The Product Goal of Margaret Thatcher
This is the third and final part of my series about Product Ownership concepts inspired by Netflix's "The Crown." To start from part one, check out The technical Debt of…
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Princess Di and the KVAs
This is the second part of my series about Product Ownership concepts inspired by Netflix's "The Crown". For part one, check out The technical Debt of Elizabeth Regina, Product Owner.…
Continue ReadingThe Technical Debt of Elizabeth Regina, Product Owner
Lately, my wife and I have been bingeing Netflix’s “The Crown,” and it’s made me start to see some connections between the British monarchy and Agile-- even though the British…
Continue ReadingShould a Product Owner Participate in the Daily Scrum?
I read a post by Carl Adamson today titled "Can I invite the Product Owner to the Daily Scrum." In the post, Carl points out that while in the past,…
Continue ReadingWhat is an Accountable Scrum Master
I've written several blog posts about the role of a Scrum Master. Most recently, I wrote about why we shouldn't refer to Scrum Masters as leaders. But the new revision…
Continue ReadingWe shouldn’t call Scrum Masters “Servant Leaders”
The new Scrum Guide came out on November 18th 2020. This first major revision in three years softens the language of many ideas in the guide, making it less prescriptive…
Continue ReadingMy Sole Intention Was Learning To Fly… (But Why?)
If you’ve even been to a scrum course or company training, you have probably heard of something called a “user story.” User stories are a way to present a functional…
Continue ReadingBuild A Horse
One of my favorite all time sayings goes like this: "A camel is a horse designed by a committee" This is by not by any way of denigrating camels, of…
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