1. A Timeline for Preparing User Stories
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When We Groom
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The goal is to be grooming the stories targeted for two iterations ahead of where you currently are. 5
Grooming 4 6
Grooming 5
Planning 7
Grooming 6
Planning 8
Grooming 7
Planning 9
Grooming 8
Planning 10
Grooming
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When We Review
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The goal is to be reviewing the stories for the iteration you are preparing to start. 4
Story Review 4
Planning 5
Story Review 5
Planning 6
Story Review 6
Planning 7
Story Review 7
Planning 8
Story Review 8
Planning 9
Story Review
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4. Story Grooming & Review
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Fitting Grooming and Story Review onto on timeline, we see stories being prepared and refined in multiple steps 5
Grooming 4 5
Story Review 5
Planning 6 7 8
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5. Story Grooming & Review
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Fri 3 5
Grooming 4 6
Grooming 5
Story Review 5
Planning 6
Story Review 6
Planning 7 8
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6. Story Grooming & Review
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Grooming 4 6
Grooming 5
Story Review 5
Planning 7
Grooming 6
Story Review 6
Planning 8
Grooming 7
Story Review 7
Planning 9
Grooming 8
Story Review 8
Planning 10
Grooming 9
Story Review
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Product Owner Focus
If the team is Reviewing stories 1 iteration ahead, and Grooming 2 iterations ahead then the Product Owner has to be prepared with details to answer those questions and should be gathering details 3-4 iterations ahead. 3 4 5 6 7 8
Current
Iteration +1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Focus for
Story Review
Focus for
Grooming
Focus for
Product Owner
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8. Requires Allocation of Time
Rules of Thumb for Allocating Available Time
Current Sprint Grooming
Product Owner 10% %
Business Analyst 20% %
Tester 70% %
Tech Lead 75% %
Developer 90% %
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