The Product Coalition

MARCH 16, 2021

These are user stories at their most basic level, and if you’re going to master agile product development and become a truly great PM, you need to know how to write actionable stories that have maximum impact, why they’re so important, and when to implement them. Learning About Agile? What Are User Stories? Define ‘done.’ That’s great!

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As the pace of change continues to accelerate, embracing agility – the ability to turn on a dime for a dime – has become a key to ongoing success for many organizations. However, when companies launch Agile Transformations in hybrid environments, it can introduce a new set of challenges. All fit our definition of hybrid.

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Agile Velocity

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I recently had the opportunity to listen in during a LinkedIn/YouTube Live conversation between my fellow AV Transformation Coach Colleen Johnson and Roger Turnau, both seasoned Lean-Agile practitioners. Colleen and Roger gave special attention to the context of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe ® ). Maybe a first date?

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

More of my clients say they want business agility. Yet, we don't share a common definition of business agility. Actions matter when it comes to business agility. Since managers create and refine the culture, they can create an environment that supports business agility. Management Actions Create Business Agility.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

We often hear that agile is a mindset. That we need to change our thinking to use agility. We need behaviors if we want an agile culture. Which behaviors do we need for an agile culture? These are my definition of the minimum, necessary behaviors that promote agility. Behaviors Create an Agile Culture.

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Userpilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This is how Agile teams work. In waterfall project management, project managers report on their progress at the end of each of the key stages, like initiation, planning, or execution. If the objectives are delivered in tranches or increments, there could also be a review at the end of each delivery.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 19, 2020

Agile in a nutshell: Definition, values, principles, methodologies and basic understanding Continue reading on ProductCoalition.com ».

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 17, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions We are used to saying the Scrum is a perfect probe for organizations, as it will reliably discover all dysfunctionalities. Since the pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely, this unique capability has been kicked into overdrive regarding remote agile transitions. What are we fighting for?—?is

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Agile Velocity

MAY 20, 2020

The recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “ The Agile C-Suite ” 1 and Forbes article “Agile Isn’t New: What’s New Is The C-Suite Embracing It” have prompted some good discussion around the Agile Velocity virtual water cooler. . However, the case being made in this article is that “Agile is primarily for innovation”.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 27, 2018

Has the spirit of being agile been lost behind a mountain of rules? Agile vs. Being Agile Agile became popular shortly after ‘The Agile Software Development Manifesto ’ was published in 2001. Companies who focused on being agile saw great success, and others wanted to follow suit.

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Tyner Blain

MAY 24, 2017

Taking agile, a process otherwise optimized for small, cross-functional, collaborative teams and making it work at scale is fascinating. ” I’ve spent the last half-year in the beginning of my journey understanding how agile product management at scale can work. For agile at scale, I don’t believe this is true.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

Did you know you can maximize your chances of achieving desired business outcomes by combining DevOps with an Agile transformation? When you hear “Business Outcomes,” “DevOps,” and/or Agile transformation” – what comes to mind? We’ll share our definitions. (If Agile Transformation. You Keep Using Those Words….

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Gocious Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

Without tracking, measuring, and analyzing these figures, there is no definitive way to show success, find improvement opportunities, or learn from mistakes. These metrics are indicators of your company's internal health, the performance of your products on the market, and the efficiency of your processes.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 26, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile (Part 2): Virtual Liberating Structures Last week, we addressed basic practices and tools of remote agile with distributed teams. Liberating Structures also provide an excellent toolbox to handle Product Backlog refinements or improving the Definition of Done of an engineering organization. Well, then: ??

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Product Management University

AUGUST 15, 2023

It’s a logical question but the answer is a definitive no. Definitely yes but it’s not as complicated as you might think. Does portfolio management impact our agile process? Market segment priorities are far more data driven and objective than product priorities, which can be highly subjective due to the lack of quality data.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 18, 2020

Here’s how implementing agile localization into your workflow can help improve product quality and streamline your processes Today everything that can be agile is going agile. Agility has become a bonafide IT mantra for every process in the software development life cycle. What is Agile Localization?

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 14, 2020

Remote Agile (Part 5): Retrospectives with Distributed Teams TL; DR: A Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, how to master Zoom as well as common remote agile anti-patterns.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Scaled Agile Framework or SAFe ® is the most popular and far-reaching of the Agile scaling frameworks out there. Scaled Agile Framework is prescriptive! A common definition for this word is “enforcement of a rule or method”. The documentation available at Scaled Agile clearly highlights this dynamic. .

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Agile Velocity

JUNE 18, 2020

The global pandemic has accelerated the need for agility, making alignment on what agility means for an organization critical. Gain clarity on what agility means by comparing various models of business agility. Identify factors that will increase your organization’s agility . Business agility definitions 10:40 .

