Bad User Stories Are Nobody’s Friend
Whenever an organization brings me in as an Agile coach, I ask management, “Why am...
How to Be an Effective Product Owner
Every role on a Scrum team is important, but in many ways the effectiveness of...
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...
How Agile Leads to Cost Savings
In the past two decades, Agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban have exploded in popularity...
In Scrum, all the items in the product backlog are called product backlog items (PBIs)....
Common Questions About Sprint Review
The Scrum Guide states the following about Sprint Review: The purpose of the sprint review...
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...
A Day in the Life of the Scrum Team
A client recently asked me, “Can you tell me what the members of the Scrum...
Why Agile Teams Use Fuzzy Estimation
Why teams estimate Nimble estimation of backlog items is a common feature of Agile frameworks...