Posts Tagged: Product owner

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,

How to prepare for a daily standup

The daily standup has become a routine in the lives of many people in software development. 78% of all agile teams hold daily standups, according to the 2011 State of Agile Development Survey from VersionOne. Each day, at a specific time, teams gather

How to prepare for a daily standup

The daily standup has become a routine in the lives of many people in software development. 78% of all agile teams hold daily standups, according to the 2011 State of Agile Development Survey from VersionOne. Each day, at a specific time, teams gather

Agile doesn’t always stick

  While the agile values and principles seem to be common sense to most people who discover them, some people abandon them after a while. This is a real mystery to me. Why would you even consider changing back to

Agile doesn’t always stick

  While the agile values and principles seem to be common sense to most people who discover them, some people abandon them after a while. This is a real mystery to me. Why would you even consider changing back to

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