Agile Software Estimation With Scrum Planning Poker
Years ago I struggled with a dilemma: should I sit down to figure out how long it will take to create the software product, or just start writing [...]
Critical Roles for Building Great Apps: Technical Specialists vs. Generalists
You need a lot of technical know-how to build an app. But where does that know-how come from? In traditional software development, we typically leveraged highly skilled specialists for [...]
Planning For Your Agile Transformation
If only it could be that easy. But, like an actual rocket firing off into space, there is far more preparation to a successful agile launch than anyone [...]
What to Do When Agile is Failing (“We’re Doing it Wrong”)
Nothing is quite as frustrating as putting all your time and effort into an agile transformation and not achieving the expected results. You wanted more management of changing priorities, more project visibility, more team [...]
Scrum Artifacts: Your Tools for Successful Scrum
Find me on: LinkedIn Twitter As you build your Scrum toolkit, there are a few fundamental elements that are helpful for you and your team to understand on the [...]
Critical Roles for Building Great Apps: Leadership
Good leadership has always been a key component when building great software. In the past, Project Managers often held those keys to success. But today’s Agile development [...]
What the Heck is the Definition of Done?
Find me on: LinkedIn Twitter You’re sitting in sprint review with your development team, and the product owner is presenting a new feature to you and the other [...]
You Can’t Do Scrum with Distributed Teams (or Can You?)
Find me on:LinkedIn Twitter “Scrum can’t work with distributed teams. Physical proximity is crucial to agile success.” A statement I’ve heard in the past, in one form or [...]
How Using Checklists for Software Development Help Agile Teams Deliver More Business Value
Process documentation is incredibly useful but it can get lengthy. Learn how we use supporting checklists to help a team member navigate each aspect of our Scrum projects.
Shipping Early Helps You Adapt To Change
The Agile Manifesto states: "Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software." Here we discuss how shipping early empowers agile development teams to adapt to changes in order to meet that priority.
Scrum Ceremonies: A Key Way to Meet Your Business Goals
There are four types of Scrum ceremonies. This interview with one of our Ascendle Product Owners breaks down each of them for us.
ScrumMasters and Product Owners, Do You Use Checklists in Your Work?
Listen to the ScrumMaster Toolbox Podcast to hear Diana explain how she uses checklists in Scrum! Some team members might view checklists as “more bureaucracy” but in [...]
