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MVPs Don't Validate the Product, They Validate the Need

Writing Great User Stories For Developing APIs

Start with the Hypothesis, Not the MVP

Start with the Hypothesis, Not the MVP
Uncategorized 4/24/19 Uncategorized 4/24/19

Start with the Hypothesis, Not the MVP

Often when we think about an MVP, we think about a barebones version of our product that we can use to validate any hypothesis that we can dream up. But,…

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Your Product Is Not Your Business
Uncategorized 3/11/19 Uncategorized 3/11/19

Your Product Is Not Your Business

At some point, every good Product Manager falls in love with their product. And after all, to truly realize your product’s full potential you often have to be its biggest…

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Spotting the Dark Matter Tasks on Your Team
Uncategorized 2/25/19 Uncategorized 2/25/19

Spotting the Dark Matter Tasks on Your Team

This post originally appeared on the PivotalTracker blog. Ever get the feeling that your team is working on more than what’s actually in their backlog? Even with the best-laid plans, there…

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Using an MMP to Discover the Best Solution for Your Problem
Uncategorized 2/18/19 Uncategorized 2/18/19

Using an MMP to Discover the Best Solution for Your Problem

Today, there’s no shortage of discussion about the need for Minumum Viable Products, or MVPs. However, where MVPs might fit in your own product development process is often unclear. Remember…

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How to Handle Stories That Aren't Completed in a Single Sprint
Uncategorized 1/21/19 Uncategorized 1/21/19

How to Handle Stories That Aren't Completed in a Single Sprint

One of the most common questions new Scrum teams face is how to handle stories that were not completed in one Sprint and must be rolled into the next Sprint….

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MVPs Don't Validate the Product, They Validate the Need
Uncategorized 12/10/18 Uncategorized 12/10/18

MVPs Don't Validate the Product, They Validate the Need

Today, everyone is talking about Minimum Viable Products, or MVPs. Startups are planning their first MVP to bring to market. Established organizations are deciding when the MVP of a new…

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Creating Great Sprint Goals
Uncategorized 12/3/18 Uncategorized 12/3/18

Creating Great Sprint Goals

This post originally appeared on the PivotalTracker blog. Let’s try an experiment. Open your Sprint Backlog and take a look at the stories that are slated for your current Sprint. Do…

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Agile Does NOT Make You Go Faster
Uncategorized 11/19/18 Uncategorized 11/19/18

Agile Does NOT Make You Go Faster

Today there’s no shortage of organizations undertaking an agile transformation. However, when you ask many of those organization’s leaders why they are pursuing an agile transformation in the first place,…

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Prioritizing Across the Themes in Your Product
Uncategorized 10/22/18 Uncategorized 10/22/18

Prioritizing Across the Themes in Your Product

This post originally appeared on the PivotalTracker blog. Prioritizing a single set of work for your team can be hard; prioritizing work across multiple sets of work can be nearly impossible….

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How Many Teams Can A Scrum Master Work With?
Uncategorized 10/8/18 Uncategorized 10/8/18

How Many Teams Can A Scrum Master Work With?

As someone who spends a majority of his time working with Scrum teams and Scrum Masters, one of the most common questions that I’m asked is “how many teams can…

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Start with the Hypothesis, Not the MVP
Your Product Is Not Your Business
Spotting the Dark Matter Tasks on Your Team
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How to Handle Stories That Aren't Completed in a Single Sprint
MVPs Don't Validate the Product, They Validate the Need
Creating Great Sprint Goals
Agile Does NOT Make You Go Faster

