This Scrumism didn’t originate with me, but I’ve found myself using it on pretty much on every agile engagement I do. One of my favorite Scrum Masters was a gentleman named
When a new Scrum team takes their first swipe at estimating the tasks for a sprint, there is a lot of guessing that necessarily has to take place. They are
The second of the four points in the Manifesto for Agile Software Development is that we value “Working software over comprehensive documentation”. This is not to say that you don’t
One thing Scrumism teams get used to when I’m working with them is “current course and speed.” I especially take care to explain this concept if I’m working with management, or
The Scrumism for this post is one that I’m sure some of the Scrum teams I’ve worked with had gotten tired of hearing me say. When a Product Owner (PO) is working
The Agile Manifesto says we value individuals and interactions over processes and tools, which is where the idea of “self-directing teams” gets its genesis. When an organization is feeling its
So one of the cool things about Scrum is that it is fun to do. If you are an engineer, you got into the field because you like to build
We sometimes get caught up in the mechanics of delivering software and forget to give the requirements the attention they need. In the agile / Scrum world, the requirements are
One of our senior consultants at ArgonDigital once gave me some sage advice. I had asked him what the secret was to being a great consultant, and without hesitation he
It’s fun to ask a company or a team if they are using agile development methodologies. You might get a “no”, but you rarely get a “yes” that isn’t followed
I get asked about my favorite tips and tricks for writing stories in an agile backlog. One of my tips is to make it EASY for the engineers – give
In the Scrum view of the world, the Product Owner (PO) has accountability for the Product Backlog. This includes the responsibility for the Product Backlog items to be clearly expressed,
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