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		<title>I have moved</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay so it&#8217;s been 6 months since my last blog post here. It&#8217;s time to admit that I can no longer keep this blog up to date. The good news is that I&#8217;m still blogging about Scrum and Agile, I&#8217;m just doing it on a different site. As mentioned in a previous post, I started Growing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=694&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scrum Masters in Black</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Growing Agile</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been asked a lot about how to recruit good Scrum Masters. There is a shortage of experienced  Scrum Masters in South Africa and as a result many companies are looking to hire people without experience but who are a good fit for the role. The tricky part is identifying what those people look like. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=679&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To Certify or Not to Certify</title>
		<link>http://scrumcoaching.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/to-certify-or-not-to-certify/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Greaves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new certification has appeared in the agile space: the Project Management Institute&#8217;s Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP). I thought it would be both pleasing to my overachiever genes and a bit of research on behalf of the community, to apply for the certification myself. I wrote the exam on Thursday and passed. Here&#8217;s my review [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=668&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Test Plans in Agile</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Growing Agile</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talking to a test manager recently he mentioned that he often gets asked, &#8220;When do you do test plans in agile, if ever&#8221;. Since it is a common question I thought a blog post would be useful. First let me clear up a common misconception. Agile does not mean NO documentation, the agile manifesto says [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=660&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Scrum Masters can&#8217;t be responsible for delivery</title>
		<link>http://scrumcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/why-scrum-masters-cant-be-responsible-for-delivery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Growing Agile</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone recently asked me if I could point them to some reading about whether Scrum Masters should be responsible for delivery or not. I strongly believe Scrum Masters should not be directly responsible for delivery, but after hunting online I can&#8217;t really find anything that talks specifically to this point. So I thought a blog [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=614&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scrum Puzzle #5</title>
		<link>http://scrumcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/12/16/scrum-puzzle-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Growing Agile</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forgive me Scrum Puzzlers for taking so long to post a new puzzle. I&#8217;ve been busy with a side project which will very soon become a lot more than a side project. In exactly 2 weeks I will be self employed! I have started Growing Agile with my good friend and fellow agile enthusiast Sam [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=609&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing Bugs in Scrum</title>
		<link>http://scrumcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/fixing-bugs-in-scrum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Growing Agile</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following post is inspired by an email I sent to our teams recently due to some confusion about when to fix bugs in Scrum. It generated 2 responses: 1) Complete support from some (senior developer, architect and CTO) and 2) Debate and disagreement from others (Product Owners) I will leave it to you to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=600&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scrum Puzzle #4</title>
		<link>http://scrumcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/scrum-puzzle-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Growing Agile</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people seemed to get the concept that the team own the task board in the responses to Scrum Puzzle #3 but a few wanted to be helpful to management by allowing for some consistency or a key to make the board more understandable. My approach is a much less forgiving. I think that the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=585&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Calculate Capitalisation Costs in Scrum without Timesheets</title>
		<link>http://scrumcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/how-to-calculate-capitalisation-costs-in-scrum-without-timesheets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Greaves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post has been moved to my company blog at Growing Agile &#8211; you can read it here: http://growingagile.co.za/2012/10/how-to-calculate-capitalisation-costs-in-scrum-without-timesheets/<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=573&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scrum Puzzle #3</title>
		<link>http://scrumcoaching.wordpress.com/2011/10/10/scrum-puzzle-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Greaves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well looks like everyone got that changing the sprint length is a bad idea. Here are the key learning points for me in Scrum Puzzle #2: 1. Velocity is not linear, all it tells you is how many points a team usually complete in a fix period. As soon as you change that period you [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scrumcoaching.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11840315&#038;post=561&#038;subd=scrumcoaching&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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