Rachael Wilterdink

Product Owner Struggles with Stakeholders

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021 by Rachael

There are many problems and struggles that can occur between Product Owners and their stakeholders. Thankfully, most of them are avoidable.

February 7, 2024February 6, 2024 by Rachael

I love so many things about being a Business Analyst that it’s hard to narrow it down, but here are five reasons why I love being a BA!

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 by Rachael

In my nearly 20 years as a Business Analyst, I have witnessed many different myths come and go about this role. 20 years – 20 Myths Debunked!

September 30, 2023September 28, 2023 by Rachael

There are a few problems and gaps with agile that I have struggled with and the IIBA®’s new Rock Crusher is intriguing as it addresses them.

September 7, 2023 by Rachael

How do you tell if your Scrum Team is broken? Here are 10 symptoms there might be something wrong…

July 7, 2023July 6, 2023 by Rachael

Mystery stories? No points, no details, no naming conventions, technical tasks, ad hoc requests… Help! My Sprint Backlog is out of Control!

May 23, 2023 by Rachael

This time on “More Agile Great Debates”: incomplete backlogs, improvements, “special” Sprints, people swapping, and cross-functionality.

May 11, 2023May 10, 2023 by Rachael

Should Sprint Backlog Items (aka User Stories) be assigned to an individual, or left un-assigned? This is my latest Agile great debate.

April 19, 2023 by Rachael

Each event of Scrum has a specific audience and purpose. While skipping some might be tempting, you might want to read this before doing so.

December 15, 2022 by Rachael

Nothing in The Scrum Guide says you can’t pick a specific purpose for a Sprint, but is it a good practice? Are there special types of Sprints?