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Scrum is a conversation framework. Kanban is a framework for asking the right questions sooner rather than later. Combining the two sets the stage for a Scrum team to reach new heights of Throughput in value delivery.

While “Definition of Done” appears in the Scrum Guide, you won’t find “Acceptance Criteria”. What’s the difference?

A working agreement? I like to call it an “Agreed Approach to Professionalism”.

If it doesn’t meet the Definition of Done, it isn’t an Increment.

Have you ever spent a bunch of time on work only to be “informed” that it’s the wrong direction because it wasn’t clear, to begin with?

An emergent, ordered list of what is needed to improve the product and the single source of work undertaken by the Scrum Team.

If we don’t take action, we deviate more and more?

Can you adapt without inspection? Would inspection without adaptation be considered pointless?

Yesterday we talked about Empiricism being the foundation of Scrum. So where does transparency come in?

Are the three pillars of Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation being used by your team?

Ever heard of “test early, test often”? What about “Community Driven Iteration”? If not, here’s the nutshell…

This is the meat and potatoes of improving the team and where teams need to concentrate to exercise the 3 pillars of the empirical process: Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation.

How often are you making contact with users? During your Sprint Reviews, are only stakeholders giving feedback on your increment?

A day’s plan? Remember, back in Sprint Planning, the Developers themselves broke down Product Backlog items into work items of one day or less…

The Developers plan the work during Sprint Planning, not management?

The Sprint is the container for all other Scrum events. All the work necessary to achieve the Product Goal, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective, happen within Sprints.

I love this one. Courage wraps up the Core Values nicely because I believe in ties into other values.

How many times have you had a job where your boss is hovering over your shoulder?

“The Scrum Team and its stakeholders are open about the work and the challenges.” What does this mean?

A Scrum Team’s primary focus is on the work of the Sprint to make the best possible progress toward their goals.