The Mountain Goat Software Blog

Troubleshooting Nightmarish Daily Scrums

Are your teams haunted by horrible daily scrums? Are team members suppressing screams of frustration as one person drones on and on? Or maybe standing like zombies waiting to give a robotic response?…

Daily Scrums Not Working? Try This Instead.

If team members are only going through the motions, you're probably doing daily scrums wrong. Discover a more effective way to approach daily scrums with your teams.

Daily Scrums: Synchronization Meetings, Not Status Meetings

Too many daily scrums are status meetings instead of a time for team members to share plans, progress, and problems with one another. Learn why and what you can do about it.

Public or Private Agile Training: Which Is Right for Me?

Thinking of getting Scrum certification or agile training for teams but confused about whether public or private is the better option? Get the answers you need.

Start Scrum by the Book: Don’t Finish There

As teams progress with Scrum, they can (and should) experiment with changes to their approach. But not at first. Learn more.

How to Stop Struggling with Sprint Planning

What are the danger signs that sprint planning is a struggle for your teams? And how can you turn it around? Find out in this video blog.

Should You Become a Product Owner?

Is product owner the right role for you? Discover 4 skills product owners need, 5 popular paths to product owner, and 4 questions to ask yourself when considering the job.

When Do Agile Teams Make Time for Innovation?

As Scrum teams have moved to shorter sprints, have they also lost the extra time to experiment freely? What can we do to reignite a spirit of innovation?