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Welcome to our blog focused on the Agile Scrum Methodology! Here, you can find valuable resources, insights, information on Agile methodology , Scrum training, as well as practical tips and tricks to help you implement and use the methodology in your own workplace. Let’s get started and learn what Agile Scrum is all about!
Release Planning: Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow
To have a release you must have a start and end date, a set of work to be accomplished and a customer sign off. Why plan for this - reduce t
V. Lee Henson CST
Aug 18, 20186 min read
Agile Estimation - Game of Numbers?
It’s essential to every organization to make the best decisions possible when selecting which products to develop, and that’s why our discus
Ty Grigg
Aug 1, 20186 min read
Agile Velocity - Performance and Predictability
When a team has been together and consistent for a few sprints we can start working out a velocity range that the team is consistently capab
Ty Grigg
Aug 1, 20184 min read
Agile Teams: Co-location - 21st Century Challenges
For you and your co-located teams, take heed. You will run into a number of roadblocks, but these can be overcome. There will be technical c
Stephanie Lindstrom
Jul 27, 20184 min read
All about that Agile... no Treble
Why would a company want to invest in the Agile process? It has gone beyond the fad of the month and is becoming more mainstream in what is
V. Lee Henson CST
Jul 11, 20184 min read
Agile Marketing – Well Beyond Technology
Agile isn’t Just a Tech Thing Anymore
If your company doesn’t just do technology but needs to identify whether a solution, initiative or any
V. Lee Henson CST
Jul 9, 20183 min read
Scrumming our cross-country move
Scrum isn’t anything new to my family of five. We have been using Scrum to manage our household for a few years now. It’s worked well for th
Stacey Ackerman - Guest Post
Jun 21, 20183 min read
Agile Tips for a Non-Technical Team
When many of us hear the term, Scrum in an Agile environment, the knee jerk reaction is, oh, that does not apply to me because that process
Stephanie Lindstrom
Jun 13, 20182 min read
ScrumMaster DOs and 'Donuts'
The Scrum Master, the servant leader. The one who shepherds teams to become self organizing, efficient and effective. The core and soul to
Stephanie Lindstrom
Jun 5, 20182 min read
Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
The retrospective is one of the single most important ceremonies to help agile teams improve. Facilitation methods vary but can help teams d
Stephanie Lindstrom
May 31, 20183 min read
Daily Standup: Increasing Team Accountability
Using the Daily Standup / Daily Scrum to increase team accountability. It is not a reporting mechanism but a gauge of ongoing health for the
Ty Grigg
May 25, 20185 min read
PMI-PDC 2018 - Utah Playing To Win
Day one of the PMI Utah Professional Development Conference is in the books. Jacob & I each had an AMAZING session on day one and we are
V. Lee Henson
Apr 26, 20181 min read
AgileDad University: Writing Valuable User Stories
Writing an effective user story can be a lot of work. Is it really worth the extra effort? Isn’t it faster to just have the product owner
Ty Grigg
Apr 19, 20183 min read
Face to Face Coaching: More Than Words
We hear this countlessly within our Agile efforts that the most effective mode of communication is face to face. Yet increasingly the effort
V. Lee Henson CST
Apr 19, 20184 min read
AgileDad University - What are the three roles of Scrum?
AgileDad University takes a detailed look at scrum team roles. What are the three roles of Scrum? What are the distinct differences? What ar
Ty Grigg
Apr 12, 20183 min read
Agile: It's about Common Sense
One by one companies utilize efforts to become more Agile in their approach. In so doing, I am met time and time again with companies across
V. Lee Henson CST
Apr 4, 20183 min read
Product Backlog: Avoiding the Dreaded Backlog Rot
We oftentimes have requests that are submitted through well-meaning stakeholders that fill up our backlog. When those requests come in, we
V. Lee Henson CST
Mar 31, 20187 min read
Scrum - Accelerating Team Performance
When implementing Scrum into our workflow we don’t often think about the meaning of the word Scrum. Where did it come from? What does it
Ty Grigg
Mar 30, 20184 min read
Attitude Of Gratitude
Agile has not only changed the way that the world approaches work, but it has changed me personally. On this US Thanksgiving holiday...
V. Lee Henson
Nov 23, 20172 min read
Software Development Days Salt Lake City
I typically do not make it a habit to post about local events to an International audience, but in this case of rare exception I feel this
V. Lee Henson CST
Aug 29, 20172 min read
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