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The Truth About User Stories: Unlocking Their Power in Agile Development

The Truth About User Stories: Unlocking Their Power in Agile Development

Aug 11, 2024 | Product Owner, User Stories

Discover how user stories improve communication, focus on user needs, and boost agile team success with practical insights & actionable tips.

Almost done – how to ruin your agility with unfinished user stories at the end of a sprint in Scrum!

Almost done – how to ruin your agility with unfinished user stories at the end of a sprint in Scrum!

Jan 5, 2023 | Scrum, User Stories

What to do with an almost finished story at the end of the sprint? Finish it? Carry it over? Put it back? Count 90% of the story points? 100%? 0%? We cannot predict the future. Unexpected things will happen and void our plans – no matter how thorough we plan. That is...
How to split a user story between two teams?

How to split a user story between two teams?

Apr 22, 2020 | Organization, Scrum, User Stories

Do you have user stories that need the expertise of more than one team? How do you organize this? The situation Your specific situation might be slightly different, but here is a common situation I have seen: The company organizes around a few technical platform teams...

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Low Performance Is a Leadership Problem, Not a People Problem

May 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

Do low performers exist? Learn how labeling people is not the solution and actually exacerbates the problem.

How Apollo 13 Proved the Power of Distributed Leadership

May 1, 2025 | Leadership, Organization

Understand the unique leadership style that enabled Apollo 13’s survival. Empowering teams can lead to extraordinary outcomes.

The Story Points Trap: How We Lost Sight of Real Value

Apr 27, 2025 | Scrum, Scrum Master, User Stories

Learn how to use velocity effectively within your team dynamics. It is a tool for insights, not a vanity metric to chase.

One Game. One Lesson. A Lifetime of Impact.

Apr 9, 2025 | Coaching, Scrum Master

Why do games in coaching work so well? What exactly makes them effective?

How to Respond When Teams Say Their Work Doesn’t Fit a Fixed Sprint

Mar 30, 2025 | Coaching, Developers, Product Owner, Scrum, Scrum Master

Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches get this objection regularly from engineering teams. This week’s article is about how to reply.

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