Rachael Wilterdink

What happens in Scrum without a Definition of Ready?

October 20, 2022 by Rachael

I have long advocated that Scrum Teams have a “Definition of Ready”; if you don’t have one, there are many potential negative consequences.

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 by Rachael

I can’t tell you how many organizations I have worked with that had employees who confused the Sprint Review with the Sprint Retrospective.

November 22, 2022October 13, 2022 by Rachael

It’s easy to sink into a comfortable but bad or boring routine with your agile Retrospectives, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Learn how!

October 11, 2022 by Rachael

A “Definition of Done” is a commitment to deliver a working increment meeting defined quality criteria to ensure the increment is complete.

September 23, 2022 by Rachael

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.

September 21, 2022 by Rachael

Mastering the Daily Standup is more challenging than you might imagine. Let me clear up what this agile crucial event is and what it isn’t.

October 18, 2022September 15, 2022 by Rachael

For agile transformations to succeed, they must have top-down support from executives who really understand what it means to be agile.

September 13, 2022 by Rachael

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.

September 8, 2022 by Rachael

You can build a high-performing team by setting them up for success, coaching and guiding them along the way – then get out of their way.

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 by Rachael

The provocative title of Dave Saboe’s presentation: “Product Management is the new Business Analysis,” drew me to attend this session at BBC.