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The Sprint Goal: What It Is and How It Can Help Sprint goals are something every Scrum team should try to create. Learn what sprint goals are and …
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Definition of Ready: What It Is and Why Its Dangerous This post explains how to use a Definition of Ready successfully and avoid it becoming a first step …
Agile Mentors Community: My Favorite Agile Resource If I could make only one recommendation for an agile resource, this would be it…
What Product Owners Do & 7 Mistakes to Avoid Learn what good product owners do to avoid 7 common product owner mistakes.
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Agile Teams: Concurrent Engineering & Overlapping Work Overlapping work is one element of agile that is difficult for teams to understand and master. …
Don’t Call the Scrum Police: Agile Rules Are Rare Mountain Goat Software announces ScrumPolice.com, a mock website based on a very real issue: Too …
Agile Requirements Gathering: Three Types of Requirements Deadlines are often missed because teams fail to consider emergent requirements. Learn about the 3 …
Why I Don’t Emphasize Sprint Goals Sprint goals are considered a mandatory part of Scrum. Here’s why I disagree.