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One of the most important activities of the sprint-planning meeting is defining the sprint goal. As an Agile consultant, I have seen that...

In my book (Agile Quality: A Practical Approach), I talked quite a bit about testing and test managers in particular and I also release a...

The Product Owner (PO) drives the project from the business point of view and possesses the main responsibility for the return of...

The current crisis caused by the covid-19 has helped us appreciate the flexibility and skills of great staff. To ensure they can meet our...

It is easy to understand why retrospectives are important as the engine of improvement. However, there is a difference between using a...

The PO’s job is to ensure the product backlog is always in good shape. This is his responsibility to the team. Over the years, I have...

If you are about to make a transition to Agile and decide to use Scrum as your preferred framework, it is important to know the benefits...

In an Agile environment, estimation is conducted by the team as part of their preparation for development. The estimation is done by...

Here I will share the most effective methods that I use to increase individual and team motivation. I know that there are many other...

Looking at the last few years, one can see more and more organizations using Agile frameworks (especially Scrum) as the preferred way to...

Although the team has the final authority regarding which stories to include in a sprint, the PO can still influence which stories are...

The software industry has become increasingly Agile-oriented. This transition requires not only the practical implementation of Agile...

Many questions arise when an organization starts the transformation to an Agile environment, some related to the adoption of the new...

The Agile success factors are the make-or-break factors for an agile team wanting to be agile. You just need to be aware of them and have...

To help your next sprint review meeting advance smoothly and meet its objectives, I have created a list of ideas and tips for you, which...

The “bucket system” is a way to ensure the estimation process for a large number of stories (greater than 40 and less than 500) is done...

In an Agile team, everyone contributes to the team goal, doing whatever it takes to successfully deliver a high-quality product. The nice...

There are a few good ways and techniques you can use to perform the retrospective meeting; below is a simple but very effective way of...

In any development process, there are situations where the team must perform preliminary research about some aspects of the work. This...

As part of the planning meeting, the Scrum development team initiates a process of story breakdown. Stories are divided into smaller...

Automation projects can be very challenging, even for the most experienced teams. Each automation project has its own challenges,...

Anyone who has ever participated in a daily Scrum meeting knows how difficult it is to run it effectively when you have challenging...

There are many different challenges that can influence your team’s ability to determine an accurate estimation. From my own experience,...

At the end of the sprint, the team adds up effort estimates associated with user stories that meet their Definition of Done. This total...

Scrum teams are structurally different from traditional development teams. The Scrum framework contains three mandatory roles that form a...

Agile testing is a software testing practice based on the values of Agile software development. It’s a continuous process – where the...

Although I hate to use the term Best Practices I still think that it’s the best way to describe the items below that are based on the...

As you probably know, Scrum teams work in short sprints of 2 to 4 weeks. During these sprints, the team uses the planning meeting to...

I started working in an Agile environment about ~10 years ago, having previously worked in methodologies such as "Waterfall" and...

Many theoretical descriptions explain the role of the Scrum Master as a key member of the Scrum team. However, these descriptions do not...

A good PO will give the team a product backlog with well-defined stories for planning. A great PO is one who understands he can...

Non-Functional Requirements (A.K.A – Technical Requirements/ Operational Requirements/System Qualities) are defined by the Scrum...