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Three Questions to Determine If an Organization Is Agile

Three Questions to Determine If an Organization Is Agile

A lot of organizations claim to be agile. Here’s a quick way to see if they really are.

Advice on Conducting Agile Project Kickoff Meetings

Advice on Conducting Agile Project Kickoff Meetings

Traditionally managed projects begin with a kickoff meeting. Here’s why and how agile projects can do the same.

What Does It Mean to Be Potentially Releasable?

What Does It Mean to Be Potentially Releasable?

Scrum teams know they need to be potentially releasable at the end of the sprint. But do they know exactly what that means?

Why Agile Teams Should Estimate at Two Different Levels

Why Agile Teams Should Estimate at Two Different Levels

It’s important for most agile teams to estimate both their product and sprint backlogs. But why?

Free Scrum Foundations Video Course

Free Scrum Foundations Video Course

This video series is the perfect primer for Scrum. It’s great prep for the Certified Scrum Master or CSPO--and is equally valuable for anyone who just wants to know more about agile frameworks…

Why Your Product Backlog Should Look Like an Iceberg

Why Your Product Backlog Should Look Like an Iceberg

An agile product backlog should evolve over time, with product backlog items and user stories rising toward the top according to priority. Learn how your team can make this happen.

An Agile Team Name Generator

An Agile Team Name Generator

Are you struggling to find a catchy name for your agile team? Use this fun, mostly silly, generator to find the perfect nam

Six Guidelines for Saying No to a Stakeholder

Six Guidelines for Saying No to a Stakeholder

Telling a stakeholder you can’t work on their feature is difficult. Here are ways to make that conversation easier.

Self-Organizing Teams Are Not Put Together Randomly

Self-Organizing Teams Are Not Put Together Randomly

There are things leaders can do that will influence how a team self organizes.

Ten sentences with all the Scrum Master advice you’ll ever need

Ten sentences with all the Scrum Master advice you’ll ever need

Want to become an even better Scrum Master? Follow these 10 easy-to-remember practices.

How to Ensure You’re Working on the Most Important Items Each Iteration

How to Ensure You’re Working on the Most Important Items Each Iteration

Product owners often sacrifice progress toward important goals to put out short-term fires. There’s a way to stop that.

Four Quick Ways to Gain or Assess Team Consensus

Four Quick Ways to Gain or Assess Team Consensus

Agile team leaders often need to gauge or achieve consensus. Learn four of the best ways of doing that.