Project Scope, Schedule, Resources – Pick Two
In a perfect world we could have anything we want. And that goes with our professional perfect world as well. And in terms of project management, that would mean we could pick what we manage, when we...
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The Importance of Timeboxing and Iterations for Agile Planning
(In this blog post we share the first two of the areas that we address in our new free ebook called Ultimate Agile Planning Handbook)Timebox – EverythingTimeboxing refers to the act of putting strict...
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How to Ensure You Are Doing Proper Acceptance Criteria Testing?
The importance of requirementsRequirements are the lifeblood of the project. I need to establish first and foremost. Good, detailed requirements will carry the project team through to the end of a...
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3 plus 1 Awesome Features in TeamPulse You Probably Don’t Know About
In the last release we made some major improvements in TeamPulse so it can provide smoother experience on mobile devices. Now it’s even easier to track your work from your iPad or your...
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The Importance of Prioritizing and Sizing Your Backlog for Agile Planning
Prioritized and Sized BacklogFor agile planning to work, you must have a prioritized and sized (estimated) backlog. Aprioritized backlog is simply a list of work that needs to get done that is ordered...
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The Importance of Measuring Iteration Velocity and Capacity for Agile Planning
When iteratively planning an Agile project where the team partitions work into timeboxed iterations, understanding capacity is very important. Planning an iteration is very much like using a bucket to...
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[A Few Tips] How to Decompose User Stories and Assign Tasks
Decomposition into Tasks Your backlog is normally comprised of requirements in the form of User Stories which depict the resulting value required by the users of the system. During iteration planning,...
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Top 4 Challenges for Agile Planning
Despite trying to achieve simplicity, Agile teams may still run across difficult issues. In this section some of the more common challenges are explored. HANDLING INCOMPLETE WORK AT THE END OF AN...
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First 5 Agile Myhts- BUSTED
Agile has no Process, doesn’t have Documentation, doesn’t believe in Contracts, doesn’t follow a PlanThese four common agile myths most likely come straight from a misunderstanding of the Manifesto’s...
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The Truth About Agile | Top 30 Agile Myths- BUSTED
Agile is not suitable for fixed bid projectsBefore looking at this myth, it’s important to define “Fixed bid projects”. Does this mean fixed scope, schedule, and cost? History has proven that software...
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2 Quick Agile Myths- Busted?
Agile Projects don’t use Project Managers It is true Scrum doesn’t discuss Project Managers – it focuses on the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and the Development Team. Scrum is only one implementation...
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Personas- Who Are You Building Those Features For?
All people are different. In bazillion ways. Some are young, some – old. Highly educated or just in pre-school. Some like cats, others like dogs. Some have an iPhone, others use an Android phone. When...
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Two Agile Myths- BUSTED!
Agile is just a series of waterfalls There’s a lot more to being agile than just shortening the cycle. The waterfall process is defined by stages (or tollgates) that happen in serial - Requirements,...
View Article3 plus 1 Awesome Features in TeamPulse You Probably Don’t Know About
In the last release we made some major improvements in TeamPulse so it can provide smoother experience on mobile devices. Now it’s even easier to track your work from your iPad or your...
View ArticleThe Importance of Prioritizing and Sizing Your Backlog for Agile Planning
Prioritized and Sized BacklogFor agile planning to work, you must have a prioritized and sized (estimated) backlog. A prioritized backlog is simply a list of work that needs to get done that is ordered...
View ArticleThe Importance of Measuring Iteration Velocity and Capacity for Agile Planning
When iteratively planning an Agile project where the team partitions work into timeboxed iterations, understanding capacity is very important. Planning an iteration is very much like using a bucket to...
View Article[A Few Tips] How to Decompose User Stories and Assign Tasks
Decomposition into Tasks Your backlog is normally comprised of requirements in the form of User Stories which depict the resulting value required by the users of the system. During iteration planning,...
View ArticleTop 4 Challenges for Agile Planning
Despite trying to achieve simplicity, Agile teams may still run across difficult issues. In this section some of the more common challenges are explored. HANDLING INCOMPLETE WORK AT THE END OF AN...
View ArticleFirst 5 Agile Myhts- BUSTED
Agile has no Process, doesn’t have Documentation, doesn’t believe in Contracts, doesn’t follow a PlanThese four common agile myths most likely come straight from a misunderstanding of the Manifesto’s...
View ArticleThe Truth About Agile | Top 30 Agile Myths- BUSTED
Agile is not suitable for fixed bid projectsBefore looking at this myth, it’s important to define “Fixed bid projects”. Does this mean fixed scope, schedule, and cost? History has proven that software...
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