Practical Agilist

Agile teams work best when they have longstanding purpose and are dedicated to one primary product or service. By contrast, in the older…

Agile is better when you mix it up. Combine Scrum and Kanban!

There is a purposeful tension about the way Epics, Features, and User Stories are written in an agile environment, focused on desired…

An Overview of The Practical Agilist Guidebook

I know, I’m sick of talking about “Is Agile Dead” topics too. But I see glimmers of hope in the market. Friends who have been looking for a…

The word mindset is elusive. Maybe you’ve heard people say “agile is a mindset” or “you need to understand the agile mindset to BE agile”…

Individual roles, agile frameworks, and certifications will come and go but, to me, one thing that is clear is that the ways of thinking…

Many teams that are just getting started think about using story points as a replacement for putting hours on tasks in their old project…

You may have noticed there is a lot of talk about OKRs lately. When you first learn about them, they may seem foreign and yet another…

As many teams learn the Agile Mindset, they struggle having too many large stories. Some linger on the board and spill over from one sprint…

Whenever I mentor a Scrum Master, there’s a variety of topics that come up all the time. But there’s a few in particular that tend to be…

Finding the connector of dots

I get asked this question a lot, so I take that as a sign that perhaps I should spend some time writing a blog post. Hope this helps…

It seems to me that the Scrum Master role is becoming quite common. Unfortunately, it’s fairly uncommon to find a truly great Scrum Master…

As leaders, we can only be successful if the people that report to us are successful. It is our job to create an environment that improves…

So, I don’t care what role you’re in, but if you’re on an agile team or working with one, there’s one thing you can work on that will…