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The ten must do's of Scrum

It's a bit risky having a ten of anything these days.... There was a time when a title like the 'Top ten movies' or 'Top ten reasons your career is going wrong' would have sold, but recently I've noticed a definite trend towards the number five '5 Must have's on your CV' if you don't believe me go check out LinkedIn you'll be sure to find a top 5 story but never a top 10.... It seems a little like dumbing down to me! However if you're doing Scrum there is in my opinion 10 must do's! actually perhaps 11 or 12. Five of these are meetings (sometimes given the rather grand title of ceremonies) and six are artefacts. So, What are the five meetings: 1. Sprint Planning - Takes place at the start of each sprint, The team meet with the product owner to discuss the next set of highest priority items from the 'Product backlog'. The result of this meeting is a 'Sprint Backlog' which contains the stories broken down