Agile Transformation Insights
How Do We Know We’re Ready to Start Development?
Teams want to jump straight to execution on a new project, but then spend several...
3 Patterns to Slice a Requirement
You know the requirement is large and needs to be “sliced” into smaller pieces. But...
Effective Use of Constraints: Scrum vs. Kanban
In the first post in this series, I introduced the concept of Complex Adaptive Systems...
The Dimensions of Coaching Responsibility
Being a coach is unlike the other roles I’ve had in my career. As a...
Do My Requirements Have to Be User Stories?
“My team is using a Scrum framework. Do I have to write requirements as user...
3 Strategies for Building Strong Stakeholder Relationships
Love them or hate them, stakeholders as business analysts or project managers need you to work...
Story maps and product roadmaps are common tools used by Agile teams; however, these are...
The Agile Mindset: Being Before Doing
Is your organization Agile? When we ask this question to organizations we often hear that,...
Can a Business Analyst be a ScrumMaster?
When teams are new to Agile, they identify who can fill the ScrumMaster role. Often,...
How Can a Business Analyst Support My Agile Project?
“Our team is an Agile team; what would a business analyst do?” Have you heard...
Why Are Requirements Important to Agile?
The Agile Manifesto has 4 key value statements. Individuals and Interaction over Process and Tools...
Measuring Progress: EVM or Velocity?
There are many advocates in the world that state Earned Value Management (EVM) is the...