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## Madison Henry Blog

## Mark Noneman

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### [Scrum Myth: The Scrum Master is a Project Manager](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/scrum-myth-the-scrum-master-is-a-project-manager)

 by [Mark Noneman](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/author/mark-noneman) on 4 January 2018

I often get this question when coaching or training organizations new to Scrum: “I’m a project manager. What do I do?”

I’m happy when I get the question; it gives me the opportunity to talk it through. Too many times, ...

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### [Software Inventory, Part 2](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/software-inventory-part-2)

 by [Mark Noneman](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/author/mark-noneman) on 10 July 2017

In [part 1](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/software-inventory-part-1) of this blog, we looked at what software inventory is and why it's problematic for business. Basically, software inventory is investment we have made (salary, taxes, benefits, ...

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### [Software Inventory, Part 1](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/software-inventory-part-1)

 by [Mark Noneman](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/author/mark-noneman) on 29 April 2017

> **How Much Software Inventory Do You Have?**

When I ask this question of people in IT ...

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### [5 Reasons to Split Stories During the Sprint](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/5-reasons-to-split-stories-during-the-sprint)

 by [Mark Noneman](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/author/mark-noneman) on 1 April 2017

I read a recent blog post where the author tried to explain why teams should never split "stories" (Product Backlog Items) during the Sprint. Unfortunately, the author used several Scrum myths and non-Scrum thinking in his ...

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### [Using the Right Tool for the Job](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/using-the-right-tool-for-the-job)

 by [Mark Noneman](https://www.madisonhenry.com/blog/author/mark-noneman) on 31 March 2017

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> "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!"

Huh? I don’t know; it’s something my father always said.

I think he meant that if you don’t have the right tool ...

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