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There’s been a trend lately of IT thought-leader types claiming that the Agile movement is dead or dying. There are, of course, a ton of organizations still using Scrum and other Agile methods to great effect. And I still believe that Scrum is responsible for amazing improvements in the quality of life and value delivery […]
If Agile Is Dead, Who Killed It? Suspect #3: The Changing World
There’s been a trend lately of IT thought-leader types claiming that the Agile movement is dead or dying. There are, of course, a ton of organizations still using Scrum and other Agile methods to great effect. And I still believe that Scrum is responsible for amazing improvements in the quality of life and value delivery ...
If Agile is Dead, Who Killed It? Suspect #2: SAFe
There’s been a trend lately of IT thought-leader types claiming that the Agile movement is d...
How to Successfully Navigate Agile in a Hybrid Work Environment
In the wake of the global shift towards remote and hybrid work models, Agile methodologies fac...
Agile in Unexpected Places: The Universal Adaptability of Agile Methodol...
Agile methodologies have long been associated with the fast-paced world...
5 Mistakes You Must Fix to Master Your Product Backlog
As the singular prioritized list of desired work for your Agile team, the health of...
Agile scaling is always a hot topic for students and organizations dealing with the complexities...
What’s an Agile Product Roadmap?
The simplest definition of an Agile product roadmap might be, “something that shows people what...
What Is the Difference Between Scrum and Kanban?
Both Scrum and Kanban provide principles and practices that you can apply to deliver high-quality...
Is Your Team’s Sprint Planning Broken?
Scrum is a framework that operates in a rhythmic cadence called “sprints,” which are fixed...
How Agile Leads to Cost Savings
In the past two decades, Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban have exploded in popularity...
What a Sprint Review Is… and Isn’t
The Scrum framework includes a pattern of five activities that allow a small team to...
A Full Breakdown of the ScrumMaster Role
Put as simply as possible, Scrum is a methodology that helps teams work better together....
In Scrum, all the items in the product backlog are called product backlog items (PBIs)....
4 Reasons Why Agile Scaling Goes Wrong
Agile frameworks are predicated on the notion of forming small, cross-functional teams. A low number...
Agile Estimation: What Does It All Mean?
When it comes to estimation, Scrum doesn’t explicitly give guidance in terms of what units...
How to Get Buy-in for Refactoring
A good Product Owner is driven to maximize value. Oftentimes, that drive supersedes the need...