The Product Coalition

MARCH 29, 2021

TL; DR: Product Backlog Defense Make no mistake: Your Product Backlog is the last line of defense preventing your Scrum Team from becoming a feature factory; hence Product Backlog defense is vital: Figure out a process that creates value for your customers. Moreover, have the courage?—?and and the discipline?—?to

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The Product Coalition

MAY 6, 2021

TL; DR: The Blame Game Retrospective There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Turning the Sprint Retrospective into a Blame Game Retrospective demonstrates a Scrum team’s lack of skills and professionalism.

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Product Talk

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sandrine Veillet ’s Product in Practice story perfectly exemplifies this. She took a multi-step, methodical approach to introduce continuous discovery, including enrolling a group of product people in the Master Class , having those participants coach and train others, and bringing stakeholders along for the journey.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

More Velocity brings more PBIs to completion and not necessarily more value out from those PBIs Photo by Victoire Joncheray on Unsplash Story points are tagged as an outcome of relative estimation to the Product Backlog Items (PBIs). But, have we got the real intent behind why we need to measure and show improvements in Team’s Velocity?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 17, 2021

There are plenty of Scrum stakeholder failures. Given that Scrum is a framework with a precise and concise yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Explore with me three widespread examples of how stakeholders fail their Scrum teams in three short video clips, totaling 6 minutes and 5 seconds. ??

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

TL; DR: The Scrum Guide 2020 The Scrum Guide 2020 is available now: Change is coming to make Scrum more accessible and inclusive beyond software development. Learn more about the changes, download the brand new and free Scrum Guide 2020 Reordered to spot patterns quickly, and join the Scrum community discussion.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

From Scrum Master to Development Team members, this set of questions addresses the foundations of a Scrum Team capability to build valuable products: technical excellence and what it takes to achieve this proficiency level. from keeping technical debt at bay to collaboratively creating a Product Backlog.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

TL; DR: 20 Questions to Ask the Product Owner to Get up to Speed as a New Scrum Master From Scrum Master to Product Owner, this set of questions addresses the future collaboration between the two individuals and the rest of the Scrum Team. emergent products in the complex domain?—?,

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 19, 2020

An unspoken anti-pattern across many organizations trying to embrace Scrum Photo by ???? The role of Scrum Master is that of a Servant Leader creating space to genuinely care for the individuals in the Scrum Master and the environment in which they do operate. None of these is done with authority on the people in the Scrum Team.

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The Product Coalition

JANUARY 18, 2021

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns from Job Ads Job ads for Scrum Master positions reveal great insight into an organization’s progress on becoming agile. I analyzed more than 50 job ads for Scrum Master positions to gain these. Meetup on Feb 3, 2021: Hands-on Agile #29: Scrum Guide 2020?—?Reloaded.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 16, 2021

User stories are an important part of product development, which means they’re something that any product manager worth their salt needs to master! Here’s everything you need to know about agile user stories for product managers. This is key for user-focused product development. What Are User Stories?

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 10, 2021

Introducing 4 Unexpected Elements to Include in Every Teaming Agreement Learn what your teaming agreements might be missing and ideas to go further. Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash A team working agreement is essentially a documented set of ground rules that a team creates to hold each other accountable to positive behaviors.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 26, 2021

The second stage refers to gathering data so that the Scrum Team can have data-informed Retrospectives. As I have observed in practice, many Scrum Teams either limit the data gathering part of the Retrospective, thus lacking vital information. Source : Scrum Guide 2020.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Everyday Failures on the Path of Becoming Agile Agile frameworks, like Scrum or Kanban, have been on the rise across organizations for many, many years now. 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of Scrum.) A significant part of the developer community meanwhile seems to despise Scrum , for example.

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Userpilot

JULY 8, 2022

If you are wondering what Feature-Driven Development (FDD) is and how it can improve your product management processes, you are in the right place! In FDD, the end-user is more directly involved in the process while in Scrum the Product Owner acts as the voice of the customer. If that sounds interesting, keep on reading!

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Userpilot

JULY 22, 2022

Would you like to learn how product managers should use it and when? We also look at how product development teams can apply it in their work. Shape Up helps product teams manage risk and uncertainty to develop and build quality products through clearly defined focused projects. Let’s dive in!

