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Project & Team Management

Shipping Every Sprint: Lessons from Continuous Production Deployments

My team has been deploying to production at the end of every sprint. That rhythm reshaped how I plan work & collaborate with teammates.

Project & Team Management

Sprint Demos: Fewer Crickets, More Conversations

Sprint Demos are opportunites for the team to showcase their completed work, validate assumptions, and gather stakeholder feedback.

Project & Team Management

Scrum Ceremonies to Add to Your Sprint: Demo Prep

In part one of this series on Scrum Ceremonies to Add to Your Sprint, we discussed pre-refinement. In part two, we'll talk about demo prep.

Product Development

Scrum Ceremonies to Add to Your Sprint: Pre-Refinement

Product owners often don’t know the technical complexities of the work they want completed. This is where pre-refinement comes in.

Project & Team Management

If You Don’t Like Scrum, You’re Probably Using it Wrong

I sometimes hear from people in tech: "I hate scrum and don’t think it provides any value." That probably means they're doing scrum wrong.

Extracurricular Activities

Scrum Your Money, Part 2: Transparency and Ceremonies

In part two of this series, I'll cover the importance of money transparency and using sprint ceremonies to inspect your progress.

Personal Optimization

Embracing Sprint-Based Backlogs to Prepare our Home for Sale by October

My wife and I borrowed from the world of programming and use sprint-based backlog management in preparation for an upcoming home sale.

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 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.

Project & Team Management

How to Build Momentum During Project Onboarding

During project onboarding with a new set of colleagues, it's important to kick off on the right foot so everyone makes the finish line!

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

How to Estimate Work When You Don’t Know Who is Going to Do It

Estimates are first and foremost for project planning. Eventually, as various team members get familiar with the codebase, disparities should fade away.