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3 Ways to Help Agile Teams Plan Despite Uncertainty

3 Ways to Help Agile Teams Plan Despite Uncertainty

We might not like ambiguity, but it’s a fact of life. Find out how to plan with uncertainty in mind.
Scrum, Remote Teams, & Success: Five Ways to Have All Three

Scrum, Remote Teams, & Success: Five Ways to Have All Three

In a remote-first world, how does an agile team thrive working in a virtual, distributed way?
Announcing the New Agile Mentors Podcast

Announcing the New Agile Mentors Podcast

Don’t miss this new podcast from the Scrum and agile experts at Mountain Goat Software. 
Four Reasons Agile Teams Estimate Product Backlog Items

Four Reasons Agile Teams Estimate Product Backlog Items

Estimating product backlog items provides benefits beyond predicting when a project will be finished.
Seven Tips for Running a Virtual Daily Scrum

Seven Tips for Running a Virtual Daily Scrum

How do you effectively facilitate a daily scrum with a remote team?
What Is a High-Performing Agile Team?

What Is a High-Performing Agile Team?

How to build and sustain a Scrum team that exceeds the sum of its parts.
What Does Scrum Mean by Cross Functional Teams?

What Does Scrum Mean by Cross Functional Teams?

What exactly does cross functional mean and why does it matter?
Announcing Agile NFTs

Announcing Agile NFTs

Finally–agile NFTs are here. Check them out before they’re gone.
How Implementation Intentions Help My Sprints

How Implementation Intentions Help My Sprints

Planning an exact time to do something within a sprint helps make sure you get the important stuff done. 
How to Create Self-Sufficient Scrum Teams

How to Create Self-Sufficient Scrum Teams

As a veteran parent now with two teenage daughters, I can tell you that one of our goals has always been to…
My Favorite Hard Questions to Ask When Making a Decision

My Favorite Hard Questions to Ask When Making a Decision

Asking hard questions is a great way to confirm the right decision is being made.
Retrospecting with a Quiet Team

Retrospecting with a Quiet Team

How to run a Retrospective when your team won't talk.

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