{"id":5779,"date":"2020-04-09T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spoclearn.com\/blog\/?p=5779"},"modified":"2024-05-10T05:45:36","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T05:45:36","slug":"scrum-master-guide-splitting-big-stories-into-smaller-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spoclearn.com\/blog\/scrum-master-guide-splitting-big-stories-into-smaller-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"If a team insists that big Stories cannot be split into smaller ones, how would the Scrum Master coach them to do otherwise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-left ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spoclearn.com\/blog\/scrum-master-guide-splitting-big-stories-into-smaller-tasks\/#Why_Demonstrate_Story-splitting_techniques_using_a_specific_example_is_correct\" >Why Demonstrate Story-splitting techniques using a specific example is correct<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spoclearn.com\/blog\/scrum-master-guide-splitting-big-stories-into-smaller-tasks\/#Why_the_other_options_are_not_as_effective\" >Why the other options are not as effective?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>A.<\/strong> Suggest a story-splitting boot camp in the next IP iteration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. <\/strong>Invite a development manager to emphasize the importance of splitting Stories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C. <\/strong>Demonstrate Story-splitting techniques using a specific example<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. <\/strong>Emphasize the SAFe principles to highlight the importance of flow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The most effective approach among the options provided for a Scrum Master to coach a team that insists big Stories cannot be split into smaller ones is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">C. Demonstrate Story-splitting techniques using a specific example.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Demonstrate_Story-splitting_techniques_using_a_specific_example_is_correct\"><\/span>Why Demonstrate Story-splitting techniques using a specific example is correct<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Practical Learning:<\/strong> Demonstrating story-splitting techniques with a specific example provides a hands-on, practical learning experience. It helps the team understand how even complex, large stories can be decomposed into smaller, manageable parts that fit within an iteration. 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Invite a development manager to emphasize the importance of splitting Stories:<\/strong> This approach might come across as authoritative and could potentially create resistance. It might make the team feel pressured or undermined, rather than empowered to learn and apply a new technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. Emphasize the SAFe principles to highlight the importance of flow:<\/strong> While understanding SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) principles is important, simply emphasizing these principles without practical guidance on how to apply them to story splitting might not be effective. 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