nonprofit organizations play a crucial role in meeting the complex and ever-changing needs of our communities despite their often-limited resources. Several recent surveys of the nonprofit sector highlight that a “more with less” approach is…