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    • Feb 18, 2019 Using an MMP to Discover the Best Solution for Your Problem
    • Dec 10, 2018 MVPs Don't Validate the Product, They Validate the Need
    • Nov 19, 2018 Agile Does NOT Make You Go Faster
    • Aug 27, 2018 Dividing and Conquering: Finding the Right Size for Your Team
    • Aug 13, 2018 Taking an Active Approach to Transparency in an Agile Team
    • Apr 23, 2018 Writing Great User Stories For Developing APIs
    • Apr 9, 2018 How To INVEST In Your User Stories
    • Mar 19, 2018 Plotting The Scrum Master’s Career Path
    • Feb 26, 2018 Finding The Right Scrum Master Job
    • Feb 5, 2018 Can the Length of Your Iteration Change in the Middle of Your Project?
    • Jan 22, 2018 Can The Scrum Master And Product Owner Roles Be Combined?
    • Dec 18, 2017 Finding Your First Job As A Scrum Master
    • Nov 27, 2017 Measuring The Value Of An Agile Team
    • Jul 17, 2017 The Case for Eliminating Epics
    • May 22, 2017 Is Your Process A Rose Or A Dandelion?
    • Mar 20, 2017 Start With Stickies, Not With Tools
    • Feb 20, 2017 Scrum Master Demand Is at It's Strongest Point Ever
    • Jan 23, 2017 3 Ways Product Owners Can Help with a Great Sprint Planning
    • Dec 19, 2016 Every Team Member Is a Scrum Master
    • Sep 26, 2016 The Daily Scrum is a Planning Meeting...Not a Status Meeting
    • Jun 20, 2016 What, When, How: The 3 Levels of Strategic Agile Planning
    • Jan 21, 2016 Get More out of Your Sprint Review
    • Dec 8, 2015 Saving Christmas with Scrum
    • Apr 20, 2015 Release Planning from the Top Down
    • Apr 2, 2015 Where Afternoon Standups Go Wrong
    • Jan 17, 2015 Choosing the Best Scrum Master
    • Dec 4, 2014 Getting the Most out of Your Scrum of Scrums
    • Nov 7, 2014 Themes versus Epics in 2 Minutes
    • Aug 15, 2014 Turning Your Standups on Their Head
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    • Jun 20, 2016 What, When, How: The 3 Levels of Strategic Agile Planning
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    • Jul 9, 2018 Using the Blocking and Tackling Backlog Refinement Pattern to Ensure a Great Sprint Planning
    • Jul 8, 2016 What's the Right Amount of Backlog Refinement?
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    • Oct 23, 2016 Solving Capability Debt Within Your Organization
  • coaching
    • Sep 10, 2018 Coaching Your Product Owner As A Scrum Master
  • customer development
    • Mar 13, 2013 If You Build It They Will Come, and Other Lies You've Been Told
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    • Jul 17, 2017 The Case for Eliminating Epics
    • Nov 7, 2014 Themes versus Epics in 2 Minutes
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    • Oct 23, 2010 No deadline. No ship. It’s that simple.
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    • Apr 24, 2019 Start with the Hypothesis, Not the MVP
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    • Feb 16, 2016 Beware Your Early Adopters
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    • Apr 24, 2019 Start with the Hypothesis, Not the MVP
    • Mar 11, 2019 Your Product Is Not Your Business
    • Feb 25, 2019 Spotting the Dark Matter Tasks on Your Team
    • Feb 18, 2019 Using an MMP to Discover the Best Solution for Your Problem
    • Dec 10, 2018 MVPs Don't Validate the Product, They Validate the Need
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    • Mar 11, 2019 Your Product Is Not Your Business
    • Feb 25, 2019 Spotting the Dark Matter Tasks on Your Team
    • Feb 18, 2019 Using an MMP to Discover the Best Solution for Your Problem
    • Dec 10, 2018 MVPs Don't Validate the Product, They Validate the Need
    • Dec 3, 2018 Creating Great Sprint Goals
    • Sep 10, 2018 Coaching Your Product Owner As A Scrum Master
    • Jul 9, 2018 Using the Blocking and Tackling Backlog Refinement Pattern to Ensure a Great Sprint Planning
    • Jan 22, 2018 Can The Scrum Master And Product Owner Roles Be Combined?
    • Jun 26, 2017 My Team Works Hard But We Never Seem To Finish. Why Not?
    • Apr 17, 2017 Putting Value First With The Reverse User Story
    • Jan 23, 2017 3 Ways Product Owners Can Help with a Great Sprint Planning
    • Jul 8, 2016 What's the Right Amount of Backlog Refinement?
    • Jun 20, 2016 What, When, How: The 3 Levels of Strategic Agile Planning
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    • Apr 20, 2015 Release Planning from the Top Down
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    • Jan 21, 2019 How to Handle Stories That Aren't Completed in a Single Sprint
    • Dec 3, 2018 Creating Great Sprint Goals
    • Oct 8, 2018 How Many Teams Can A Scrum Master Work With?
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    • Jul 23, 2018 Should A Manager Be A Scrum Master?
    • Jul 9, 2018 Using the Blocking and Tackling Backlog Refinement Pattern to Ensure a Great Sprint Planning
    • Apr 23, 2018 Writing Great User Stories For Developing APIs
    • Mar 19, 2018 Plotting The Scrum Master’s Career Path
    • Feb 26, 2018 Finding The Right Scrum Master Job
    • Feb 5, 2018 Can the Length of Your Iteration Change in the Middle of Your Project?
