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Project & Team Management

What the Concept of Priority Inversion Taught Me About Agile Project Management

Here, I'll explore the intriguing concept of priority inversion in Agile software development and strategies for navigating it effectively.
Project & Team Management

Harnessing the Power of Agile: Unveiling the True Purpose of Sprint Planning

While the term sprint planning is widely recognized, it is also a concept that is frequently misunderstood.
Project & Team Management

How Rowing Made Me a Better Delivery Lead

Here is how joining a rowing team has made me a better Delivery Lead. Disclaimer: I am not an expert in either domain. Yet.
Project & Team Management

How to Run Multiple Sprints in Jira

By enabling parallel sprints in Jira and following these tips, teams can manage their projects within a single Jira software project.
Development Practices

The Benefits of a Spiking Phase in Agile Development

A spiking phase lets everybody working on the project gain a greater understanding of the system as a whole.
Managing Your Team

Who’s Next? Keeping Standup Moving on Large Teams

Sizing up a team has many challenges, including managing the flow of standups. Here's a collection of ideas to keep things moving.
Project & Team Management

How to Choose the Ideal Length for Your Team’s Sprints

Whether starting a new software project or simply transitioning to agile project management, your team will need to pick a length for upcoming sprints.
Project & Team Management

Rethinking Agile, Part 4: Start Estimating Value

I propose that we stop measuring throughput or velocity. Instead, companies should empower software teams to make value estimates on individual work items.
Project & Team Management

Rethinking Agile, Part 3: Stop Estimating Effort

In this third part of my Rethinking Agile series, instead of adding practices, I recommend something for you to remove. That is, stop estimating effort!
Project & Team Management

Rethinking Agile, Part 2 – The Stand Down Meeting

In Part 1 of this series, I suggested adding a “deload” period into your agile practices. In Part 2, another suggestion in the same vein: the Stand Down.
Project & Team Management

Rethinking Agile, Part 1 – Deload Periods

After sustained intense exercise, a deload gives your mind and nerves a chance to reset. I think it's time to bring this concept into software development.
Development Practices

3 Steps to Creating Spikes with Lasting Value

Spikes are great for exploring and de-risking problems. I'll outline three steps I take to make sure that spikes have lasting value for a software project.

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