It’s not uncommon for me to visit a new client and discover that the agile development teams frequently change, sometimes after every single sprint. Changing the team composition too frequently is usually undesirable, though. Teams need stability to flourish and realise their full potential. This post provides practical tips to help you create stable agile teams.
Pull processes do not only play an important role in Kanban, they are also fundamental to Scrum. This post characterises pull and how it differs from push, the traditional way of organising work.
Scrum is a simple, powerful framework created to manage the development of complex products. But seeing Scrum as a silver bullet is an easy trap to fall into, as this post illustrates.
Business analysts play an important role: Traditionally, they act as the link between the business units and IT, help to discover the user needs and the solution to address them, and specify requirements. But in Scrum, there is no business analyst role. So what happens to the individuals?
Product backlog refinement, or grooming, plays an important part in delivering a product. Done correctly, it increases the chances of offering a successful product. This article shares my tips to help you effectively refine your product backlog.
Applying the product owner role can be challenging. The role has diverse responsibilities, and its application is context-sensitive: it varies depending on the type of product, the product lifecycle stage, and the people involved. This post will help you recognise some of the most common product owner challenges.