The Mountain Goat Software Blog

Read this special Halloween post about five things in agile transitions that are can seem as scary as any ghost or zombie.

User stories can be deliberately vague at first but detail needs to be added eventually. There are two ways to do that. Here they are.

What do the testers do at the start of a sprint when there’s nothing to test? That problem is solved through team collaboration.

How much authority must an agile team be given before it can be considered self organizing. And is self-organizing a better term than self-managing?

Even though not everyone may work on a product backlog item, it’s still worth having the full team estimate. Here’s why.

Prepare the team before a Scrum Master goes on vacation.

Explore how Scrum Master careers can grow as teams mature.

See how Scrum Master responsibilities change as teams become more self-sufficient.

A micromanaging boss or stakeholder inhibits agility. The three questions in this article can help prevent management.

Incentives and bonuses can be used to reward agile teams but must be aligned with agile principles. Here are some tips on how to do that.

Understand how product ownership can scale when one product owner is not enough.

Learn when to hold Scrum events even if one person cannot attend.

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