…made to adopt an agile approach. And so a natural question is whether the SRS can serve as the newly agile project's product backlog. Some teams contemplate going so far as rewriting the SRS into a product backlog with user stories. Let's consider whether that's necessary. But before taking up…

…number 10: 10) Applying Agile Beyond Software Development Agile can be applied well beyond software development. It’s been used for construction, planning weddings, marketing and more. These are my thoughts on how agile could have saved a hotel chain from an expensive mistake. 9) What Are Story Points? Story points…

…Calculate Story Points in Agile The best definition of story points is that they represent the effort to develop a user story or product backlog item. Effort is a question of time: how long it will take to finish something. Many factors go into determining effort, including The amount of…

…the film. A common agile project management question is “where is the critical path” on agile projects? Because agile projects are split into a sequence of iterations this question must be answered two ways: What is the critical path within an iteration? What is the critical path within a project?…

…of being good at agile estimating. When this team says the project will take six to eight months, stakeholders listen. They might be disappointed. After all, they wanted it in four months. But stakeholders in this situation with this team are far less likely to steamroll the team and tell…

…Pichler, one of his 'agile heroes. [00:35] - Brian shares about the book Strategise, 2nd Edition. [02:54] - Roman answers the question, “What is a Product Roadmap?” [03:58] - Roman explains if product roadmaps are helpful in an agile Scrum based context. [05:31] - Roman discusses using outcome-based goal-oriented roadmaps…

…this episode of the Agile Mentors podcast, Dallas Jackson joins Brian to delve into the human side of work and why it's essential to create work that fits people's lives rather than forcing humans to fit the work. They delve into the importance of understanding and appropriately responding to conflict…

…this episode of the “Agile Mentors” podcast, Karim Harbott joins Brian to discuss the importance of crafting a strong culture in an organization through his 5 Levers for Changing Organizational Culture. Listen in as they discuss the importance of aligning behaviors with the organization's strategy and the often-overlooked but critical…

…this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian takes listeners on a discovery of what sustainable pace is, what it isn’t, and how embracing a culture that is pro work-life balance can lead to not only enhanced well-being for your team members but also help them be more productive. Overview…

Most agile teams estimate relatively. This means they estimate items in comparison to other items. With relative estimation, a team doesn’t have to decide exactly how much effort is involved in developing a given product backlog item. Instead, the team only has to compare the item in question to other…

…to estimate and plan agile projects, I describe this phenomenon. It strikes such a chord of truth with everyone that they stop what they’re doing and become more attentive. (Did you catch that? They stop the other tasks they had been doing besides listening to the lesson.) We have become…

…Boyll says it’s part Agile mindset, part trust, and part Dungeons & Dragons—and we’re not arguing. Overview In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, guest host Scott Dunn sits down with Ginger Boyll, Director of Client Experience at Stable Kernel, for a refreshingly candid conversation about leadership, collaboration, and…

…values—or your people. From agile leadership lessons and real-world mistakes to personality-aware management and learning how (and when) to let teams fail forward, this conversation goes far beyond frameworks. If you’ve ever tried to implement something new and wondered why it didn’t stick, this one’s for you. References and resources…

…Intersection of AI and Agile with Emilia Breton #169: Building Practical AI for Agile Teams with Hunter Hillegas #175: When AI Makes Agile Teams Worse with Hunter Hillegas AI Doesn’t Eliminate Agile Teams — It Increases the Need for Great Ones by Mike Cohn How to Use AI for Product…

…so that ….. This agile user stories template originated with agile coach Rachel Davies at a UK company, Connextra, in the early 2000s. It has since become a recognized standard for expressing user stories. To understand why it has stood the test of time, we'll look at the elements, advantages,…