What happens in Scrum without a Definition of Ready?
I have long advocated that Scrum Teams have a “Definition of Ready”; if you don’t have one, there are many potential negative consequences.
Product Ownership
The Agile Product Owner role on a Scrum Team is THE key to success. Check out this blog collection covering the skills and traits necessary to succeed.
What is the purpose of a Sprint Review?
What’s the purpose of a Sprint Review? I’ve seen tons of confusion about the reason for this critical agile event. Let me help clear this up.
How to Help Executives Understand Agile
For agile transformations to succeed, they must have top-down support from executives who really understand what it means to be agile.
How to Screw Up Scrum
I can’t tell you how many times I have seen Scrum go wrong. If you want the perfect recipe for screwing up Scrum, you’re in the right place.
Visual Thinking is something you CAN learn
If you think you’re not good at art, so you can’t use Visual Thinking – think again! Grant and Paddy of The Virtual Jam can teach you how!
Product Management is the new Business Analysis
The provocative title of Dave Saboe’s presentation: “Product Management is the new Business Analysis,” drew me to attend this session at BBC.
“The Product Owner’s Right Hand”
Ideally, you have one dedicated Product Owner, but sometimes you won’t. As a Business Analyst there are many way you can fill the gaps.
What are Acceptance Criteria, and do you need them?
No User Story is complete with Acceptance Criteria; they provide the conditions that must be met, and are critical to agile project success.
What are Sprint Goals, and why do you need them?
A unifying Sprint Goal is an essential part of Scrum; if you don’t have one, you’re no longer using Scrum. Learn why a Sprint Goal is vital.
10 Things you Need to Know about Product Goals
The concept of a Product Goal is not new, but it wasn’t an official artifact until the 2020 update to the Scrum Guide. Learn more about it!