How Do I Increase the Velocity of My Scrum Team?
Velocity is a key metric in Scrum. This metric measures the amount of work a given team can tackle during a sprint. Learn how we increase velocity per sprint to maximize value and efficiency.
9 Agile Lessons Learned from the Experts
We decided to ask members of the Ascendle team – all experienced agile practitioners – to look back at their A-ha! moments while using Scrum to manage their client projects.
Scrum Ceremonies: The Blueprint to a Highly Effective Sprint
Scrum ceremonies are designed to facilitate communication and planning while maintaining the team’s focus on productivity and efficiency. In this post, we’ll look at how they keep your development team locked in and on track.
Using a ‘Walking Skeleton’ to Reduce Risk in Software Innovation
A walking skeleton is a basic set of code that acts as a “starter pack” for the development team.
15 Tips for Tracking and Correcting Your Company’s Tech Issues and Bugs
Unexpected tech issues and bugs during development can be frustrating and time-consuming to fix. Ascendle CEO Dave Todaro offers his tip so that you know how to resolve them when they arise.
Why Microservices and Why Should I Care?
Microservices are an evolutionary approach to building software. Learn more about what they are and how they can help you to create better applications.
User Story Acceptance Criteria
User stories are a critical element of the agile software development process. But they’re so different from traditional software requirement documents that many Scrum teams struggle to get them right.
Scrum Product Owner Roles and Responsibilities
Depending on how you look at it, the product owner on a Scrum team wields all the power… or next to none of it.
5 Simple Steps for Building Software
Don’t get me wrong…building software is hard work. Especially good software that customers are willing to pay for. But the development process can be pretty straightforward. Simple, even.
Using Business Goals to Keep Development on Track
Transcript I talk to a lot of people who struggle with getting the value out of their development teams that they expect, especially when they move to an [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Custom Software Development Options
If you have an idea for a software development project, but don't know how to code or how to even begin with the process, here are some steps you can take to make your vision a reality.
Writing User Stories: It’s Not as Difficult as You Think
Years ago I would spend weeks on end writing highly detailed software requirements specifications. They were works of art. The only problem? No one ever read them.
