Scrum: an iterative and incremental agile software development framework for managing product development.
By communicating clear expectation and agreements, teams create an environment where positive norms – rather than default habits – become their operating guidelines. Think of the “Team Agreements” as the glue that helps binds a team together. This glue: Fosters trust and openness Creates a common vision Generates a nutrient rich environment for …
An estimate by definition is: “an approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.” It is fundamentally a guess, a probability distribution. When estimating an Agile backlog, no promise is made. No warranty should be expressed or implied. (If you want a guarantee, buy a …
In this post, I take a short sail through the waters of refining an Agile Team’s backlog. The ideal condition for a team’s backlog (of both user stories and non-stories) is for it to be: Owned by the team High with signal Low on noise From this state, the crew can plan …
Don’t let the simplicity of the daily stand up agenda – “Yesterday, today, in my way” – fool you into thinking that it is easy to master. Behind this elegant minimalism you’ll discover fine grained coordination, emergent discovery, accountability, and the heartbeat for an entire team. Know what a good stand up looks like …
Agile User Stories are short, simple descriptions of a feature or function told from the perspective of the person who desires the new capability represented by the story, usually a customer. They focus on the result or value that the user or customer gets. User stories can be big (but not …
