by Stefan Wolpers | Nov 21, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product discovery, Product Increment, Product Owner
TL;DR: Value Creation in Scrum As a tactical framework, Scrum is good at delivering Increments into customers’ hands. As we work in iterations, we probably do that several times per month, mitigating risk by closing feedback loops. Nevertheless, there is a potentially...
by Stefan Wolpers | Oct 3, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, hands-on agile meetup, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Video, Videos, Webinars
TL; DR: HoA #44: Honey, I Shrunk the Backlog w/ Allan Kelly In this energizing 44th Hands-on Agile session on product backlog management, Allan Kelly clarified one thing: The backlog was a great idea until it wasn’t. Many successful teams deliver backlog items daily,...
by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 12, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Development Team, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product Owner, Sprint planning
TL; DR: Product Backlog Principles Contrary to popular belief, the Product Owner does not have dictatorial powers regarding the composition and order of the Product Backlog. Instead, Scrum as a framework is based on a delicate system of checks and balances,...
by Stefan Wolpers | Aug 28, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Product backlog refinement, Scrum first principles, Scrum Master anti-patterns
TL; DR: Product Backlog Refinement First Principles The Product Backlog refinement is a continuous process to create actionable Product Backlogs, enabling a Scrum Team to run Sprint Plannings at a moment’s notice. Consequently, refinement is about creating alignment...
by Stefan Wolpers | Apr 10, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Product backlog refinement, Scrum anti-patterns
TL; DR: 27 Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-Patterns Scrum is a tactical framework to build products, provided you identify what is worth making in advance. But even after a successful product discovery phase, you may struggle to create the right thing in the right...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jun 4, 2021 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Making Your Scrum Work, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product Owner, scrum anti-pattern
TL; DR: The Oversized Product Backlog Problem — When Noise Interferes with Signal There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Neglecting the...
