Ageling on Agile

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The commitment to finish everything from the backlog can endanger your real goals

The commitment to finish everything from the backlog can endanger your real goals

Commit to the Sprint Goal instead

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Willem-Jan Ageling
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Commit to the Sprint Goal instead

Does this discussion during the Daily Scrum look familiar to you?

“How many points do we still have to burn?”

“21. We burned 68 until now.”

“This means that we have to push hard to make this commitment. We can’t afford another mess-up like the last two Sprints. How shall we divide the work?”

If it does, ask yourself: “Am I c…

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