Every Product Owner thinks their team and situations are unique - whether it’s a distributed team, multiple products, or team dynamics, we all feel our circumstances have challenges no other team has faced. The truth is we all have opportunities to learn new ways to solve old problems. Luckily, when we get the chance to share these experiences, we realize we are not alone. After presenting my solution for my “unique” situation, it was requested that I share with a broader audience.

This article covers some basic concepts but there are specific techniques you will need, such as story elaboration, hierarchies, targeting personas, story splitting, impact mapping, etc. We offer advanced story writing workshops that meet your needs.

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Dependencies are an epidemic in software development. And the reality is, dependencies are not going to go away. As you scale your Agile efforts, your dependencies scale as well. Therefore, instead of just managing them, the solution to ruthlessly mitigating dependencies lies in empowering people and enabling flow.

Got ugly dependencies? Read on to find out how to apply both the agile mindset and actionable items to progress from ugly to good dependency mitigation. We’ll explain actionable strategies you can use to move your teams from managing dependencies to mitigating dependencies.

A deep dive into 3 steps to Grow Your Product Mindset and creating products your customers love.

1. Identify the Problem “Discovery is the new knowing.”

2. Value is what your customer is willing to pay for “Stop thinking about your customers and start thinking like them.” ~Chris Spagnuolo

3. Validate the Outcome “We don’t know what’s possible with technology—none of us really know until we actually see it." ~Marty Cagan

Time again, when working with product teams building software applications, the big question always is, “When will it be done?”

The Agile product backlog evolves over time. The process of refining the backlog is a core part of Scrum.

I think of Scrum Backlog prioritization as if it is a restaurant experience. The backlog itself is a menu arranged to fit the customer’s needs.