*STORY POINTS are only for developers* Naaah!! This is just a "myth" 🎓 Story points are often shrouded in myths and misconceptions. A few of which include 👉 Believing they measure time directly 👉 Assuming they are always precise 👉 Thinking they can be compared across teams 👉 Having the assumption that they are only used for software development 👉 Presuming they are a direct measure of progress 🎓 What is a Story Point.... This is a unit of measure used in Agile project management to estimate the relative effort required to fully implement a user story or a product backlog item It is a relative measure of complexity, efforts, and size of a task. 👉 In simpler terms, story points are used to estimate the difficulty, risk and complexity of a task or user story. The most common scale used to estimate story points is.... 📌The *FIBONACCI SEQUENCE* 👉 Named after the Italian mathematician - "Leonardo Fibonacci" in the 13th century, the Fibonacci Sequence is a series of numbers in which each number is a sum of the 2 preceeding numbers. Just like 👉 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, and so on... Where tasks with the lesser numbers are considered simple tasks while those with the higher numbers are considered complex tasks. ♾ Remember, 👉 Story points are relative and team specific so they shouldn't be compared across teams or used as direct measure of individual performance. 👉 Also, in as much as story points are commonly used, they are "not mandatory". 📌 Other methods like T-Shirt sizing or simply tracking the completed stories without assigning points can still be applied. I do hope you've learnt something today. Cheers... #learningiscontinuous #Iamanarchitectofsuccessfulprojects

*DAILY SCRUM* is not a status meeting..... 👉 It is not an avenue for a project status report. What does a Daily Scrum mean for a Scrum team ? 👉 A Daily Scrum is a time boxed meeting done daily for 15mins, aimed at inspecting progress towards the sprint goal, synchronizing activities and creating a plan for the next 24hours. (the reason it's done DAILY) 👉 It ends after every member of the development team has spoken and the team proceeds with their day, aligned and aware of each other's progress and any challenges that needs to be addressed. 👉 Each member of the development team gives a breakdown of their work report within the last 24hours highlighting 3 key questions. 📌 What did I do yesterday that helped the team meet the sprint goal ? 📌 What will I do today to help the team meet the sprint goal ? 📌 Do I see any impediments that prevents me or the team from meeting the sprint goal ? 👉 Anything outside of these, automatically rules off the name "Daily Scrum or Daily Stand Up" as the case may be. 👉 It is facilitated by the Scrum Master who also ensures that any impediments captured are addressed either immediately or scheduled for a follow-up. 👉 In addition, he communicates important reminders or updates to the team such as deadlines or meetings. I do hope you've learnt something today. 😎 Inorder for us to grow, we must learn to unlearn and then relearn. #learningiscontinuous #Iamanarchitectofsuccessfulprojects