The FREE Better User Stories Mini-Course Returns Today I’m announcing the release of a free, four-video training series on writing user stories.
The Two Ways to Add Detail to User Stories User stories can be deliberately vague at first but detail needs to be added eventually. There are …
How Programmers and Testers (and Others) Should Collaborate on User Stories What do the testers do at the start of a sprint when there’s nothing to test? That problem is …
Nine Questions Scrum Masters and Product Owners Should Be Asking Scrum Masters and product owners can develop a habit of making statements rather than asking …
Two Types of Authority Leaders Must Give to Self-Organizing Teams How much authority must an agile team be given before it can be considered self organizing. And is …
Three Mistakes Scrum Masters Make and How to Correct Them Being a Scrum Master can be tough. Here are three of the most common mistakes Scrum Masters make …
Why the Whole Team Should Participate When Estimating Even though not everyone may work on a product backlog item, it’s still worth having the full team …
Six Books for Your Summer Reading List Six books for your summer reading list, including books on scaling, teamwork, and learning what …
Commenting Policy and How to Get Answers to Your Questions An important announcement about our commenting policy and how to request a new topic for a blog post.
Four Things to Do Before the Scrum Master Goes on Vacation Even Scrum Masters need a holiday every now and then. Here are four things for a Scrum Master to …
Eight Tips to Become the Scrum Master Your Team Needs There are so many things a great Scrum Master does, it’s easy to overlook a few. The 8 tips here …
The Career Path of a Scrum Master A typical career path for a Scrum Master will start with serving one team. After a while that team …
