Product Development Look Beyond Velocity: Will This Sprint Unblock the Next One? I love seeing a team finish more work than expected in a sprint, but I also want to ensure that work allows us to keep moving next sprint.
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.
