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Scrum Methodology and Practices

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  Agile methodologies, such as Scrum, emphasize collaboration and active involvement of customers, leading to greater visibility, predictability, and higher quality development and testing.
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  Scrum enables teams to work collaboratively, self-organize, and continuously improve by reflecting on victories and making necessary corrections when things don't go well.
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  The three C's of a user story (card, conversation, confirmation) provide a framework for effective communication and collaboration between the team and the product owner in order to ensure a shared understanding of the development goals.
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  Story points in Scrum are a measure of size relative to each other, not a measure of time, allowing for effective comparison and estimation of effort required for different user stories.
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  The planning poker exercise in Scrum is not only fun and quick, but it also gets the whole team involved and provides clarity in the direction and approach of the project.
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  The Scrum values of commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage are essential for successful project management and team collaboration.
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  Scrum is a framework that promotes delivering value to the customer through working software in an incremental and iterative way, enabling rapid feedback and continuous improvement.
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  The sprint retrospective is a vital part of continuous improvement, where the team reflects on what worked well, what didn't work well, what should be done differently, and what still puzzles them, using problem detection techniques to drive improvement.

Scrum Master Role and Responsibilities

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  The scrum master in Scrum is a skilled servant leader who facilitates scrum ceremonies, removes obstacles for the team, and acts as a process coach and mentor, but they should not infringe on the team's empowerment and ability to self-organize.
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  The mindset of the team and the shift required in thought process and culture are very essential to accomplish the agility required by organization.