…again to talk about Kanban Kanban is a pull system of working where work is ‘pulled’ in based on a team’s capacity. Whether it’s a card from a backlog, or a bin of items on a manufacturing floor, the concept of pulling in work is common to both kanban and…

…with Kert Peterson #12: Kanban with Kert Peterson What Happens When For Product Owners Subscribe to the Agile Mentors Podcast Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we’d love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps,…

…detail is needed in backlog items 16:12 - Who is the therapist on a Scrum team? 19:00 Is tasking out everything required for Sprint Planning? 23:41 - Kert talks about how Ken Schwaber called Scrum, “The Art of the Possible” 31:27 Brian and Kert talk about the Definition of Done…

…hear why retrospectives and backlog refinement are two of the most underrated (and powerful) drivers of team improvement. Whether you're new to Scrum or looking to reset a struggling team, this conversation will help you re-center on what the framework is really designed to do, and how to help your…

…their feet. It’s the backlog that’s backing everything up. In this episode, Brian and Cort tackle the big shift: as coding becomes faster and easier, the real challenge becomes knowing what to build, why, and whether it’s worth it. They talk about feature bloat, the myth of productivity, the “good…

…there from Lean, from Kanban, from everything, that if you really understood those, you'd kind of invent the practices, right? You do those and you go eventually to go, hey, we should probably meet every day. Or hey, if we tested first, that might be a really good thing. Brian…

…and prioritizes a product backlog that will achieve the product goal. In short, the product owner decides what the team will work on and in what order. If a team is not given a product owner, someone will inevitably step up to fill that role. Someone will say, “I guess…

…high-level estimates) on the Backlog. Programmers Pete/Patti: Why don’t we just follow your priorities and focus on development – they’re in priority order right? Customer Bob: Well yes. When we funded this initial increment it was based on your initial estimates. I realize they can change and I get the…

…might have noticed a kanban back there, however. 😊 So, in addition to novelty, the project needs a certain amount of complexity. One final element I believe is required in making a project appropriate for agile is urgency. The timeboxes and iterations of an agile approach are devised to keep…

…to use the product backlog as a tool for project success. [19:17] - Christina talks about inquiring about how the company connects developers to actual customers. [20:36] - A passion for continuing education: Christina recommends asking about how the company values additional learning experiences and how they reward individuals versus…

…Overplanning and white-knuckling the backlog = irrelevant user stories and wasted efforts. [07:25] - Reese shares her journey as a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and her initial motivation to uncover the reasons behind the persistent issues in Agile implementations. [08:54] - Brian uses the analogy of a road trip to…

…approaches including Scrum and Kanban Working in Iterations - Explaining why they are timeboxed, require collaboration, and completed work in every iteration Roles on an Agile Team - An overview of the key roles in agile including how existing roles change when you move to agile The Product Backlog -…