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CardBoard

AUGUST 7, 2023

Want to get better at writing Agile user stories? Maybe you’re a Scrum Master, Agile coach, or a member of a product team. In this guide, we’ll cover the basics: what are Agile user stories, how do you write them, and how to use them effectively. Let’s take your Agile user stories to the next level.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

When going through an Agile transformation, Agile teams often feel like they have a good handle on Agile and Scrum. But when asked about their progress toward the business outcomes their organization hopes to achieve by implementing Agile, their answer is not as confident. This is not unusual.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 14, 2024

And even if you can find an agile coaching or Scrum Master job, the pay is so terrible, you don’t want to take it. That’s because these managers think agile coaching and Scrum Mastering is a staff job, not a line job. That’s because potential employers think these jobs are staff positions.

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Roman Pichler

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Before I discuss how you can help an underachieving team, let’s briefly explore what good performance looks like, assuming that an agile, Scrum-based process is used. What’s more, an agile, self-managing team is collectively responsible for their performance. That’s the job of the Scrum Master or agile coach.

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Clever PM

AUGUST 2, 2017

We live in a day and age where there’s a ton of information and mis-information out there about pretty much every topic imaginable, and Agile development is certainly not immune to this phenomenon.

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The Basics of Product Management

MAY 4, 2020

Top 5 must know Agile vs Waterfall major differences. Agile vs Waterfall is not as common a debate as Scrum vs Kanban. Agile vs Waterfall. The agile vs waterfall comparison table is not a summary of agile vs waterfall pros and cons. Before proceeding further, do you completely understand Agile Methodology ?

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Scaled Agile Framework or SAFe ® is the most popular and far-reaching of the Agile scaling frameworks out there. Scaled Agile Framework is prescriptive! A common definition for this word is “enforcement of a rule or method”. The documentation available at Scaled Agile clearly highlights this dynamic. .

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 28, 2019

I want to share the most common and most significant issues with Agile implementation that I have seen in practice. What Agile is, has been initially described in the Agile Manifesto and further under 12 Agile Principles. Agile is called Agile because it is supposed to allow the team to react to change with agility.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

When going through an Agile transformation, Agile teams often feel like they have a good handle on Agile and Scrum. But when asked about their progress toward the business outcomes their organization hopes to achieve by implementing Agile, their answer is not as confident. This is not unusual.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

TL; DR: The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview with Dave West of Scrum.org Welcome to the Agile Movers & Shakers interview series. What brought you to ‘agile?’ “So When we worked in that way, we worked in a very Agile/Scrum type way. Next, I went to Forrester Research, where I covered Agile.

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Clever PM

JULY 20, 2017

We tend to take the fact that agility is important as a given, when the reality is that not everyone in the business world has reached the same conclusion. Thus, it’s important sometimes to take a step back and examine why agility actually matters, so that when we’re faced with people who aren’t as convinced as […].

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280 Group

AUGUST 26, 2022

Waterfall vs. Agile — The race to deep space! . But SpaceX has shown impressive progress leveraging an Agile production methodology that could compete with and even replace NASA’s waterfall processes. . Agile Product Development Leads to Advanced Innovation . BECOME AGILE. Is NASA Being Smart or Playing it Safe? .

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The Basics of Product Management

JULY 1, 2020

This article will discuss the importance of a healthy backlog along with important concepts like definition of ready (DoR), definition of done (DoD) and continuous product backlog refinement. Product Backlog Definition. Definition of Ready (DoR). In other words, the definitions should be elaborate, yet simple.

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 21, 2020

Have an agile mindset when working on the roadmap. The post Product Roadmap Guide – Definition and Examples appeared first on The Basics of Product Management. Constant feedback loop is important to maintain a healthy roadmap. Don’t fall into the waterfall trap. Feature requirements will always change.

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Modus Create

MARCH 8, 2022

What is Agile Release Planning? In Agile, a release is a group of software features that can be developed and deployed to the users in a given period. Adding more plans and meetings to an Agile team can seem like a slowdown which feels scary given that Agile is all about speed and deployments. How Do You Plan a Release?

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The Product Coalition

JULY 8, 2019

Everyone is hiring Product Marketing Managers (“PMMs”) and there is a great demand for expertise in this space, so read on for a strategic and tactical definition of “What is Product Marketing?”. We think these definitions are too one-dimensional because they’re focussed on products going TO the market. What is Product Marketing?

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Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager? ” (You might like Why an Agile Project Manager is Not a Scrum Master.). She's an agile project manager. When she manages programs, she's an agile program manager. See a ton more about this role in Create Your Successful Agile Project.) Scrum is not her job. That's fine.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. I believe that the first definition is more helpful, especially in an agile context. Listen to this article: [link]. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough. Its strength is, at least partly, based on its roles with the Scrum team being the fundamental unit.

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