More Agile Great Debates – Part 5
The fifth episode of “More Agile Great Debates” covers conflict, leadership, technical P.O.s, who writes User Stories, and extending Sprints.
Scrum
When it comes to Agile options, the Scrum Framework is far and away the most popular. Check out this extensive collection of blogs about Scrum.
The Great User Story Debate: To Assign or Not to Assign on Agile Teams
Should Sprint Backlog Items (aka User Stories) be assigned to an individual, or left un-assigned? This is my latest Agile great debate.
My Scrum Team Doesn’t Want to do some Events
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.
More Agile Great Debates, Part 4
In the fourth installment of my blog series on “More Agile Great Debates,” I dive into another five topics that people like to argue about.
More Agile Great Debates, Part 3
Part 3 of my blog series covering “More Agile Great Debates” delves into five more debate topics that I hope will spark some conversations.
More Great Agile Debates, Part 2
In the second part of my blog series on “Agile’s Great Debates,” learn about five more agile topics that people argue about and disagree on.
More Great Agile Debates, Part 1
My previous “Great Agile Debates” have proven extremely popular, so I thought I would add to this body of knowledge with a new blog series.
There isn’t a Project Manager role in Scrum (Agile)
There, I said it. I know it’s controversial, but it’s true: there isn’t a Project Manager role in Scrum or Agile. That is, while there is no Project Manager in Scrum, many project management activities still need to happen. They just occur at different times and in different formats. PMs have struggled to find their …
Are there any Special Types of Sprints in Scrum?
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?
What Happens if Your Scrum Team isn’t Trained?
Scrum Teams without formal training are apt to make tons of mistakes because they don’t have experience or guidance. Here’s what can happen.