Scrum Framework: The Secret to Developing Custom Software Quickly
The Scrum framework is an agile software development process that focuses on deriving the most business value possible for your organization. Learn more here.
Utilizing Resources Outside the Scrum Team
If you're not going to utilize a team member enough to offset the amount of time they’ll spend in Scrum ceremonies, consider utilizing them as an external resource for Scrum teams instead.
“I Suspect My CTO’s the Problem …Now What?” – Musings from a Technology Leader
Those are some pretty strong words. So I’ll ask the CEO, “Why do you suspect that? What are you seeing?” And I’ll hear things like: The software development [...]
Why Your Company Needs to Adopt a Software Mindset
You may not be an industry leader – yet – but surely your business model is designed so that you can sustain a competitive edge or gain [...]
Innovation Success Can Only Be Achieved Through Strong Technical Leadership
You can spend years building out a full, robust solution which may be technically perfect, but is delivered so late you miss the market opportunity. Strong technical leadership is the key.
Driving Business Results with Scrum
This could be your sales team wanting new features to help them sell product. It could be your leadership team wanting to realize their vision for the product [...]
Trainer, Coach, Mentor, Therapist: Being a Manager for a Scrum Team
Find me on: LinkedIn I’ve written a lot about what goes on inside a Scrum team. About teamwork, servant leadership, and empowerment. I’ve also written about leaders on a [...]
Writing Epic User Stories Even Homer Would Envy
In the world of agile development, an “epic” is a user story that’s too big to fit in a production sprint. And that fits right in with [...]
The Sprint’s Almost Over and the Scrum Team is Sitting on Their Hands (You Think)
In my experience, Scrum teams are rarely, if ever, “sitting on their hands.” Lack of visible progress can stem from multiple factors, none of them good when you’re [...]
What is a User Story?
User Stories are one of the most important parts of agile development. Yes, user stories replace those traditional requirements and specifications docs. But they do it in such [...]
ScrumMaster Roles and Responsibilities
Find me on: LinkedIn For those not familiar with agile development and Scrum, a ScrumMaster may sound like a new term for project manager. Those familiar with [...]
What is Scrum?
Find me on: LinkedIn Twitter Scrum is a term you'll often hear in software development conversations these days. But unless you're already familiar with it, you might not know [...]
