1. Why Product Manager vs Scrum Master Is Often Confusing In modern Agile environments, the roles of Product Manager and Scrum Master are frequently misunderstood, overlapped, or incorrectly combined. Many organizations sspecially those transitioning to Agile, struggle to define clear boundaries between these roles. As a result, professionals entering Agile teams often ask the same…

Definition of Ready (DoR) is a shared agreement within an Agile team that defines the criteria a Product Backlog Item (PBI) must meet before the team starts working on it. The DoR ensures that backlog items are well prepared, clearly understood, and free from ambiguity. In simple terms, the DoR checklist must be satisfied before…

It is always a challenge to identify the best scrum team size. The optimum team size depends with various factors like the nature of the work, complexities, dependencies, requirement clearness, and team knowledge. However, experts suggest that the best team size for scrum is between 4 to 9. This article presents a deep-dive into this…

The DoD is an agreement within the team about what should met for a product backlog item to be considered as complete. This shared understanding ensures consistency and quality in deliverables. For example, a task might only be marked as done if the code is written, reviewed, and merged, all relevant tests have passed, and…

“Scrum” is a popular agile framework designed to help teams manage and deliver complex projects effectively. Primary focus of this framework are on iterative progress, collaboration, and adaptability. Work is divided into small, manageable cycles called sprints, usually lasting 1-4 weeks. Each sprint culminates in a potentially shippable product increment, which showcase to the customer…