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Read more about why Scrum checklists are a handy tool if applied at an operational, hands-on level, reduce your cognitive load, and free up time for more relevant things. Do you want to get articles like this one from the Scrum Master Survival Guide in your inbox? 160 Examples of How to Improve as a Scrum Team?—?Download

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2020

Scrum Masters and agile coaches are close to either burnout or indifference. Product Owners who “own” the product by name only, and developers questioning why “Agile” is imposed upon them and often turns out to be just another form of micromanagement. ?? A “Scrum Master task” stressed by a prospective client.) “We

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The Product Coalition

MAY 27, 2020

Christiaan and Barry are both Professional Scrum Trainers (PST) with Scrum.org, dedicated early adopters of Liberating Structures, and co-authors of the upcoming Zombie Scrum Survival Guide. Both are Professional Scrum Trainers and Liberating Structures enthusiasts. If so, you can subscribe here and join 26k agile peers.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 12, 2019

TL; DR: Scrum First Principles Popularized by Elon Musk, utilizing first principles thinking to solve problems in an innovative, creative, and less biased way has proven popular in the tech community. Learn more about how to Elon Musk the Scrum Guide. Learn more about how to Elon Musk the Scrum Guide. its fundamentals?—?can

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CardBoard

AUGUST 7, 2023

Maybe you’re a Scrum Master, Agile coach, or a member of a product team. They’re a way to focus on the customer’s needs, foster communication within your team, and deliver a product that solves the problem. There are pitfalls that teams often stumble into. That’s a smart move.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 5, 2019

TL; DR: Scrum Master Anti-Patterns Scrum Master anti-patterns: The reasons why Scrum Masters violate the spirit of the Scrum Guide are multi-faceted. They run from ill-suited personal traits and the pursuit of individual agendas to frustration with the team itself. Source : Scrum Guide 2017.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 8, 2020

Results of a Virtual Strategy Session for Scrum Masters Regarding Remote Work Last week, 30-plus participants in the 23rd Hands-on Agile meetup had a virtual strategy session where they explored Liberating Structures’ Critical Uncertainties microstructure. Do you want to get this article in your inbox? directly taken from the skript?

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The Product Coalition

MAY 4, 2020

A Remote Daily Scrum with a Distributed Team We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools; we explored virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. This eighth article now looks into supporting a distributed Development Team organizing a remote Daily Scrum.

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Userpilot

JANUARY 21, 2021

Drawing a clear line between a product owner vs. product manager can be tough, given their varying roles from company to company. Factors such as the adoption of Scrum, size of the company, the structure of departments, and others also come into play. a Product Owner. In a hurry? Grab Our Bite-Sized Summary.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 2, 2020

Otherwise, the video accurately reflects how one way of collaborating with a distributed team using Zoom breakout rooms may work. If the video snippet does not play, please watch the video on Youtube: Remote Agile (1) Replay: Practices and Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners. ?? ?? Remote Agile Training?—?A

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

TL; DR: The Successful Scrum Master Meetup During the 19th Hands-on Agile meetup, 30-plus people addressed the path to becoming a successful Scrum Master or agile coach, following up on the “ Scrum Master Career 2020?—?Using even as a (very) large team by Scrum standards?—?, The Successful Scrum Master?—?Following

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Scrum Master encourages the Scrum Team to improve, within the Scrum process framework, its development process and practices to make it more effective and enjoyable for the next Sprint. By the end of the Sprint Retrospective, the Scrum Team should have identified improvements that it will implement in the next Sprint.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 27, 2020

Remote Agile (Part 7): Sprint Review with Distributed Teams TL; DR: A Remote Sprint Review with a Distributed Team We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools; we explored virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. What Does the Scrum Guide Say about the Sprint Review?

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Userpilot

JULY 17, 2023

How to choose the right product team structure for your SaaS? We also look at: Responsibilities of product teams Key roles you may want to include Different ways to structure your team Examples of different structures Let’s get right to it! They lead a team that consists of developers and designers.

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bpma ProductHub

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

But since this is the BPMA, we’re thinking about the oft-merged roles of Product Manager (PM) and Product Owner (PO). On January 23rd, Pragmatic Marketing hosted a webinar entitled “Six Ways Product Management’s Role Will Change in 2018.” Engages in market-sensing activities to determine the future of the product.

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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. Based on that article, I also ran a live virtual class, the recording of which will be made available soon on the Age-of-Product’s Youtube channel. scenario, our struggling startup.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 23, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital realm. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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Nulab

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

With work-from-home and distributed teams, companies may face challenges in maintaining communication and collaboration amongst team members, as well as issues in work productivity and accountability. Overview of Scrum process: Following it, we did a step by step demo on doing Scrum using Backlog.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 28, 2020

Read more to learn how to get your agile community going even without a dedicated budget and how to make it work with distributed teams. ?? There is no need to reinvent the wheel at the team-level; regularly sharing what has proven successful or a failure in the context of the transition will significantly ease the burden of learning.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Dave West is the Product Owner and CEO at Scrum.org. Prior to joining Scrum.org, Dave West was Chief Product Officer at Tasktop where he was responsible for product management, engineering, and architecture. When I was a RUP product manager I went to a large insurance company in the middle of the country.

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The Product Coalition

APRIL 1, 2020

Remote Agile (Part 3) In this third post of the Remote Agile series, we address the tool at the heart of working with a distributed team as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or Product Owner: Zoom. Remote Agile: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters & Agile Coaches? Let’s have a look at what mastering Zoom is all about.

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