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These four skills are the most important for fostering strong relationships in teams. Remember the Agile Manifesto: People over process.
Yvette Francino
May 20, 2021
An agile approach to strengthening any team
Mind the soft skills
Trust doesn't depend on co-location. Broaden your understanding of the Agile Manifesto and embrace the flexibility of the new remote era.
Yvette Francino
Feb 9, 2021
Forget what the Agile Manifesto says: Distributed agile is here to stay
Trust is key, not co-location
Agile leadership has never been more important. Here's how to think about leadership during these uncertain times.
Yvette Francino
Mar 23, 2020
Why agile leadership is key in these uncertain times
Mindset matters
Only by practicing, embracing, and expanding upon agile's core principles can your organization develop an agile mindset in its everyday practices.
Yvette Francino
Jul 24, 2019
Are you being agile—or just doing agile?
6 questions to help you get real
Here's how self-organization and collaboration are meant to work, and how teams can learn these skills despite initial resistance.
Yvette Francino
Mar 27, 2019
Are self-organizing agile teams realistic?
Continual improvement is key
Agile practices are moving beyond software development, bringing a more holistic approach to business performance this year.
Yvette Francino
Jan 3, 2019
Agile extended: 3 business agility trends to watch in 2019
Not just for software anymore
Culture and leadership are key to a successful agile transformation. Here are proven ways to make sure both factors work in your favor.
Yvette Francino
Dec 11, 2018
Key factors for major agile transformation success
Lessons from the front lines
Are you a project manager turned scrum master? Here are the biggest challenges and how to approach them.
Yvette Francino
Jun 26, 2018
Be a better scrum master: A guide for recovering PMs
A project manager primer
Typewriter
Learn the most frequent techniques product managers and agile leaders use to write user stories that lead to perfect MVPs, and later, great products!
Yvette Francino
Mar 30, 2017
An agile leader's guide to writing user stories
The agile alternative
Cap that says
Modern Agile and Heart of Agile: Will either of these new philosophies change the face of agile software development?
Yvette Francino
Mar 7, 2017
Modern Agile and Heart of Agile: A new focus for agile development
Continuous evolution
Oil mixed with water
Hybrid development projects fare worse than pure agile or waterfall by every measure. Here's why.
Yvette Francino
Feb 2, 2017
Why hybrid agile-waterfall projects fail
Like oil and water
Here are the best accounts to follow on Twitter around Scrum and agile methodologies. This list includes renowned Scrum authors, experts, speakers,...
Yvette Francino
Mar 29, 2016
Top 18 Scrum experts and accounts to follow on Twitter
Join the scrum
Learn how some teams are getting the best of both worlds by combining techniques from scrum and Kanban, by using either Scrumban or their own...
Yvette Francino
Mar 8, 2016
Scrum vs. Kanban: How to combine the best of both methods
Scrumban, thank you, ma'am
Here's an overview and comparison between two popular large-scale agile frameworks: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Disciplined Agile Delivery ...
Yvette Francino
Feb 4, 2016
Large-scale agile frameworks compared: SAFe vs DAD
Big agile
Most people, including agile team members, can be afraid of getting feedback. However, agile projects can fail if feedback isn't received early.
Yvette Francino
Dec 15, 2015
Why fearless feedback is critical to agile development success
No fear
Agile teams can collaborate to create tasks with the right level of granularity, while still avoiding unnecessary process overhead during sprints.
Yvette Francino
Oct 26, 2015
How detailed should tasks within a user story be for agile teams?
Getting granular
Most software organizations aren't pure agile or pure waterfall. With application lifecycle management tools, your business can accommodate both...
Yvette Francino
Oct 19, 2015
Managing agile and waterfall together
Connecting methods together
This essential guide will take you through the process of user story creation for agile software development, with tips from top agile experts.
Yvette Francino
Sep 22, 2015
The essential guide to user story creation for agile leaders
Storytime
Agile techniques originated as a way to better manage software development. Now people are using those same concepts to help bring order, lower stress, and get things done in their personal lives. Here are three real-life examples.
No longer just for software development, agile techniques are now being adapted to personal life. Here are three creative ways to make agile a...
Yvette Francino
Sep 15, 2015
Personal scrum: Using agile techniques to manage your life
Lean living
The first agile sprint is a major challenge for a new team. But by using short iterations, the team will be able to quickly adapt and improve over...
Yvette Francino
Aug 14, 2015
Your first agile sprint: A survival guide
Remember to breathe
Here's a look at the pros and cons of defect tracking and how agile teams can get the benefits without all the blockers.
Yvette Francino
Aug 12, 2015
The pros and cons of defect tracking
Inferiority complex
If software testers hope to remain competitive and relevant, they've got to keep up with the latest trends, or risk becoming obsolete.
Yvette Francino
Aug 11, 2015
3 skills every software tester needs right now
Testing trends
Software engineers are unique, and it takes more than typical office perks to hold their interest. Here are 13 ways to keep them motivated.
Yvette Francino
Aug 7, 2015
13 ways to motivate software engineers
Lucky number
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