I Tried a Sprint Planning Session Without a Team — Here’s What I Learned Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash Sprint planning is supposed to be a team effort — a chance for developers, designers, product managers, and stakeholders to come together and ...
Technical Program Managers (TPMs) are often buried under updates, spreadsheets, and status meetings. While Jira is widely used to manage workflows, it can also become a time sink when used manually. Instead of chasing updates and performing repetitiv...
Picture this: You kick off your sprint with a well-groomed backlog, clear user stories, precise story points, and team buy-in. The board is squeaky clean, the scope is locked in, and your burndown chart is basically a dream waiting to come true. But ...
Why a System? We all hate when someone logs a lot of bugs in your code be it your teammate or QA team. So it was always an issue for me when there were many bugs on the board, any scrum tool you use, or even plain Google Docs or Sheets. So I created ...
As a Technical Project Manager (TPM), you’re probably well-versed in the ins and outs of Scrum— but that doesn’t mean running efficient Scrum sprints is ever easy. The constant juggling of timelines, team dynamics, and project requirements can be a r...
In the world of Agile, there’s a constant tug-of-war between doing things fast, doing things right, and keeping an eye on the money. Every project manager, Scrum master, and product owner has faced the challenge of keeping sprint goals on track while...
Cross-functional collaboration is a game-changer for product development, especially when engineering, design, and product teams align on common goals. But let’s be real—it’s not always a smooth ride. Coordinating efforts across multiple disciplines ...
Learning how to run a retrospective does not have to be complicated. Many teams hold a sprint retrospective (also known as a retrospective meeting or a retro) soon after their sprint review meeting. Why? Because it helps the entire team look back at ...
In Agile development, two key concepts often come up during sprint planning and team discussions: story points and sprint points. While closely related, they serve distinct purposes in managing workflows and estimating effort in a development cycle. ...
Data is today’s oil. For many organizations, the ability to use data to steer decisions is a game-changer. But here’s the thing: While most companies are collecting data, few are truly using it effectively. One area where this issue plays out often i...
