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My Most Popular Blog Posts from 2018

I wrote 25 blog posts during 2018. In case you missed some of them, here are the most popular.

Jan 08, 2019 8 Comments

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Incorporating Governance or Oversight into an Agile Project

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Dec 11, 2018 21 Comments

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Three Approaches to Estimating the Impact of Holidays and Time Off on Velocity

Velocity can be great for predicting how much a team can deliver in a given period. But it needs to …

Nov 27, 2018 16 Comments

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Succeeding with agile isn’t just about knowing where to start, it’s about knowing where to go …

Nov 13, 2018 12 Comments

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How to Work with Complex User Stories That Cannot Be Split

Here’s what to do when facing a complex user story that cannot be split but is too large for one …

Nov 06, 2018 39 Comments

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Three Questions to Determine If an Organization Is Agile

A lot of organizations claim to be agile. Here’s a quick way to see if they really are.

Oct 23, 2018 40 Comments

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Advice on Conducting Agile Project Kickoff Meetings

Traditionally managed projects begin with a kickoff meeting. Here’s why and how agile projects can …

Oct 09, 2018 12 Comments

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What Does It Mean to Be Potentially Releasable?

Scrum teams know they need to be potentially releasable at the end of the sprint. But do they know …

Sep 18, 2018 18 Comments

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Why Agile Teams Should Estimate at Two Different Levels

It’s important for most agile teams to estimate both their product and sprint backlogs. But why?

Sep 11, 2018 29 Comments

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Announcing the Scrum Foundations Video Course

This new video series is the perfect primer for Scrum. It’s great prep for the Certified Scrum …

Aug 21, 2018 1 Comment

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Why Your Product Backlog Should Look Like an Iceberg

An agile product backlog should evolve over time, with product backlog items and user stories …

Aug 14, 2018 22 Comments

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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 33 Comments

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