It's common for software teams to pay lip service to an agile process while undermining agile in practice. I call these behaviors "process smells."
Tag: Agile
If you're new to scrum, the idea of using agile points to estimate seems confusing and arbitrary. Why not just use hours? In fact, points are more accurate.
Agile sprints share some features in common with a waterfall development cycle, but reducing sprints to mini waterfalls is destructive for an agile team.
Teams that are new to agile estimation make several common mistakes that can cripple their effectiveness in the long term.
It's common for new teams to struggle with estimation. These three estimation techniques for agile teams can help ease the transition.
In many companies, managers also serve as scrum masters. But a manager's duties fundamentally conflict with those of a scrum master.
Handled properly, daily standups can increase productivity and transparency. But the ritual can become a problem. Here are ways to avoid standup pitfalls
Following a previous project management article, this article looks more closely at Scrum, hopefully enticing you to start using it to manage your projects.
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