Agile Epic vs. User Story: What’s the Difference?
User stories are a fundamental component of any agile development. They are lightweight requirements that represent new functionality that delivers value to business stakeholders.
SPIDR: An Alternative Method for Splitting User Stories
By keeping user stories small, it’s much easier for the team to do a little bit of everything all the time, a key principle of Scrum. SPIDR is one method of splitting stories in order to fit them into a sprint.
T-Shaped Scrum Teams: Speeding Throughput via Broader Skill Sets
Underperforming, over-specialized Scrum teams are a problem of the past. Start assembling T-shaped Scrum teams instead.
Foster a Positive Work Environment: Lessons from the Field
By applying sports coaching principles to the realm of software development, teams can create positive work environments that foster collaboration, growth, and success.
Ensure Effective UAT Processes With These 20 Expert Tips
20 members of Forbes Technology Council offer their expert advice on establishing effective user acceptance testing processes.
Powerful Strategies To Maximize Software Development Budgets
Deliver software projects on time and within budget by using effective software development budget strategies that deliver maximum ROI.
Failure is Not an F-Word: Reframe Failure as Experience
Failure is an essential ingredient in the learning process, so let's reframe failure as the learning experience it is.
Mastering Your Software Delivery: Simple Strategies to Ensure Business Value
Learn the foundational skills needed to create a product roadmap your development team can execute with speed, quality, and predictability.
Free Customer Journey Mapping [Template]
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Free Value Stream Mapping Assessment [Template]
Download our free Value Stream Mapping Template! Ready for deployment, includes conditional formatting to quickly identify bottlenecks and constraints.
The Art of Software Estimation
“Can I have this feature done this quarter?” “When can I release this to customers?” “I have a new idea. Can you do that too?” [...]
Dual-Track Agile and Spikes: Secrets of Maximum Agility
Learn how this approach to agile of dividing your work into "discovery" and "delivery" tracks can save you time and money while developing better software products.