scrum

The Vision, the Product Backlog and the Minimum Viable Product

Learn how the product vision, the product backlog, and the concept of a minimal viable product (MVP) can be combined…

14 years ago

Choosing the Right Agile Pilot Project

“Which project is best suited to pilot Agile?” is a question I get regularly asked. This blog post discusses the…

14 years ago

The Definition of Ready in Scrum

“Ready are you? What know you of ready?” says Yoda to Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movie “The Empire…

15 years ago

The Scrum Product Owner Role on One Page

The product owner is a product management role that emerged in Scrum in the late 1990ies. But many organisations still…

15 years ago

Stable Agile Teams

It’s not uncommon for me to visit a new client and discover that the agile development teams frequently change, sometimes…

15 years ago

Pull Processes with Lean, Kanban and Scrum

Pull processes do not only play an important role in Kanban, they are also fundamental to Scrum. This post characterises…

15 years ago

When Scrum is not a Good Fit

Scrum is a simple, powerful framework created to manage the development of complex products. But seeing Scrum as a silver…

15 years ago

Business Analysts in Scrum

Business analysts play an important role: Traditionally, they act as the link between the business units and IT, help to…

16 years ago

Refining the Product Backlog

Product backlog refinement, or grooming, plays an important part in delivering a product. Done correctly, it increases the chances of…

16 years ago

Avoiding Common Product Owner Mistakes

Applying the product owner role can be challenging. The role has diverse responsibilities, and its application is context-sensitive: it varies…

16 years ago