{"id":51970,"date":"2017-09-28T10:01:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T04:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/?p=51970"},"modified":"2017-11-13T14:25:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T08:55:45","slug":"10-common-scrum-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/10-common-scrum-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Common Scrum Mistakes and How to Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More and more product companies are making a shift from their traditional way of working by embracing <a title=\"Digital technology\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/how-convergence-of-cutting-edge-digital-technologies-helps-to-achieve-business-agility\/\">new-age digital technologies<\/a>. This is mainly because they want to remain competitive and reach out to market faster than their competitors. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>While adapting to digital technologies, these companies are also <a title=\"Agile Delivery Approach\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/agile-delivery-approach\">leveraging Agile methods<\/a> and processes for a disciplined project management practice. Agile encourages frequent feedback, iterative development, teamwork, rapid and frequent delivery with a high-quality build and much more.<\/p>\n<p>According to &#8220;<a title=\"&quot;11th annual State of Agile Report&quot; \" href=\"http:\/\/stateofagile.versionone.com\/\">11th annual State of Agile Report<\/a>&#8221; produced by Versionone, below are the top reasons for a product owner to use Agile.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51971 size-full\" title=\"11th-survey-agile\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/11th-survey-agile.jpg\" alt=\"11th-survey-agile\" width=\"804\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/11th-survey-agile.jpg 804w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/11th-survey-agile-300x119.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/11th-survey-agile-624x249.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are various Agile frameworks that product companies use such as Scrum, XP and Kanban. In this blog, we will walk you through Scrum and top 10 mistakes that product owners or project managers should refrain from doing while practicing Scrum.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Scrum?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum is a process framework which is being used by organizations who are seeking to improve their complex development practices. Apart from clarifying the relative efficacy of the product management, Scrum provides some of the robust features to bring transparency in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the salient features of scrum<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Activities are time boxed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capability to adapt itself to changing market conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum team is self-organized <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lightweight framework<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faster development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iterative and incremental approach for controlling risk<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Though Scrum is simple and easy to understand concept, when it comes to implementing this framework, it can be difficult.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Outlined below are 10 common Scrum mistakes and tips to avoid them<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3>1.\u00a0<strong><b>No Retrospective<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The retrospective is one of the prominent practices and a core component in Agile development as it helps to assess a project. Not having a retrospective can derail the project. Having retrospective at a regular interval increases team\u2019s efficiency. Teams can make detailed notes on work accomplished, pending tasks and the way or working to enable continuous development. \u00a0Without an effective retrospective, finding the gaps can become a complex task.Retrospective can be structured in 5 steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Setting of \u00a0the stage<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Data Gathering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generating insights<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Decide what all to do<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closing of the retrospective<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>The overall goal of retrospectives at the end of every sprint is to help the team to improve their way of working.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the benefits of doing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retrospective <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the end of every sprint:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give freedom to team members to share their view in a more effective way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It helps the team to become <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agile and lean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With effective implementation of retrospective meetings, teams can improve their development process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a way of getting feedback on what all is to be.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Following are some interesting Agile Retrospective ideas<strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Kudos cards:<\/em> This technique is used to reward the team members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Lego retrospective:<\/em> In this technique, team members are able to express their thoughts in a much playful way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>High-Performance tree:<\/em> This technique can be a great way to help the team in defining the vision for themselves which will help them to improve their overall performance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Sailboat:<\/em> This technique helps the team member to know their vision and moreover it helps them to know the risk that is involved in the path. Also, introduce them to ways that can help them achieve their objectives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Happiness index:<\/em> This is done to know the emotions of team members during the sprints.This technique is suitable for any type of team. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Lax Daily Stand-ups<\/h3>\n<p>Among various Agile software development techniques, daily standups are becoming a ritual for the teams. <a title=\"Managing distributed agile teams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/12-tips-to-succeed-at-managing-distributed-agile-teams\/\">Daily stand-up<\/a> plays a very crucial role for better communication and effective collaboration among team members. A daily face to face meeting for 15 minutes will bring more transparency and visibility into the given project.<\/p>\n<p>In order to avoid extending the conversations keep it simple and make sure the following questions are being addressed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What has been accomplished by far<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What obstacles are been faced <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What all is to be accomplished in future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Internally the stand-up can be done in order to discuss the issues and challenges. Daily stand-ups can also happen in a distributed mode. Scrum master along with other members should do this in an ongoing way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51974 size-full\" title=\"Daily-scrum-meeting-rules\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_415778554-1.jpg\" alt=\"Daily-scrum-meeting-rules\" width=\"5000\" height=\"4167\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_415778554-1.jpg 5000w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_415778554-1-300x250.