Posts tagged with: agile
Splitting User Stories and Hamburgers
On paper writing a good user story sounds easy. “As a … I want.. So that I can”. While that may convey the basics it does not always actually tell......
Better User Stories Mini Course Free for Two Weeks
Mike Cohn over at Succeeding with Agile has a mini course on writing better user stories that he is making available for 2 weeks. This 20 minute training looks at some of......
Telling a Compelling Story for Telehealth
In this short marketing video American Well outlines a compelling story for their Telehealth product by spotlighting many of those things that people commonly experience and telling a story of......
To handle uncertainty and risk.. use Spikes
I had this tagged for a blog post for quite a while now and since we had a similar situation come up in sprint planning for the ED tool yesterday......
Using medium-term goals to drive Now vs Not-Now prioritization
Mike Cohn posted an article a few years ago on Now vs Not-Now Prioritization Along with Medium-Term Goals. The article is a good read. In the article he states. At......
Project Pre-Kickoff Road-mapping and Scoping
In many cases we are asked to give a WAG for a project very early in the process. This typically includes the assumptions we made, and any known risks. As......
The value of an effective stand-up
Lately, I have been thinking about how we could execute our stand-up meeting better. Usually when I start questioning the effectiveness of something I like to refocus on the intended......
I love you Agile – here is my Waterfall breakup Letter
I came across an agile retrospective activity that asked participants to write a breakup letter for parts of your process that you wanted to break up with or a love......
[We] ain’t afraid of no [retrospective] (Retrospective Activity)
I previously blogged about how important I think retrospectives are, and you can read it here. We recently decided to try and mix up our team EOS Level 10 meeting......
Using visual aids for actionable reflection
Without reflection there can be no learning. Reflection is the time when we look at what we have done, including actions and behaviors, and evaluate what worked or did not......