Agile and Scrum
SAFe® — Despised, Yet Successful?
TL; DR: SAFe® — Despised, Yet Successful? Many in the Agile community consider the Scaled Agile Framework designed by Dean Leffingwell…
Minimum Viable Library (2) — Product Owner Edition
TL; DR: The Minimum Viable Library Product Owner Edition The Minimum Viable Library Product Owner edition is available! Explore a…
The Peril of Adhering to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices — Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy (1)
TL; DR: Adherence to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices Administrative overreach and micromanagement in Scrum mainly arise from clinging to…
Minimum Viable Library (1) — Scrum Master Edition
TL; DR: The Minimum Viable Library for Scrum Masters The Minimum Viable Library is available! Explore a series of carefully…
Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy — The Big Picture of Why Scrum Fails?
TL; DR: Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy As the editing process of the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide is nearing its end, it is…
Product Discovery for Scrum Teams — Scrum Tools, Part 2
TL; DR: Product Discovery for Scrum Teams While Scrum excels at building and releasing Increments, it does not guarantee that…
Health Checks for Agile Teams — From Spotify to The Liberators to Self-Made
TL; DR: Health Checks for Agile Teams Agile teams thrive on continuous improvement and adaptability. Self-assessment isn’t just a health…
The Expensive Folly of the Oversized Product Backlog
TL; DR: The Costs of an Oversized Product Backlog Some Product Owners believe that a comprehensive Product Backlog is the…
The Uncomfortable Truth of Scaling ‘Agile’
TL; DR: The Uncomfortable Truth of Scaling Agile Agile transformations, scaling Agile from a team level to the whole organization,…
Useless Agile Metrics
TL; DR: Useless Agile Metrics Ideally, a metric is a leading indicator for a pattern change, allowing your Scrum team…