The aim of Sprint Planning is to select a few Product Backlog ordered, “ready” Items and derive a Sprint Backlog and a Sprint Goal.

Background This post discusses journey mapping, a visual representation of the customer journey experience, including all their...

Value Stream Mapping Value Stream Mapping, or material and information-flow mapping, is a lean management method. It analyzes the current...

In this document, we will discuss swarming and multitasking.

Background Ōno Taiichi (大野耐), the Codifier of the Toyota Production System said: “No one has more trouble than the person who claims to...

Q talks about velocity, how to use it and reminds you that the team commits to the Sprint Goal and not their forecast velocity.

This document will examine various strategies employed to categorize and rank the desires of stakeholders, users, and customers.

Q talks about "multitasking" and why it not only does not work but also causes lots of bad outcomes. Then he goes into swarming. If you are

Splitting and Slicing Backlog Items

Q talks about interviewing customers/users and all the "tiny" little things that can go wrong.

Q talks about the things we screw up in product management.

Q Talks about Product Managers and Product Owners.

Q talks about product bloat and how interpreting feedback helps minimize it.

Q borrows from some people and combine with his own ideas to define Business Agility.

Q talks about scaling communication and coordination between teams working to deliver a product. This is not only for Scrum teams!

Q talks about the Sprint Retrospective, the key event for continuous improvement. Hint: Please watch the Inspect and Adapt video before this

Q talks about inspecting people, processes and tools and adapting them to maximize flow.

Q talks about the Interrupt Buffer and how it can increase delivery predictability for Agile teams and avoid unnecessary stress for all invo

Q talks about Sprint Planning. However, a lot of what is discussed here can be used for any kind of short term planning, not only Scrum.

Q talks about the Sprint Review, a feedback mechanism for the Scrum Team or Teams and how to use it to maximize value.