Dependency Management Techniques

In an ideal world, Agile teams are set up to minimize the number of external dependencies, and if…

Virtual Exercise to Create or Update a Definition of Done

Outcomes as Enablers of Business Impact

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been in a situation where you felt like a team you were a…

Unlocking The Wisdom of the Crowd Through Communities of Practice

The Trust-Ownership Model

In their book The Agile Culture: Leading Through Trust and Ownership…

Exploratory Testing Quick Start

One of the many topics I’ve found it helpful to cover early while…

A Tale of Two Teams in Crisis: Different Leadership Styles, Different Outcomes

Making Hard Decisions about Priority with a Pyramid Backlog

Introduction

Daily Standup Patterns

Introductory Note: I’ve used variations on the patterns described in this post with teams I’ve worked with, and I’m…