Story Mapping is a tool to help Scrum teams visualize Product Backlog and User Needs. With Story Mapping, teams organize Stories and plan Sprints accordingly.
Notes from a Tool User
Scrum by Example – Technical User Stories or The Team Try to Pull a Fast One on the Product Owner
Should a technical issue be a User Story in the Product Backlog? How Agile teams can handle system tech problems within Scrum.
Yahoo Bans Work from Home – an Alternative Perspective
Face-to-face conversation is best for Scrum, but switching from work-from-home to in-office only can have dramatic effects on employees. Alternatives to drastic changes.
Scrum By Example – The Team Collaborate on Acceptance Criteria
A case study of a Scrum team. In this Sprint the team improves at collaboration, even pairing outside their normal tasks, but there is something odd in the User Stories.
Scrum By Example – Waiting Too Long to Create Acceptance Criteria
How, when, and why to write your acceptance criteria of User Stories for Sprint Planning. Case study of an Agile Scrum team, with practical examples.
Blind Estimation for Planning Poker
Why is blind estimation for planning poker important in Agile Scrum team planning? Consider this story of how anchoring can influence us.
Agile in a Tweet
John Miller recently challenged some of us to summarize Agile for the K-12 crowd. I wound up writing a tweet I could share with my nine year old: “Focus on the customer. Build amazing quality stuff. Release frequently. Always improving. Two heads are better than one.” MJ and George both take issue with “Always Improving”. […]
The Culture Game – Book Review
Taking a leaf out of Dan’s book for Agile leaders, The Culture Game, this review is written using the Perfection Game. (I rate the book 8 out of 10.)