The Importance of Product Backlog Management in Today’s Agile Landscape
Product backlog management is gaining a lot of attention in the Agile community right now—and for good reason. From my experience working with organizations across various industries, one of the most significant areas where I see teams struggle is in managing their product backlogs effectively. Let’s be honest, product backlogs are often neglected or underdeveloped, […]
Mastering Product Backlog Management: Insights from the New Scrum.org Course
In today’s fast-paced Agile environments, effective product backlog management is key to ensuring teams stay focused, aligned, and efficient. Scrum.org has recently launched a new Product Backlog Management course, and it’s shaping up to be an exciting addition to their offerings. Having worked with countless teams and seen firsthand how backlog mismanagement can derail progress, […]
What Does a Poor Product Backlog Look Like?
The Order of Product Backlogs In the world of Agile and Scrum, a question I often encounter is, “What does a poor product backlog look like?” Identifying a Poor Product Backlog Spotting a poor product backlog, in my experience, is just imagining a backlog that feels unordered, where the critical items aren’t prioritised. 🚫 When […]
How critical is a Product Owner in developing a great Product Backlog?
The Pivotal Role of a Product Owner in Cultivating a Stellar Product Backlog I’d like to clarify a vital question in the Agile world, “How critical is a product owner in developing a great product backlog?”. 💫 Come with me into the linchpin role that a product owner plays in orchestrating a successful product backlog, […]
If your backlog is not refined then you are doing it wrong
Most Scrum Teams that I encounter don’t do refinement of their Product Backlog and try to work on things that they don’t understand correctly. However, if you get to the Sprint Planning event and your backlog is not ready, then you are doing it wrong. If what you build is not of good quality then […]
Release planning and predictable delivery
Many organisations wrestle with the seeming incompatibility between agile and release management and they struggle with release planning and predictable delivery.
No Estimates and is it advisable for a Scrum Team to adopt it?
As part of the Scrum.org webinar “Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer – Martin Hinshelwood – Answering Your Most Pressing Scrum Questions” I was asked a number of questions. Since not only was I on the spot and live, I thought that I should answer each question that was asked again here, as well as those […]