The Product Backlog must be ordered so that the Product Backlog Items represent a sequence of valuable pieces of product to be built. There is always a first item (not […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Backlog
Organizations often need to plan their product development further than just the next week or so. The Product Backlog is the artifact of Scrum that considers anything beyond the current […]
Scrum Rules: The Scope of Work Is Never Expanded Mid-Sprint
The Scrum Team plans their work in the Sprint Planning meeting and that planned scope (Product Backlog Items) is meant to be respected… it is a commitment by the team. […]
VIDEO: How Kanban and Scrum Work Together
Kanban and Scrum are not mutually exclusive. If you’re already doing Scrum, Kanban can help you improve the flow of work through your sprints and better manage your product backlog. […]
Promise Less for Better Sprints
We all do it from time to time: over-commit and under-deliver in sprints. In our work as Agile coaches, we at BERTEIG often encounter teams that are not able to […]
Definition of Done 101
The Dictionary Definition of Done Scrum does not tell us the exact Definition of Done… rather, it gives us some principles to work from. Consider: where does the definition of […]
Scrum is NOT for Project Management
Once Again for Emphasis: Scrum is NOT a Project Management Framework Scrum is for complex product development, enhancement or maintenance, not project management. The authors of the Scrum framework assert […]
Splitting User Stories
A common challenge faced by inexperienced Scrum teams is related to splitting user Stories (in Scrum, Product Backlog Items or PBIs) so that they are granular enough for development. The […]
Excessive Analysis and Planning
Regular big up-front analysis and planning is not necessary with Scrum. Instead, just get started and use constant feedback in the Sprint Review to adjust the team’s plans. Create the […]