How many stories are in your team's backlog? How many items are on the To-Do list? Count them.
If you're like most other teams, the answer is: way too many.
What's up...
In once joined a team as a project manager and one of the first things I noticed was the lack of testers. Every team member was a developer and while...
Scrum teams and their JIRA Backlog.
Analysts and their Functional Requirements.
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Yet we tackle software development by spelling out a list of...
Fixed Price Projects have a bad reputation. If you've worked in our industry for a while, you'll understand why. We overpromise to close the sale and underdeliver when reality hits...
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None of us has ever been on a project where "they" stuck to the plan. It seems like stakeholders love to change their minds mid-project. These Clueless Customers derail our...
A new project starts with a slide deck. We'll think about the details of our problem, come up with a solution and present a high-level plan. The board agrees and...
Software engineers learn early on that building stuff means taking little steps at a time. Once you get into the profession, that means tickets. Whether you're doing Scrum or Kanban,...
In a not so distant past, I was a project manager.
I scoped projects, cleared the way for my team and solved problems when they arose.
And boy, did they arise.
I used...
The Project Manager in an Agile environment
With the shift to self-organized teams and Agile Software Development, we've seen the traditional manager role erode. The boss has been replaced by coaches...
