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 →
Posted in Backlog Management, Product & Release Planning, Product Owner, Program Management, Program Manager, Project Manager, Stakeholder
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Tagged agile development, agile portfolio management, agile product management, agile transformation, APM, estimated velocity, Planning, portfolio, Product Planning, Release, Release Plan
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While software-based tools are necessary to overcome the deficiencies that cards have around scaling, reporting and distributed teams, old-school tactile cards can still enrich many of your agile development activities. Continue reading →
Posted in Collaboration, Product & Release Planning, Product Tips & Tricks, Sprint Planning & Tracking
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Tagged agile collaboration, agile teams, agile transformation, cards, collocation, estimation, mobile, Product Planning, ranking backlog, relative estimation, stories, tactile cards
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In larger agile planning efforts, it can be quite helpful to keep your epics well-organized and prioritized. Simple drag-and-drop epic ranking and management is certainly an integral part of agile planning. Continue reading →
Posted in General, Product & Release Planning, Product Owner, Product Roadmapping, Product Tips & Tricks, Program Management, Program Manager, Sprint Planning & Tracking
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Tagged agile planning, agile portfolio management, APM, drag and drop epics, epic management, epic ranking, epic tree, Portfolio Management, Product Planning, Program, Scrum
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All Scrum tools can manage a backlog. There is a great variety in the power of these tools, however. Managing a small list of a few items is one thing. Being able to manage large backlogs is something we’re quite … Continue reading →