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_415778554-1-1024x853.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_415778554-1-624x520.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5000px) 100vw, 5000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily stand-ups are a tool to regularly synchronize so that teams can have following advantages:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A better understanding of goals that \u00a0are to achieved <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improves coordination <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a title=\"CI\/CD\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/fully-automated-cicd-pipeline-your-business-needs-it-right-away\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuous improvement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a title=\"Best practices of continuous integration\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/8-best-practices-of-continuous-integration-to-supercharge-your-software-development-team\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuous integration <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Increase in knowledge<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick considerations for daily standups:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t take daily standup as a status meeting <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t forget to include the 3 basic question <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What all activities accomplished by far<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is to done in present <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What were the obstacles the team faced <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t use the daily scrum for discussing technical problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t use the meeting for planning purposes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily scrum is not meant solely for the scrum master<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><strong>3. Practical without principles<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a title=\"Agile principles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/12-agile-principles-we-follow-for-rapid-product-engineering\/\">Agile principles <\/a>act as a backbone to all the frameworks. At times, teams follow Scrum practices but still fail to instill Agility because they miss implementing Agile principles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Agile is based on 4 core values:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individuals and Interactions Over Processes and Tools<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer Collaboration Over Contract Negotiation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responding to Change Over Following a Plan<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Principles are like visions and practices are like the features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Principles talk about tasks to be accomplished where practices talk about the ways of accomplishing such tasks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Scrum master is a project manager<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In Agile, there is an assumption made related to Scrum master and project master that both of them have the same role to play. However, this is not the case here.<\/p>\n<p>Scrum master and project manager differ in terms of their roles. The role of Scrum master is well defined whereas the role of project manager keeps evolving basis the project needs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us have a quick glance at \u00a03 major roles in Scrum:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51975 size-large\" title=\"Three-scrum-roles\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_407435095-1024x877.jpg\" alt=\"Three-scrum-roles\" width=\"625\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_407435095-1024x877.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_407435095-300x257.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/shutterstock_407435095-624x534.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><b>Product owner\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating product backlog which is based on the product vision.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defining <a title=\"User story\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/7-common-user-story-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them\/\">user stories<\/a> which are important and have high business values in the product backlog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitoring activities in the project.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring a proper maintenance of product backlog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing access to backlog to other team members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring product backlog item is appropriately stated and the same is well defined in the backlog. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a clear sprint goal even before a sprint is initiated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51976 size-full\" title=\"scrum-product-owner-role\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/scrum-product-owner-role.png\" alt=\"scrum-product-owner-role\" width=\"830\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/scrum-product-owner-role.png 830w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/scrum-product-owner-role-300x147.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/scrum-product-owner-role-624x307.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Hats off to the Scrum master <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a title=\"Product Development Approach\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/product-development-approach-at-to-the-new\/\">Agile product development<\/a>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scrum master plays a crucial role. Some of his responsibilities are outlined below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51977 size-large\" title=\"Scrum-master-role\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Scrum-master-role-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Scrum-master-role\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Scrum-master-role-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Scrum-master-role-300x168.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Scrum-master-role-624x351.jpg 624w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Scrum-master-role.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitating Scrum ceremonies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encouraging face to face communication among the team members.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring that impediments are raised on time and are eliminated on time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitating the release planning.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Planning sprints <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guiding and protecting a team from external obstacles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering team to refine its practices as needed and keeps on improving.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring that all the artifacts are in place.