Posts Tagged: product backlog
Forget about poker planning
Explaining agile estimating and planning is the hardest part when teaching a class. That’s because people freak out when they hear about story points and relative estimations. Why wouldn’t they? If you’ve ever done a project before in your life,
Forget about poker planning
Explaining agile estimating and planning is the hardest part when teaching a class. That’s because people freak out when they hear about story points and relative estimations. Why wouldn’t they? If you’ve ever done a project before in your life,
An iteration gone astray
Imagine this situation. You’re in the middle of an iteration and your burn down chart shows that at the current pace, your team is not going to finish all that was planned. In most organizations, this means talking to senior
An iteration gone astray
Imagine this situation. You’re in the middle of an iteration and your burn down chart shows that at the current pace, your team is not going to finish all that was planned. In most organizations, this means talking to senior
Small user stories generate flow
Creating user stories feels like common practice and is often experienced as ‘just a tool to communicate requirements’, but they can have a serious impact on the delivery of a team. I’ve watched different product owners in different projects pouring requirements
Small user stories generate flow
Creating user stories feels like common practice and is often experienced as ‘just a tool to communicate requirements’, but they can have a serious impact on the delivery of a team. I’ve watched different product owners in different projects pouring requirements
The characteristics of a great product owner
The success of an agile software development team is highly dependent on the quality of the product owner. As I’ve experienced several times, it’s not an easy role at all. According to me, following skills are a must: Create, market
The characteristics of a great product owner
The success of an agile software development team is highly dependent on the quality of the product owner. As I’ve experienced several times, it’s not an easy role at all. According to me, following skills are a must: Create, market
Agile makes sense
Today I got another insight why agile makes so much sense. Due to circumstances, I was asked to create a classic Gantt chart for a customer. Being in a hurry I agreed and carried on. Big mistake! While working on
Agile makes sense
Today I got another insight why agile makes so much sense. Due to circumstances, I was asked to create a classic Gantt chart for a customer. Being in a hurry I agreed and carried on. Big mistake! While working on
Estimating a city trip
Last weekend, I went to visit the city of Paris. With so many things to see and so little time, we decided to make a prioritized list of places to visit. Since this was my very first visit to Paris,
Estimating a city trip
Last weekend, I went to visit the city of Paris. With so many things to see and so little time, we decided to make a prioritized list of places to visit. Since this was my very first visit to Paris,
