The Mountain Goat Software Blog

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

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

Shape the backlog so near-term items are detailed and lower-priority work stays lighter.

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

Learn how to say no to stakeholder requests while preserving trust and keeping focus on value.

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

Want to become an even better Scrum Master? Follow these 10 easy-to-remember practices.

Keep urgent work from crowding out the goals that matter most.

Agile team leaders often need to gauge or achieve consensus. Learn four of the best ways of doing that.

Prioritize bug fixes quickly using clear policies instead of repeated case-by-case debates.

We may think the Beatles simply sang about love, walruses and peace. But their songs actually contain profound agile lessons.

Here are five key lessons I learned that were instrumental in my career. See if learning them could help your career, too.

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