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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...
Suddenly Distributed? Time to Level Up: A Guide for Companies Seeking Productivity in a Remote World
The traditional “office” is on hiatus… now what? As your employees settle in and adjust...
There Are Trainers, And Then There Are CSTs
As Agile frameworks like Scrum have exploded into the mainstream of technology work, so has...
Five Novel Ways to Put Time Back Into Your Workday
“I didn’t get a chance to do that… I don’t have time.” How often do...
Using Agile in the Government to Make Better Software… and Make Software Better
“All human plans subject to ruthless revision by Nature, or Fate, or whatever one...
5 Ways to Grow Your Skills and Career with the Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) Course
ScrumMasters, raise your hand if you play more than one of these roles daily: team...
What is Agile Training (And Is It Worth It)?
The terms Agile and Scrum have been out in the marketplace for several years. Many...
What are ICP-TST and ICP-ATA? An Interview with Sean Killeen and Noura Saad on Agile Testing
Sean Killeen and Noura Saad, both Senior Consultants at NextUp Solutions, are ICAgile authorized trainers...
Three Steps to Agile Project Success
In our last post, we talked about three common reasons Agile projects fail: Lack of...
3 Reasons Why Agile Projects Fail
Imagine this. Your team, which has used a traditional waterfall approach for as long as...
Should the Product Owner Come From the Client or Vendor?
We often see a scenario where we have vendors/contractors working with a client to deliver...
My Journey to Becoming an Accredited Kanban Trainer
The Kanban Method is an empowering approach that helps individuals and teams harness their full...
What Is A Sprint Retrospective?
One of the keys to making Agile work is acting upon and integrating feedback into...