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Scrum Guide 2013

Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland, the creators of Scrum, have issued a new version of the official Scrum Guide, dated July 2013.

They have produced a video where they discuss the changes in the new Scrum Guide.

What I wanted to do in this article, was to get closer to the changes by listing the differences between the Scrum Guide 2011 and the Scrum Guide 2013 on a side-by-side comparison. This information is provided below without commentary.

All references to the old guide mean the Scrum Guide October 2011. All references to the new guide mean the Scrum Guide July 2013

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Sprint Capacity Planning

How do you calculate how much work to take into a Sprint? While not a part of the official Scrum Guide, Sprint Capacity Planning is a great way to establish how much work the Development Team can do. Here’s how it works.
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Dealing with Domineering Developers

Picture the scene: As a ScrumMaster, you note that your team has gradually become deferential to a very dominant team member. This team member isn’t always right but their natural domineering style just sweeps the team along with them. You feel certain that it’s harming the team and want to address it. But how do you deal with it?

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CSP Exam Preparation

To earn a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) credential from the Scrum Alliance, you need to take an exam. Here’s what I did to prepare for, and pass, that exam.

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Review of the CSM Test

Recently, the Scrum Alliance introduced a mandatory pass/fail test for prospective Certified Scrum Masters (CSM). In this article, I relate my experience of the CSM Test and the assessment process.