Category Archives: Product Owner
Notifications 101
I often get asked about the notification capabilities in VersionOne. Here are a couple of the questions I always get asked. Continue reading
Getting Bang for Your Buck
In agile development, we work on the item that has the biggest bang for the buck. Here are some tips on how to apply this concept at the agile portfolio level in VersionOne. Continue reading
You Can Kanban
More and more customers are discussing Lean influences in their process, especially at the portfolio planning level and with operational groups. Here’s a quick summary of the Kanban functionality VersionOne offers. Continue reading
“You Want it When?” Tips for Release Forecasting
Release forecasting helps Product Owners get a good prediction of the amount of work that can be done on a project during a particular timeframe. The data entered into the fields in VersionOne allows you to play out various “what-if” scenarios for your project. Continue reading
Time to Visualize
Visualization allows you to observe at a very high level how your asset is tied to other assets within the application. There are many scenarios where visualization provides value. Continue reading
Charting the Course to Agile Development
I recently discussed some release planning approaches with a customer who had some traditional fixed project-type constraints: contractual relationship with milestones (in the form of multiple releases) and dates built in. Here are some tips on how to get through the smelly part of agile development. Continue reading
Oops I Did it Again… Maybe My Story Really is an Epic
Tips for Product Owners to turn stories into Epics when they realize the single piece of work is too large to be consumed in a single iteration. Continue reading
Creating Custom Fields…Get Your Customization On!!
Wanna learn how to create custom fields in VersionOne to capture the info that’s most important to you? Check out this video. Continue reading
Which VersionOne Edition is Right for You?
While it’s important to have a consistent look-and-feel and overall user experience across all VersionOne editions, each has been uniquely “right-sized” to support the needs of teams of different sizes and stages of their agile adoption. Learn the difference and how each one is used. Continue reading
Cutting Up the Pie with Investment Themes
This video shows how to use Investment Themes in VersionOne to simplify the important concept of making smarter investments with development resources. Continue reading