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Agile Decision Making: Good Decisions & Agile Plans

Find out how good agile plans enable good decisions, not perfect results.

Apr 02, 2024

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Boost Creativity by Embracing Scrum Framework Constraints

Before you break the rules of Scrum, consider how Scrum’s constraints enhance creativity and boost …

Mar 26, 2024

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7 Ways to Get the Best Estimates of Story Size

Agile teams often struggle to estimate product backlog items. Here are 7 ways to make solid improvements.

Mar 12, 2024 42 Comments

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GoatBot Answers 5 Questions about Retrospectives

We queried our agile AI tool, GoatBot, with 5 FAQs about retrospectives. See what GoatBot, trained …

Feb 27, 2024

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Unfinished Work Every Sprint? 3 Ways to Break the Habit

Sometimes, ambitious agile teams fail to deliver everything in a sprint. That's normal. But it …

Feb 13, 2024

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How to Overcome Resistance to Change

Moving to a Scrum or an agile way of working is beneficial but can be disruptive. Discover what you …

Jan 30, 2024

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Do Agile Teams Include Semi-Finished Work in Velocity?

Should teams receive partial credit on nearly finished stories when calculating their sprint …

Jan 16, 2024 38 Comments

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The Just Right Size for Agile Teams

Teams get things done far more quickly than one person could. But as team size grows, so …

Jan 02, 2024

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How Much Can You Really Tinker with Scrum?

Does Scrum work if you don’t have a Scrum Master? What about sprints? Estimates? And so …

Dec 12, 2023

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How to Engage & Help Busy Product Owners

With many competing pulls on their time, product owners can be hard to catch during a sprint. Learn …

Nov 28, 2023

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Sprint Review Agenda

While the demo itself is the most prominent part of a sprint review, running an effective review …

Nov 14, 2023 55 Comments

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Sprint Review: More Than Just A Demo

There’s much more to a sprint review than just a demo. Discover the purpose of a sprint review and …

Nov 07, 2023

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