One of a Kind Beats Three of a Kind

One of a Kind Beats Three of a Kind

I worked with a team last week that had three business people who each established the team's priorities. This caused a number of problems for the team because they had no clear guidance on who to…
How to Estimate Velocity As an Agile Consultant

How to Estimate Velocity As an Agile Consultant

Many of you work in a dedicated in-house team, but some of you contract with companies for Scrum and agile consulting. One problem that sometimes arises as an agile contractor is when the prospective…
Providing Feedback to Team Members

Providing Feedback to Team Members

Even if you've taken the often stated agile stance of getting rid of periodic performance reviews in your organization, it can still be helpful to provide people with some commentary on how their…
Names Should Not Be Needed for User Stories

Names Should Not Be Needed for User Stories

I've never been a fan of naming user stories. Stories should generally be short enough that naming them should be necessary. Yes, novels and movies get names. But we don't name the sentences…