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    Why Relative Estimation Beats Planning Poker

    Estimation is hard. Even the most experienced development teams miss the mark with traditional time-based estimates. The... Read More
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    How to Learn the Team Estimation Game

    We recently published a piece describing why we think Relative Estimation is a more effective alternative to Planning Poker.... Read More
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    Short Definition of Scrum

    I was inspired by tweet I saw highlighting Peter Stevens’ post discussing the essence of Scrum. Here is my description of... Read More
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    Solving the 7 Wastes of Development with Cross Functional Teams

    Eliminating waste, a core concept in lean software development, has been written about extensively. Less has been written... Read More
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    The Right Way to Do Customer Interviews

    A business cannot be Agile — nor have much of a chance at success generally — if it doesn’t understand its customers. While... Read More
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    Agile Interview Questions for Hiring Managers and Candidates

    How Agile are you? Whether you’re a job seeker or a hiring manager, these Agile interview questions will give you a clear... Read More
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    Supercharge Your Product Roadmap with an Opportunity Backlog

    Despite being a fixture of product management for over twenty-five years, roadmaps do not get a lot of love from product... Read More
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    Impediments Backlog: They Key to Agile Adoption and Overcoming Agile Obstacles

    “Scrum will highlight every deficiency and impediment that the enterprise has…”— Ken Schwaber As teams and businesses adopt... Read More
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    Frameworks for Agile Release Planning

    Agile release planning requires more than dates on a calendar. You need a strong Product Backlog as well as a shared Product... Read More
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    Scrum with Kanban: How to Improve Your Sprints

    Scrum with Kanban: How to Improve Your Sprints Scrum and Kanban are not rivals. If your Sprints are getting bogged down or... Read More
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    Large Scale Retrospectives: Make a Good Company Great

    Regular, well-run retrospectives are critical to the ongoing improvement of an Agile team. In theory, scaling this process... Read More
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    Agile Metrics: 5 Principles for Responsible Use

    A team that I coached received this mandate: “The CTO’s measure of success is that all teams increase velocity by at least... Read More
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    How to Make Your Sprint Demo Awesome

    Many of our clients initially believe that the Sprint Review and Sprint Demo synonymous. In fact, they are not. There are... Read More
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    Role of the Software Architect

    Clients and students in the process of adopting Agile development practices frequently ask me to discuss the role of the... Read More
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    Four Helpful Hints to Avoid Agile Adoption Stall-Out

    How do you run an Agile team when the surrounding environment is decidedly non-Agile? What do you do when the rest of the... Read More