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3 Ways to Ensure Agile Training Works to Transform Your Teams

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Agile Collaboration: What It Is, How It Feels, and Why It Matters

Collaboration on high-performing teams is like a rowing team in perfect sync.

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5 Key Factors for Effective Product Backlog Prioritization

Confused about how to prioritize your backlog? These 5 factors will help to focus your efforts.

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5 Ways to Achieve Accurate Estimates That Everyone Trusts

Pressure for guarantees can ruin agile plans. Learn how to build stakeholder trust with accurate estimates.

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Lessons from Barbie for When a Project Absolutely Must Succeed

Discover 4 lessons from Barbie that can help your agile project succeed.

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The Surprising Cost of Bad Estimates

Bad plans lead to many well-known problems. Teams deliver later than expected. Or the budget is blown by…

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Agile Spikes Deliver Knowledge So Teams Can Deliver Products

Discover what spikes are and how teams use them to gain the knowledge they need to succeed.

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Short Answers to Big Questions about Agile Leaders

Discover 3 things that define agile leaders and explore their role in change and learning.

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User Stories: How to Create Story Maps

Story maps help to create a shared understanding of the product, visualize user needs, and elicit user story ideas. Discover how to create your own.

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What Does a Product Owner Do, When, and Why?

Ever wondered what product owners do? Have you scratched your head, wondering when they do it all, and why? If so, this blog is for you.

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Are Agile and Scrum Dead?

Have you heard the rumor that agile is dead, and Scrum along with it? Join me as I ponder the truth behind all the chatter.

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SPIDR: Five Simple but Powerful Ways to Split User Stories

Splitting user stories is hard. Here are the only five techniques you need to be able to slice any user story into small, manageable chunks of work.

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The Mountain Goat Software Blog

Live Online Certified Scrum Training Courses Now Available

3 Ways to Ensure Agile Training Works to Transform Your Teams

Agile Collaboration: What It Is, How It Feels, and Why It Matters

5 Key Factors for Effective Product Backlog Prioritization

Email Tips from Mike Cohn

5 Ways to Achieve Accurate Estimates That Everyone Trusts

Lessons from Barbie for When a Project Absolutely Must Succeed

The Surprising Cost of Bad Estimates

Agile Spikes Deliver Knowledge So Teams Can Deliver Products

Short Answers to Big Questions about Agile Leaders

User Stories: How to Create Story Maps

What Does a Product Owner Do, When, and Why?

Are Agile and Scrum Dead?

SPIDR: Five Simple but Powerful Ways to Split User Stories

The Mountain Goat Software Blog

Live Online Certified Scrum Training Courses Now Available

Scrum Foundations Video Series

Email Tips from Mike Cohn