Posts by Dan Rawsthorne
What Does it Mean to Scale Agility?
Scaling Agility is a huge topic right now, with many different methods available. Most of these methods are based on Scrum and/or Kanban, so I thought it would be interesting to discuss what the scaling ‘problem’ actually is…
Read MoreThe Military Origins of Agility
The Military Origins of Agility – In honor of Memorial Day, we thought we’d pay tribute to our military by sharing with you another origin story; that of the origin of Agility within the US Military.
Read MoreShould Your Product Manager Be Your Product Owner?
Assume that you are on a Scrum Team doing development; your Team actually builds Product. Many people, including many Coaches and Trainers, would suggest that the Product Manager for that Product is your Team’s Product Owner.
Read MoreCalling it Quits: Abnormally Terminating a Sprint
The Product Owner may cancel a Sprint at any time. In Scrum-speak, this is called an Abnormal Termination because terminating a Sprint at all should be an abnormal or rare occurrence.
Read MoreSprint Length: What Length is the Right Length?
I am often asked, ‘How long should my Team’s Sprint be?’ and ‘Does the Sprint have to be a fixed-length?’ I find that it’s not enough to just say: ‘Don’t think too hard about it. If you’re using a reasonable environment and language like Java or dot-net, use a Sprint Length of two weeks.
Read MoreThe Release Sprint: How To Get The Product Out The Door
Introducing the Release Sprint. A Sprint with the goal of releasing product is called a Release Sprint. A Release Sprint is different from other Sprints in a couple of ways…
Read MoreThe Startup Sprint: How To Get Started By Doing Real Work
Introducing the Startup Sprint. The idea for the Startup Sprint is simple and it gets a Scrum Team up and running quickly.
Read MoreReady, Done and UnDone Work
Ready, Done and UnDone Work. Three of them that tend to confuse people are Ready, Done, and UnDone. I’d like to explain them here.
Read MoreFrom LeSS to SSwS
From LeSS to SSwS – When a Scrum Team gets too big, you need to have a way to scale it. As we’ve said before, scaling is never easy.
Read MoreScrum Q&A: Questions from a ScrumMaster & Answers from an Expert
Frequently, students leave our classrooms excited to implement what they’ve learned, only to discover that once they’re back at work they’ve got more questions. Never fear. We’re only a phone call or email away.
Read MoreManaging Known Unknowns: The PlaceHolder Story
One of the most common issues for Scrum Teams is what to do about work they expect to have to do during a Sprint, but don’t actually know the details about yet.
Read More5 Prioritization Factors
No matter the kind of prioritization, there are many factors involved. Here are 5 Prioritization Factors.
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