Lauren St.Jean3 Practices Any Development Team Can Do Today To Improve TomorrowAfter years of working with engineering teams, I have come to the conclusion that teams are not unique snowflakes.Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
Lauren St.JeaninUX CollectiveWhat happened to the MVP?I’ve worked with a diverse group of software development teams throughout my years. Over the years I’ve seen a common theme emerge of how…Jul 10, 20192Jul 10, 20192
Lauren St.JeanQuick Fix For Your Agile RetrospectivesI’ve worked with many “scrum” teams that don’t have retrospective meetings. I believe that with any software development framework you use…May 29, 20181May 29, 20181
Lauren St.JeanOvercoming Organizational ResistanceNo matter who you are, you most likely have faced resistance or conflict in your professional or personal life. Though conflict can be…May 22, 2018May 22, 2018
Lauren St.Jean5 Signs Your Scrum Team Needs SupportA scrum team is a complex dynamic system, which makes it quite delicate and vulnerable to going off track if it lacks a strong foundation…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018
Lauren St.Jean5 Components to Empowering Your People for a Culture of Continuous ImprovementI’ve had the opportunity throughout my years to work with great people who can seem to move mountains. Always pushing for greatness and…Feb 6, 2018Feb 6, 2018
Lauren St.JeanTop 5 Reason Why Organizations Should Have Internal HackathonsWhy do companies put on internal hackathons? You don’t usually make millions off a hackathon ideas, you aren’t doing it to market your…Jan 31, 2018Jan 31, 2018
Lauren St.JeanProduct Owner Backlog BluesHow to work through common product owner scenarios that can cause an unhealthy product backlogJan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Lauren St.JeanTips For a Healthy Backlog in 2018It’s 2018, many of us have new year’s resolutions to start being healthier. Maybe we should start with our backlogsJan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Lauren St.JeanWhy having a separate week of QA in your sprint is not agileHave you ever asked an agile team their sprint length and they say, but a week of it is for QA? I’ve heard this often and it always makes…Jan 4, 20181Jan 4, 20181
