What agile scrum artifacts are, and how can they help during your product development? Artifacts in Agile Scrum are information used by a scrum team and stakeholders to detail the product being developed, the actions taken to produce it, and the actions performed during the project. The agile scrum artifacts […]
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A simple introduction to the lifecycle of user stories in agile development… The “three Cs” model is a way to understand the lifecycle of user stories in software development—the three Cs stand for Card, Conversation, and Confirmation. The First C The Card is a placeholder for a conversation and a […]
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Fostering a sense of camaraderie and team spirit with fun and easy team-building activities helps boost morale, create social bonds between teammates, and make employees feel valued and respected as people, not just workers. Remote work has its disadvantages, such as the challenge of virtual team building and maintaining company […]
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Practical advice and insights for C-suite leaders and executives C-level leaders are often portrayed as impatient and time-starved, requiring perfection and detailed preparation when presenting to them. This can lead to significant employee burnout, low morale, and a lack of focus on strategy execution and revenue growth. Leaders should know […]
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A distributed team enables you to draw from a much larger talent pool but can come with challenges, especially in an Agile environment. Use these tips to improve collaboration and efficiency while building psychological safety and rapport on your team. With today’s modern technology, people can easily collaborate across the […]
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Lean principles and practices are guidelines and methodologies to maximize efficiency and minimize waste in business operations. Initially developed for manufacturing operations, they have been applied to various industries. Some fundamental principles and practices include: Some standard Lean practices include Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Pull System, 5S, and Total Productive […]
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After the past few years, it’s no wonder some leaders are feeling exhausted. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s recent announcement that she will step down as the country Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, recently announced her resignation, which has shocked many due to her steady and […]
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Scrum is an Agile framework for managing and completing complex projects. It is based on practices, roles, events, and artifacts that work together to help teams deliver value to their customers incrementally and iteratively. The following are the primary artifacts defined in Scrum: Product Backlog: This is a prioritized list […]
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Go faster than your competitors. That’s the promise of microservices – deploy more quickly, scale faster, and be more robust. It’s all about outcomes; how your organization is structured tremendously impacts those outcomes. It’s easy to say “Conway’s Law” and then move swiftly on. “But but but, but how?” James […]
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Backlog refinement (formerly known as backlog grooming) is when the product owner and some, or all, of the rest of the team, review items on the backlog to ensure the backlog contains the appropriate items, that they are prioritized, and that the items at the top of the backlog are […]
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