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What Happens & When During a Sprint

What Happens & When During a Sprint

Succeeding with Scrum is easier when you know when and why to conduct each ceremony during the sprint.

Jul 24, 2018 34 Comments
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An Agile Team Name Generator

An Agile Team Name Generator

Are you struggling to find a catchy name for your agile team? Use this fun, mostly silly, generator …

Jul 10, 2018 55 Comments
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Six Guidelines for Saying No to a Stakeholder

Six Guidelines for Saying No to a Stakeholder

Telling a stakeholder you can’t work on their feature is difficult. Here are ways to make that …

Jun 19, 2018 28 Comments
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Self-Organizing Teams Are Not Put Together Randomly

Self-Organizing Teams Are Not Put Together Randomly

There are things leaders can do that will influence how a team self organizes.

Jun 05, 2018 31 Comments
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Ten sentences with all the Scrum Master advice you’ll ever need

Ten sentences with all the Scrum Master advice you’ll ever need

Want to become an even better Scrum Master? Follow these 10 easy-to-remember practices.

May 22, 2018 58 Comments
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How to Ensure You’re Working on the Most Important Items Each Iteration

How to Ensure You’re Working on the Most Important Items Each Iteration

Product owners often sacrifice progress toward important goals to put out short-term fires. There’s …

May 08, 2018 24 Comments
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Four Quick Ways to Gain or Assess Team Consensus

Four Quick Ways to Gain or Assess Team Consensus

Agile team leaders often need to gauge or achieve consensus. Learn four of the best ways of doing that.

Apr 24, 2018 26 Comments
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Defect Management by Policy: A Fast Easy Approach to Prioritizing Bug Fixes

Defect Management by Policy: A Fast Easy Approach to Prioritizing Bug Fixes

Apr 10, 2018 21 Comments
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Help Buy Scrum a Design Phase

Help Buy Scrum a Design Phase

Scrum has never had a design phase. Perhaps it’s time to fix that. Here’s a humorous take on how to …

Apr 02, 2018
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Better User Stories: 24 Hours Until Doors Close

Better User Stories: 24 Hours Until Doors Close

There are only 24 hours left until we stop accepting registrations for the new Better User Stories …

Mar 20, 2018
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Video Training: How to Split User Stories

Video Training: How to Split User Stories

End your agile team’s struggle with story splitting. Discover this free video training and learn 5 …

Mar 08, 2018 1 Comment
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Video Training: How to Run a Successful User Story Writing Workshop

Video Training: How to Run a Successful User Story Writing Workshop

Introducing a free video covering what you need to know to conduct a story-writing workshop with …

Mar 06, 2018 3 Comments
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