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System-Level Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns

This article covers the perils of a lack of transparency limited to non-existing leadership support and why penny-pinching is the wrong approach.

May 1, 2024

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 1,566 Views · 1 Like

Reliability Models and Metrics for Test Engineering

Explore how reliability models and metrics help identify potential weak spots, anticipate failures, and build better products.

May 1, 2024

by Stelios Manioudakis, PhD

CORE

· 5,415 Views · 2 Likes

Boost Chapter Performance With the Chapter Health Diagnostic (Part 1)

Chapters can add a lot of value to an Agile organization. In this article, we introduce a tool to help define, measure, and increase chapter effectiveness.

April 29, 2024

by Ayman Idris

CORE

· 3,439 Views · 5 Likes

Jira For Product Managers: Useful Features Explained

Learn about the features of Jira that will help you manage a product as well as tools like the Roadmap and Backlog and some pro tips for each.

April 24, 2024

by Oleksandr Siryi

· 3,639 Views · 4 Likes

Software Testing as a Debugging Tool

Explore how software testing functions as a critical debugging tool, significantly enhancing code reliability and streamlining the development process.

April 24, 2024

by Shai Almog

CORE

· 2,229 Views · 3 Likes

How SRE Copilot Tools Will Transform Organizations

Copilot tools are beginning to blossom. Observability and SRE organizations will have to adapt to this world where Copilots become ubiquitous. Learn more here.

April 19, 2024

by Sriram Panyam

· 2,051 Views · 2 Likes

Creating Value With Scrum

Explore this guide of Scrum Master interview questions to identify suitable candidates as you gain insight to create value with Scrum.

April 17, 2024

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 3,014 Views · 2 Likes

DevOps vs SRE vs Platform Engineer vs Cloud Roles Explained

In this article, I offer my thoughts but recognize there's a great deal of room for interpretation for understanding the differences between these terms.

Updated April 12, 2024

by Amit Eyal Govrin

· 16,365 Views · 5 Likes

Decision-Making Model: SOLVED

Discover SOLVED: a decision-making model that can be used for making effective decisions throughout different stages of the software development lifecycle.

April 11, 2024

by Hardik Ghelani

· 3,391 Views · 3 Likes

Marty Cagan on the Product Operating Model and Scrum’s Future

In this interview with Marty Cagan, author of the book "Transformed," explore insights on revolutionizing product management and embracing empowered teams.

April 9, 2024

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 6,178 Views · 1 Like

“Agile” Does Not Work for You?

How to tackle fake agility with Johanna Rothman, from understanding (product and project) lifecycles to mitigating risk.

April 2, 2024

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 3,113 Views · 2 Likes

Demystifying Event Storming: Design Level, Identifying Bounded Contexts (Part 4)

Learn how event storming aids in identifying and defining bounded contexts, explore insights on different types, and discuss Conway's Law and external systems' influence.

April 2, 2024

by Alireza Rahmani Khalili

CORE

· 3,131 Views · 3 Likes

How Scrum Teams Fail Stakeholders

In this article, we uncover typical ways in which Scrum teams fail stakeholders, from overpromising results to poor risk communication to neglecting feedback.

March 26, 2024

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 1,981 Views · 4 Likes

RRR Retro and IPL for Rewards and Recognition

I've tried to build new retro themes, rewards programs, and recognition events based on trending topics, or modify the ones that already exist.

March 26, 2024

by Krishna P

· 1,503 Views · 4 Likes

Continuous Improvement as a Team

The top ten continuous improvement actions for teams, from scrum values to stakeholder inclusion to continuous learning.

March 19, 2024

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 4,679 Views · 7 Likes

Why We Built Smart Scaler

Smart Scaler uses AI to automate cloud service scaling based on application behaviors, optimizing performance and reducing costs.

March 12, 2024

by Prasad Dorbala

· 5,544 Views · 2 Likes

Sprint Anti-Patterns

This article covers the three Scrum accountabilities (formerly roles) and addresses interferences of stakeholders and IT/line management with this crucial Scrum event.

March 12, 2024

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 4,138 Views · 4 Likes

Finite State Machines: How to Enhance Software Testing

This article explores the pros and cons of FSMs via simple examples. Also, see a short comparison between FSMs and program graphs in software testing.

March 8, 2024

by Stelios Manioudakis, PhD

CORE

· 9,180 Views · 2 Likes

4 Metrics Your Development Team Can Leverage To Visualize and Accelerate Flow

The Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams introduces 4 key flow metrics that teams can use to improve their flow — this article introduces these metrics and ways to leverage them.

March 8, 2024

by Yuval Yeret

· 2,756 Views · 2 Likes

Exploring the Controversy Around SAFe's Approach to Product Ownership

How are SAFe product owners different from Scrum Guide product owners? Why is product ownership split between the product owner and product manager in SAFe?

March 6, 2024

by Yuval Yeret

· 3,954 Views · 3 Likes

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