Kanban methodology: everything you need to know
Ask any project manager, director, or high-level manager, “what makes or breaks a successful project?” and they’ll tell you it’s working with people that...
Product development: 7 stages to turn ideas into a...
Building a product from scratch takes more than just a good idea. That idea needs to go through testing, a prototype, market research, and likely several iterations...
Scrum methodology: how to get started in your next...
Just like successful athletes learn by doing, so do corporate teams. If you’re going to be a star on the field or in the boardroom, you have to practice, and learn as...
The ultimate guide to scrum project management
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your team managed themselves? Imagine this. Your team shows up for work each day full of energy and enthusiasm. They know exactly what to...
The 4 Scrum ceremonies you need to bring structure to...
Sadly, a Scrum ceremony isn’t an ornate presentation that happens after a particularly effective headlock in the British sport of rugby. More’s the pity. In all...
What is the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)?
When you’re a small startup with only a few like-minded people on a single team, of course you can be flexible. But if you do things right, you won’t stay small...
What you need to know about quality assurance (and how...
Imagine playing Jenga with a set that contains one faulty block. Near the end of your game, you tap the end of the Jenga block to free it from the stack, and it cracks...
A guide to managing your product backlog
A successful product takes meticulous planning. With so many small tasks making up a greater product launch, tackling them all in due time can be challenging without a...
How to structure your Kanban flow efficiently
Improving efficiency is a never-ending process. By making your workflows more efficient, you can save time, money, and other resources. Kanban is an excellent way to do...
Traditional project management vs. Agile: how to choose
With Agile, Lean, and all the other new cool kids on the project management block, some managers act as if there’s nothing left to learn from traditional project...
Jira Pricing & Review: What you need to know
Choosing a project management software isn’t easy. After all, there are over 440 options listed on G2! But if you’re looking for an agile project management tool,...
Lean vs. Scrum: what’s the difference?
With Agile, Lean, and Scrum trending hard, chances are you’ve at least heard the different terms before. But can you explain the difference? Do you even understand it?...
Everything you need to know about Agile release...
In a perfect world, everything would always go according to plan. Development teams and project managers alike know just how important it is to stay on top of story...
Scrum vs. PMP: everything you want to know
Being in charge of a project isn’t a walk in the park. Without the right foundation it can feel more like walking through a field full of landmines. While...
10 best Scrum tools in 2024
We’re going to make a claim about Scrum that might shock you. Scrum isn’t a methodology or a process—it’s a technology. Sound crazy? We don’t...
The complete guide to Scrum meetings
Scrum meetings are an essential part of the Scrum framework. In fact, according to the Agile Manifesto, development teams need to engage in face-to-face conversations to...
What is a scrum sprint? [A quick guide]
Despite what it sounds like, a Scrum sprint has nothing to do with either rugby or track and field. A Scrum sprint actually describes the amount of work a development...
The 5 Scrum values and how to implement them
So you’ve decided to implement the Scrum framework in your company. If you do it without internalizing the Scrum Values, you may as well drop your team in the jungle...
Scrum Guide: ceremonies and artifacts in plain English
With ceremonies and artifacts, it’s easy to think the Scrum Guide is some kind of religious scripture. But you can learn the Scrum framework without feeling like...
Scrum vs. Waterfall: is the choice really that clear?
Scrum good. Waterfall bad. That’s as simple as many sources make it sound these days. Out with the old, in with the new. But what if we told you it wasn’t so...
What is Agile velocity and why should you care?
The Agile methodology is based on one core idea — deliver and reiterate. In other words, you’re not trying to build an entire system in one go. Instead, you deliver...
SAFe vs. Scrum: which is right for you?
“The world is Agile.” It’s a cliche by now, but that doesn’t make it less of a movement. Any company not using Agile processes in 2020 is liable to come...
The ultimate guide to Scrum principles
In rugby, a scrum is a method of resolving disputes over which side has the ball. The two opposing teams form up into three reinforced lines each, then push and shove...
The 4 Agile values your team should embrace
The four Agile values, as outlined in the Agile Manifesto, guide agile product development projects. Although conceived by software engineers, these values have...