    • Jan 22, 2018 Can The Scrum Master And Product Owner Roles Be Combined?
    • Dec 18, 2017 Finding Your First Job As A Scrum Master
    • Nov 27, 2017 Measuring The Value Of An Agile Team
    • Oct 23, 2017 3 Simple Things Scrum Masters Can Do To Improve Their Craft
    • Sep 25, 2017 The Best Books to Help Scrum Masters Sharpen Their Skills
    • Aug 14, 2017 Becoming A Non-technical Scrum Master
    • Jun 26, 2017 My Team Works Hard But We Never Seem To Finish. Why Not?
    • Apr 17, 2017 Putting Value First With The Reverse User Story
    • Mar 20, 2017 Start With Stickies, Not With Tools
    • Feb 20, 2017 Scrum Master Demand Is at It's Strongest Point Ever
    • Jan 23, 2017 3 Ways Product Owners Can Help with a Great Sprint Planning
    • Dec 19, 2016 Every Team Member Is a Scrum Master
    • Sep 26, 2016 The Daily Scrum is a Planning Meeting...Not a Status Meeting
    • Aug 11, 2016 Choosing the Right Sprint Length
    • Jun 20, 2016 What, When, How: The 3 Levels of Strategic Agile Planning
    • May 8, 2016 The 3 Levels of a Scrum Master Removing Impediments
    • Jan 21, 2016 Get More out of Your Sprint Review
    • Dec 8, 2015 Saving Christmas with Scrum
    • Apr 20, 2015 Release Planning from the Top Down
    • Apr 2, 2015 Where Afternoon Standups Go Wrong
    • Jan 17, 2015 Choosing the Best Scrum Master
    • Dec 4, 2014 Getting the Most out of Your Scrum of Scrums
    • Nov 7, 2014 Themes versus Epics in 2 Minutes
    • Oct 24, 2014 Stop Estimating Spikes!
    • Aug 15, 2014 Turning Your Standups on Their Head
    • Jul 22, 2014 Meet the Timestamp Sticky
    • Jun 24, 2014 Stories versus Themes versus Epics
    • Apr 24, 2014 Using Hit Rate to Gauge Success
    • Mar 26, 2014 Velocity Is Not the Goal
  • scrum master
    • Oct 8, 2018 How Many Teams Can A Scrum Master Work With?
    • Sep 10, 2018 Coaching Your Product Owner As A Scrum Master
    • Jul 23, 2018 Should A Manager Be A Scrum Master?
    • Mar 19, 2018 Plotting The Scrum Master’s Career Path
    • Feb 26, 2018 Finding The Right Scrum Master Job
    • Jan 22, 2018 Can The Scrum Master And Product Owner Roles Be Combined?
    • Dec 18, 2017 Finding Your First Job As A Scrum Master
    • Oct 23, 2017 3 Simple Things Scrum Masters Can Do To Improve Their Craft
    • Sep 25, 2017 The Best Books to Help Scrum Masters Sharpen Their Skills
    • Aug 14, 2017 Becoming A Non-technical Scrum Master
    • Feb 20, 2017 Scrum Master Demand Is at It's Strongest Point Ever
    • Dec 19, 2016 Every Team Member Is a Scrum Master
    • Aug 11, 2016 Choosing the Right Sprint Length
    • May 8, 2016 The 3 Levels of a Scrum Master Removing Impediments
    • Jan 17, 2015 Choosing the Best Scrum Master
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    • Jan 21, 2019 How to Handle Stories That Aren't Completed in a Single Sprint
    • Dec 3, 2018 Creating Great Sprint Goals
    • May 28, 2018 The Destination Is The Goal, Not The Journey
    • Jun 26, 2017 My Team Works Hard But We Never Seem To Finish. Why Not?
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    • May 28, 2018 The Destination Is The Goal, Not The Journey
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    • Jul 9, 2018 Using the Blocking and Tackling Backlog Refinement Pattern to Ensure a Great Sprint Planning
    • Jun 4, 2018 Using An Estimation Grid To Improve User Story Estimation
    • Jan 23, 2017 3 Ways Product Owners Can Help with a Great Sprint Planning
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    • Jul 23, 2018 Should A Manager Be A Scrum Master?
    • May 7, 2018 Starting Your Team On The Right Foot With Team Chartering
    • Oct 23, 2016 Solving Capability Debt Within Your Organization
    • Mar 26, 2014 Velocity Is Not the Goal
    • Jan 28, 2014 Zappos and the Elimination of Managers
    • Feb 14, 2011 How to Build the Right Team
  • themes
    • Nov 7, 2014 Themes versus Epics in 2 Minutes
  • user stories
    • Feb 25, 2019 Spotting the Dark Matter Tasks on Your Team
    • Jan 21, 2019 How to Handle Stories That Aren't Completed in a Single Sprint
    • Jun 4, 2018 Using An Estimation Grid To Improve User Story Estimation
    • Apr 23, 2018 Writing Great User Stories For Developing APIs
    • Apr 9, 2018 How To INVEST In Your User Stories
    • Jul 17, 2017 The Case for Eliminating Epics
    • Apr 17, 2017 Putting Value First With The Reverse User Story
    • Jul 8, 2016 What's the Right Amount of Backlog Refinement?
    • Nov 10, 2015 Evil User Stories for Modeling Evil Users
    • Oct 14, 2015 The Choosers versus Users Dilemma
    • Mar 16, 2015 Splitting User Stories Across Teams
    • Feb 19, 2015 How to Best Slice User Stories
    • Nov 7, 2014 Themes versus Epics in 2 Minutes
    • Oct 24, 2014 Stop Estimating Spikes!
    • Aug 6, 2014 Using Personas to Give Backstories to Your Users
    • Jul 22, 2014 Meet the Timestamp Sticky
    • Jun 24, 2014 Stories versus Themes versus Epics
  • value
    • Nov 27, 2017 Measuring The Value Of An Agile Team
  • velocity
    • May 28, 2018 The Destination Is The Goal, Not The Journey
    • Nov 27, 2017 Measuring The Value Of An Agile Team

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