Have you seen a developer react after they’ve spent three days writing a feature, only to have the tester say, “Um… no” in a Post Mortem (a meeting about a project after it has finished) that went badly wrong – with lots of finger pointing and anger? Recently in a CSM Class an attendee helped […]
Notes from a Tool User
Product Owner Isn’t Just a Business Analyst on Steroids
There is a common misconception that the Product Owner is just a Business Analyst with a new suit and a better title. While the two share many skills in common, the roles are really quite different. According to the Agile Atlas: “The Product Owner is the single individual who is responsible for drawing out the most valuable […]
Agile Voices Finally
An ongoing list of people who are active in the Agile community and who write about their experiences, either good or bad.
Scrum By Example – Story Splitting Fun
Case study with practical examples how to write good Scrum User Stories by story splitting. Keep stories brief and from end user’s point of view.
Scrum By Example – Learning How to Estimate
Learn how to Estimate in Agile Scrum for Sprint Planning and Backlog Grooming/Refinement Sessions. The value of Planning Poker™ and blind estimates.
Looking for 100 Agile Voices we should hear more from
In the past few years a number of Agile people I respect have published top 100 or even top 200 lists. While I, like many others, appreciate the attention they’ve brought, the whole idea seems very anti-agile. Agile promotes a democratic meritocracy. These lists do the opposite, they create “heroes” – people whose ideas are […]
Scrum By Example – New People on the Team
Hiring, adding, or changing a Team member in Scrum means the whole Scrum team has to adjust. How a ScrumMaster can help during transition, and problems to avoid.
Scrum By Example – The Team Learn How to Learn
A Standup report leads our case study ScrumMaster to arrange for his Scrum team to use Coding Dojos to build confidence and pay down Technical Debt.