The Mountain Goat Software Blog

Why Your Product Backlog Should Look Like an Iceberg

An agile product backlog should evolve over time, with product backlog items and user stories rising toward the top according to priority. Learn how your team can make this happen.

An Agile Team Name Generator

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

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 conversation easier.

Self-Organizing Teams Are Not Put Together Randomly

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

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.

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 a way to stop that.

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.

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

Prioritizing bug fixes has always been a challenge in software development. Even though there are fewer bugs with an agile team the short iterations still make it a challenge to prioritize…