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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...
4 Reasons Why Agile Scaling Goes Wrong
Agile frameworks are predicated on the notion of forming small, cross-functional teams. A low number...
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...
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...
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...