Featured
As the singular prioritized list of desired work for your Agile team, the health of your product backlog reveals — more than any single artifact in Scrum or Kanban — your ability to deliver business value in the face of constant change. Skillful management of the product backlog starts with being aware of five common […]
What is the difference between Scrum and Kanban?
Both Scrum and Kanban provide principles and practices that you can apply to deliver high-quality solutions faster. They share many similarities, but have distinct differences. Both methods were originally developed for software development, however, can be applied to be more productive in any line of work. Overviews Scrum Scrum is a lightweight Agile framework that ...
How Agile Leads to Cost Savings
In the past two decades, Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban have exploded in popularity...
4 Reasons Why Agile Scaling Goes Wrong
Agile frameworks are predicated on the notion of forming small, cross-functional teams. A low ...
Estimation: What Does It All Mean and What Should I Use?
When it comes to estimation, Scrum doesn’t explicitly give guidance in terms of what units t...
How to Get Buy-in for Refactoring
A good Product Owner is driven to maximize value. Oftentimes, that drive supersedes the need...
Top Four Behaviors of a Bad Agile Manager
Successful organizations hire quality managers who understand Agile and not only talk the talk, but...
Common Questions About Sprint Review, Answered
The Scrum Guide states the following about Sprint Review: The purpose of the sprint review...
How to Become a Great Agile Coach
Coaching, like any great skill, takes time and practice. It requires a continuous cycle of...
My 3 Favorite Facilitation Tips for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Leaders
Effective and open communication within a group is a core feature of any high performing...
When the Scrum Master Role is Set Up to Be an Anti-Pattern
Sometimes an organization struggles to understand the value proposition of a Scrum Master. The role...
How Agile Leads to Increased Revenue
If you like money and like delivering valuable solutions to your users, Agility helps you...
What is a Cross-Functional Scrum Team?
Cross Functional Teams MBABrief.com defines a cross-functional team as “a group of people whose members...
Improve Flow in Your Scrum Sprints Using Kanban Work-In-Progress Limits
You limit work-in-progress (WIP) in Scrum to the work items in your sprint backlog. Doing...
5 Qualities of a Great Agile Coach
It’s easy for someone to call themselves an Agile coach. Certifications don’t necessarily guarantee real-world...
A Day in the Life of the Scrum Team
A client recently asked me, “Can you tell me what the members of the Scrum...
Three Reports Expert Scrum Masters Use
Intro Reports are an invaluable tool to monitor the health of your system. You use...