Tag: agile-and-scrum

Why you need a perfectly groomed backlog for sprint planning

Why you need a perfectly groomed backlog for sprint planning

Product Management

Backlog grooming and sprint planning are both critically important to meeting your business and customer goals — and they’re also critically linked.

Sari Harrison
Jul 5, 2022 ⋅ 6 min read
Planning Poker: The Agile Way To Do Estimation For Scrum Planning

Planning poker: The agile way to do estimation for scrum teams

Product Management

Believe it or not, planning poker a lot like it sounds. Learn how it helps agile teams estimate the work required to achieve their sprint goals (and plan accordingly).

Robert Drury
Jun 29, 2022 ⋅ 6 min read
What is a sprint backlog and how to prioritize it (with examples)

What is a sprint backlog and how to prioritize it (with examples)

Product Management

You can’t plan for everything, but having a detailed, well-prioritized backlog can go a long way toward positioning your team for an efficient, fruitful sprint.

Bindiya Thakkar
Jun 28, 2022 ⋅ 6 min read
The daily scrum meeting: Overview, best practices, anti-patterns

The daily scrum meeting: Overview, best practices, anti-patterns

Product Management

When conducted effectively, the daily scrum can be a great tool for facilitating self-organization, accountability, and adaptability.

Anthony Murphy
Jun 22, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read
What Is A Sprint Review? Meeting Agenda Example And Best Practices

What is a sprint review? Meeting agenda example and overview

Product Management

Knowing how to run a sprint review is a prerequisite for any product management role, but it’s important to make the ceremony more than just a demo of work completed during a sprint.

Sara Nguyen
Jun 17, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read
The 12 Agile Manifesto Principles And How To Adopt Them

The 12 Agile Manifesto principles and how to adopt them

Product Management

The Agile principles are statements that add more color to the higher-level values of the Agile Manifesto. Learn how they promote continuous learning and improvement in an increasingly unpredictable world.

Jordan Lamborn
Jun 16, 2022 ⋅ 7 min read
What Is Sprint Planning? Guide And Best Practices

What is sprint planning? Guide and meeting agenda cheat sheet

Product Management

Sprint planning is an important scrum ceremony in which the product manager and developers decide what work the team will commit to in the upcoming sprint.

Bill Ryan
Jun 15, 2022 ⋅ 7 min read