Comment #3: Karel

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Link to Karel's Blogpost!

"Hej hej!
You provided a structured and very informative blog post explaining scrum and handling priorities with MoSCoW. I really like that you describe both principles in great detail and connect them to your work on the shoot em up game. The introduction and conclusion you give also create a good framework for the reader to follow.
However, there are a lot of technical terms in your post that could be hard to understand for someone who did not deal with Scrum before. Additionally, I feel like you focused a bit too much on methods of prioritisation instead of Scrum and agile development themselves.
When it comes to the picture you used, i have actually no idea how a screenshot of tetris has to do with your post and I wished you used a picture of your team having a sprint meeting, a screenshot of your Scrum document and how you assign priorities in there or something else that is more suitable.
Besides that, I found your blog post quite interesting, especially since my own group is not following strict rules when it comes to prioritisation and I liked to see that it helped you in achieving your sprint goals."

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