Lessons Learned from an Ice Cream Social (A Retro On A Sprint Retrospective)
Sprint Retrospectives…the other bookend to Sprints. Retros mark the official end of the Sprint and provide teams the opportunity to reflect so the next Sprint is even more efficient. Like all meetings, Sprint Retrospectives can be very useful or attendants can leave feeling confused and even angry if they feel like their time was wasted. […]
Portfolio Kanban: Applying Lean & Agile Principles At The Portfolio Level [Keep Austin Agile 2016]
Presented at Keep Austin Agile 2016, William Baxter explains how a true Agile transformation goes beyond the team level and team practices through his experience coaching a media company in New York City. The case study presentation explores the good and the bad, the successes and failures. A favorite tip you can implement right away? […]
Why You Need To Jazz Up Your Boring User Stories
User stories are a staple of Agile practices. Most teams use the following standard three-clause template: As a USER I want FUNCTIONALITY So that BENEFIT Teams are generally successful at creating conversation around user stories following the prescribed format, especially if they add acceptance criteria and adhere […]