What does it mean to have neurodiversity in Scrum Teams and how does that effect the “soft skills” needed? A client said that everyone on a Scrum team needs good […]
Coaching Techniques: The Coaching Agreement
Check out the 8-minute video about “The Coaching Agreement”. This is a simple technique that managers, coaches, Scrum Masters and team leads should consider implementing: Learn to become a coach […]
Product Owner vs. Business Analyst: What’s the Difference?
In my experience as an Agile coach, consultant and a trainer, I see many organizations put the Business Analyst into the Product Owner role on Scrum teams. This isn’t necessarily […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Creates and Maintains the Team’s Burndown Chart
The Product burndown chart tracks the amount of work remaining in the Product Backlog Sprint-by-Sprint. This burndown chart is updated every Sprint and is visible to the Scrum Team and […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Puts Known Defects at the Top of the Product Backlog
The Product Owner has complete authority over the ordering of the Product Backlog. However, it is strongly recommended that the Product Owner put all known defects at the top of […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Never Interrupts the Team Mid-Sprint With New Items
The Product Owner is involved with the other Team Members throughout the Sprint, but after the Sprint Planning meeting is completed, the Product Owner cannot add to the scope of […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Lets the Team Decide How Many Product Backlog Items to do in a Sprint
The Product Owner controls the order of the items in the Product Backlog, but not how many are done each Sprint. Instead, the team decides how many to do. This […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Avoids Telling the Team How to Solve a Technical Problem
Solving technical problems is the job of the product developers on the Scrum Team, not the Product Owner. The Product Owner is responsible for the product from a business and […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Avoids Doing Hand’s-On Technical Work With the Team
The Product Owner’s main responsibility is to maintain the Product Backlog through direct communication with the users and stakeholders. To do this well it will take most of the Product […]
Scrum Rules: Your Product Owner Has the Capacity to Respond Quickly to the Team’s Questions
The Product Owner needs to be highly available to the Scrum Team. If the Scrum Team has a question about a Product Backlog Item, then the Product Owner should be […]