How Detailed Should a User Story Be? Capturing too much or too little detail in a user story causes problems. Here's how to get it right, iteratively.
Should a Team Assign Work During Sprint Planning? Some teams assign all tasks upfront. Others don’t. Here’s what works best.
Top 5 changes in the 2020 version of the Scrum Guide Recently the 2020 version of the Scrum Guide was released. What changes were made that you need to be aware of in order to keep up to date with Scrum?
Three Strategies for Fitting Refactoring into Your Sprints It can be challenging to find time for refactoring. These approaches will help.
A New Appointment Means New Agile Training Options Introducing our new SVP of Agile Training and Coaching, Brian Milner.
My Most Popular Blog Posts from 2020 I wrote 26 blog posts during 2020. In case you missed some of them, here are the most popular.
What Happens When You Use Agile for the Wrong Reasons? Knowing why you want to achieve will a goal will help you reach it.
Should Your Team Adopt No-Meeting Weeks? It can be very tempting to schedule a week without any meetings. But there are better ideas.
Are Estimates Ever Helpful to Developers? Team members often think estimates are only useful for stakeholders and managers. Here’s how they can help the team itself.
Use a Pre-Mortem to Identify Project Risks Before They Occur Talking about problems after they occur is too late. A pre-mortem can help a team avoid problems.
Can There Be Too Much Transparency? An agile team should provide visibility into its work. But not all work should be equally transparent.
Is 2020 a Gold Rush Year for New Scrum Masters? Scrum Master jobs are on the rise and so are their salaries. But is everything as it seems?
