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Product Backlog

The Product Backlog source of requirements for a Scrum Team to select from; it’s owned, managed, maintained, and ordered by the Product Owner.

5 Ways a Product Owner should NOT Behave, Part 3

July 13, 2021 by Rachael
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In this subseries’s third and last blog, I tackle the final five ways that Product Owners should not behave. Watch out for these behaviors.

Categories Agile, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Project Management, Scrum, Sprint Backlog, Stakeholders

5 Ways a Product Owner should NOT Behave, Part 2

July 8, 2021 by Rachael
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In blog two of three, I cover five more ways a Product Owner on a Scrum Team should not behave. Watch out for these behaviors or traits.

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Agile, Business Analysis, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Project Management, Scrum, Scrum Team, Sprint Goal

5 Ways a Product Owner should NOT Behave, Part 1

July 6, 2021 by Rachael
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The Product Owner is the most crucial member of a Scrum Team, but there are some problematic personality traits & behaviors to watch out for.

Categories Agile, Leadership, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Scrum, Sprint Backlog, Sprints

When your Agile Requirements go Wrong, Part 2

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 by Rachael
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There are many ways requirements can go wrong in Agile. In Part 2 of 4, I tackle five more requirements anti-patterns so you can avoid them.

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Agile, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Requirements, Scrum, Scrum Master, Scrum Team, Sprint Backlog, Sprints, User Stories

When your Agile Requirements go Wrong, Part 1

June 22, 2021 by Rachael
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The problem of Agile requirements going wrong is endemic; this is the first of a four-part series on what can go wrong, and how to fix it.

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Agile, Business Analysis, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Requirements, Scrum, User Stories 2 Comments

Five ways to screw up your Product Backlog

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 by Rachael
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Managing the Product Backlog is a big job, and there are many ways it can go epically wrong. Learn about the top 5 ways you can screw it up.

Categories Agile, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Team, Sprints, User Stories

Anti-patterns that Doom a Product Owner to Fail

May 9, 2022April 9, 2021 by Rachael
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I have worked with good and bad Agile Product Owners, and I found some sure signs that a Product Owner is doomed to fail. Learn what they are.

Categories Agile, Leadership, Product Ownership, Scrum

Debate #13 – Is it OK to add items to the current Sprint?

August 29, 2023February 26, 2021 by Rachael
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So, can you add items to the Sprint Backlog during the Sprint? The Scrum Guide states that you can, but you may not want to do it. Learn why.

Categories Agile, Product Ownership, Requirements, Scrum, Sprints, User Stories

A Powerful Partnership: Product Owners & Business Analysts

February 3, 2022November 30, 2020 by Rachael
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A Product Owner and a Business Analyst make a winning team by working together to achieve the best and most valuable outcomes.

Categories Acceptance Criteria, Agile, Business Analysis, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Team, Sprint Backlog, Sprints, Stakeholders, Strategy, User Stories 1 Comment

What’s New and Improved in the 2020 Scrum Guide

February 1, 2022November 20, 2020 by Rachael
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The creators of the Scrum Guide, Ken Schwaber, and Jeff Sutherland, released an update to the Scrum Guide in 2020. Find out what’s new!

Categories Accountabilities, Agile, Product Goal, Scrum, Scrum Guide, Scrum Master, Scrum Team, Sprint Backlog, Sprint Goal, Sprints 3 Comments
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