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Development Practices

Useful Tools for Facilitating Planning Poker Estimation

Planning Poker provides an engaging way for the team to discuss implementation approaches and build consensus around the effort involved.
UX/Design Techniques

Lead with “Why”: A Storytelling Shortcut for Ideas and Products

Here's a storytelling shortcut for better describing an idea, service, or product. Who's it for, what do they need, and what can we do?
Project & Team Management

What are the Benefits of a Design Backlog?

Managing design work is typically less straightforward than development work and not always done as a traditional design backlog.
The Software Life

Understanding Software Jargon, Part 2: Process Terms

In the second part of this three-part series, I'll cover some common process terms you'll hear working on your first custom software product.
Project & Team Management

A Developer’s Perspective: 3 Tips For Writing Good Stories

Writing good stories sounds easy, but actually isn't. Here are some tips from a developer to help you write clear, effective user stories.
Developer Tools

Make the Most of Storybook Stories with These Simple Tips

Storybook has benefits for teams working on front-end components. Make the most of these benefits by adding interaction tests for components.
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.
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!
Development

Developers: Be Careful How You Use Metrics

We often apply metrics to job performance. When it comes to software development, however, this is surprisingly complicated.
Development Practices

Don’t Be Afraid to Reevaluate the Backlog

A month or so into an engagement, we came across a story that took much longer than our estimate suggested. This experience made us reevaluate the backlog.
Project & Team Management

The 10-Box Exercise: Where Estimate Rubber Hits the Calendar Road

The 10-box exercise is an agile planning tool that helps the team visualize the sprint schedule and account for how the actual calendar impacts delivery.

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