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enabling cross-functional collaboration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><b>The Development team<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The development team is a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cross-functional group <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is cohesive in nature. The team members are highly self-organized taking care of the Sprint backlog by themselves. They also have the authority to use tools and technologies required to accomplish the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Not raising obstacles early enough<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Scrum is known for addressing obstacles faced by the team early so that the delivery of the product is not hampered. In Agile, these obstacles are called impediment backlogs. However, Scrum master should not centralize solving obstacles to himself but also involve teams were required so that teams can themselves resolve impediments where possible. This will thereby enhance the overall capabilities of the team to handle more and more impediments in the future without the Scrum master.<\/p>\n<p>Displaying these roadblocks on a whiteboard and revisiting them in standups is a good way to resolve them quickly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-51979 size-full\" title=\"Impediments-backlogs\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Impediments-backlogs.jpg\" alt=\"Impediments-backlogs\" width=\"538\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Impediments-backlogs.jpg 538w, \/blog\/wp-ttn-blog\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Impediments-backlogs-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. Product backlog not ready<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a Scrum project, while planning, team members prefer to keep a track of activities by creating a list. The list is a way to remember what all tasks are required to accomplish, what is the estimated time to accomplish the tasks and what all is being accomplished so far in the project. The list is called as a product backlog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although this is similar to ToDos, product backlog differs in follow ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every entry in the list will add value for the customer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The position of the entries defines the level of details required on the list.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entries are prioritized and ordered accordingly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum product backlog is a short description of all the functionalities required for the product.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrum Product Backlog needs to be maintained for sustainability of the process which comprises the following steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As new items are added to the list, existing items are changed or removed <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important item is moved to the top of the list and treated as a priority<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re-estimate the entries in Product backlog<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A proper maintenance of Scrum product backlog will not only create buy-in from the Scrum team but also provide a clear picture of the requirements. Missing on Scrum product backlog can derail the development, delay launch or fail the <a title=\"Product launch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/blog\/key-considerations-for-product-companies-to-succeed-at-new-product-launch\/\">product post-launch<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>7. Less \u00a0focus on tools<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leveraging on the latest tools can benefit in multiple ways such as<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estimating and creating user stories.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining product backlogs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping with designing and defining of future sprints.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visualizing team activities on a single platform.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating project status.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below outlined are some tools that can be taken into consideration:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrumwise<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agile tracking tool<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agilo for Scrum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Airgile<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily-Scrum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EasyBacklog<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agile Express<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mingle<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>8. Lack of product owner\u2019s involvement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The role of a product owner is very time-consuming. We have listed down some responsibilities that product owner needs to perform:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Effective collaboration within the team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prioritize the backlog for the team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure daily scrums and sprint reviews.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bridge the gap between the team and the top level authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that everybody adheres to a single vision.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A product owner can not afford to avoid participating as his contribution and involvement will steer the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>9. Communicating through Scrum Master<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communicating through scrum master could be a good option but for teams that are working in the same place, it is better to communicate problems or goals personally. Looping in scrum master where the information can be obtained directly increases the time and delays project delivery. Moreover, some information can directly be obtained from the concerned team member or product owner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>10. Product owner centralizes solutions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Scrum is based on the rugby approach by Nonaka and Takeuchi, where the team is self-organized and versatile. The very first thing a product manager needs to take into consideration is giving freedom to his team to come up with the alternate solution to a challenge in the product backlog. This makes the team more flexible and enables collaboration. As per the Scrum guidelines, the product owner is not only responsible for maximizing the overall value of the product but also ensuring the development of the team.<\/p>\n<p>Second most important thing is that imposing decisions without adapting to market changes will lead to product failure. He should consider every release as a growth opportunity for the product, organization and team.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Takeaways<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Scrum has been one of the longest standing and promising frameworks of Agile (read it since the 1990s). While more and more companies want to build products and launch them faster to market, practicing Agile in a correct way is important. A scrum master or product owner will not be able to successfully launch the product if the team doesn&#8217;t adhere to best practices. Product companies that are looking at outsourced <a title=\"Product engineering partner\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/product-engineering\">software development<\/a> should also ensure that their <a title=\"Outsourced Product Development\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tothenew.com\/outsourced-software-product-development\">outsourcing partner<\/a> is following the best practices and avoiding these Scrum mistakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more product companies are making a shift from their traditional way of working by embracing new-age digital technologies. This is mainly because they want to remain competitive and reach out to market faster than their competitors. 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