Book Short: Scrum ptious . I just finished reading Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time , by Jeff Sutherland and JJ Sutherland. Sutherland gets credit for creating the agile framework and bringing the concept scrum to software development over 20 years ago. MORE
Scrum: a flexible way to manage product development. Finally, let’s take a look at the increasingly popular problem-solving method—especially in the technology sector—known as scrum. So what does scrum look like in the modern workplace? MORE
Some people hold daily ‘Scrum’ status update meetings -- 15-minute power sessions -- during which everyone stands. To communicate more meaningfully: Cut, cut, cut! MORE
Product Manager / Technical Project Manager @ Collectrium (New York, NY) Keywords: agile, API, data, jira, scrum [link] Filed under: product jobs Tagged: product management. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. MORE
Many project management frameworks are rooted in agile, such as scrum, kanban, lean, and extreme programming (XP). Agile methodology typically breaks projects down into smaller increments to be worked on in short time frames (“sprints,” if you’re using scrum). MORE
But just as learning Scrum or Kanban doesn’t teach a developer how to actually craft scalable software, it doesn't teach a product manager how to actually lead a product. Five years ago I wrote an article arguing that it is essential that the product manager is also the product owner. MORE
I had never tried a spontaneous scrum like this before and it was great fun. I continue to be fascinated with the changing art of product management. This week, I taught a class at Intelligent.ly on the topic. Intelligent.ly MORE
Senior Product Manager @ Offerpop (New York, NY) Keywords: Agile, Product, SaaS, SCRUM, Technical [link]. Director of Product @ Offerpop (New York, NY) Keywords: Product , SaaS, SCRUM, Social Media, Technical [link]. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. MORE
For many years, as teams move to Agile methods (they usually start with Scrum), many companies decide to contract with or hire an Agile Coach. In my last article on Discovery Sprints I mentioned the concept of Discovery Coaches and several people asked me about that, so I thought I’d describe more about what this role is and when it’s helpful. MORE
At my last startup we eventually started using a process called "scrum," which is basically a framework for managing agile engineering projects. However, one of the great things about scrum is that you are always estimating forward the amount of work remaining in a given task. MORE
For example use Scrum and do a product backlog with user stories (that define KPIs) which later translate into Scrum tasks. This is a guest post written by Rasmus Bjerngaard from Northcap venture capital fund. Photo: Shutterstock. MORE
Luckily, we have found a way to make sure no team member has to work unnatural hours for our daily scrums. I love working with people from around the world and truly believe that distributed teams provide huge benefits for small businesses and startups. MORE
We keep ourselves accountable to those goals through company progress dashboards, Scrum, etc. This is a guest post from Ben Rubin , co-founder and CEO of Change Collective , which offers courses for behavior change with world-class experts. MORE
Yet, I always assumed that Agile development, the closely aligned practice of BDD (behavior-driven development), and in particular Scrum methodology was by and for teams of developers – that while it scaled up, they did not scale down. Aaron shared that ElevatorUp actually use Cucumber to have clients write and define user stories which are at the heart of Scrum and Agile, and that this approach actually worked extremely well both for his developers and their clients. MORE
On the agenda was the always controversial, Scrum v. The inaugural event of The Product Group London took place, November 5th to great fanfare! Kanban Debate, and the exciting Featured Product, Powr of You! VIEW SLIDE SHOW. DOWNLOAD ALL. See you at our next event…. MORE
Scrum methodology. Scrum was developed for the software world since it is all about adapting to altering parameters and productivity. Professionalisms agile methodology project management scrum methodology Waterfall methodologyby Lewis Robinson. MORE
He’s also a certified Scrum Product Owner, ITIL Foundation Certified and a practitioner of Pragmatic Marketing and Journey Mapping. By Alan Glazer, Senior Product Manager at Hostway Services, Inc. Startups in every industry have their work cut out for them. MORE
Which is why I'm a big advocate for what is sometimes referred to as Dual-Track Scrum. Jeff Patton first shared with me the term "Dual-Track Scrum" and I prefer this term because it better captures the parallel nature of Discovery and Delivery. Another reason I like the Dual-Track Scrum metaphor is that I find many people essentially doing little mini-waterfalls within their Scrum framework. Lean UX and Dual-Track Scrum are made for each other. MORE
With the continuous discovery and delivery trends, many teams are finding that Scrum as a process can be limiting, and that Kanban tends to fit this continuous discovery and delivery model better. Even short of moving to Kanban, I have found many Scrum teams that have adapted Scrum in a Kanban direction for exactly this reason. In this case, they are mainly using the time-boxing of Scrum as a way to structure work and encourage a frequent retrospective. MORE
Product Owner @ Medidata Solutions (New York, NY (NYC) or San Francisco, CA (Bay Area)) Keywords: Agile, Backlog, Engineer, Scrum, User Stories [link]. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. MORE
S, New York, NY 10016) Keywords: entrepreneur, pm, product, scrum, smb [link]. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. Check out this week’s newest, below…. Product Manager @ ShopKeep (460 Park Ave. MORE
A great post , Joe Little starts with acknowledging that Scrum and Agile proponents often downplay upfront planning. I've done four Free CTO Consulting Sessions in the past month with startup founders who all had run into variations of the same problem. MORE
In this episode, Peter and Jonathan discuss Kaizen, Kanban, and Scrum methodology and how they can be applied to small businesses. Atlassian: A Brief Introduction to Scrum. Forbes: Scrum is a Major Management Discovery . Scrum is more of a process, an application of process. MORE
Levels of Agile adoption span the full spectrum across our 6 Scrum teams. The role of scrum master has become less relevant as each team member owns their own accountability. This article is a guest post by Jeff Gothelf, Director of User Experience at TheLadders in New York City. MORE
See Also: How to Solve Problems in Your Business: Kanban, Kaizen, and Scrum. As a new startup, you’re likely well aware of how inventory costs money and how those costs can quickly add up the longer you go without orders. MORE
The concept of a scrum is a good one to use in many cases of immediate need to coordinate a working group. Scrums are effective and should be short, scheduled, and supervised. Imagine yourself with a calendar requiring you to be in six meetings in a day. Day after day. MORE
His nickname is Tank and I wouldn’t have minded having him as a teammate in my rugby playing days either, holding me up in the scrum! I joined Lightspeed ten years ago. It’s been an amazing ride. MORE
In my last article I talked about one technique for applying Scrum concepts to product discovery – the opportunity backlog. This is at the heart of Scrum as a method, and is especially well suited to delivery because of our critical need to have frequent, consistent release vehicles. This model of working is often referred to as dual-track Scrum. MORE
Before we dive into the marketing applications, however, let’s briefly cover what scrum is and how it came to be. An Introduction to Scrum and Agile Development. Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.” sourced from the Scrum Guide. MORE
Product Manager, Audience Growth & Retention @ Everyday Health, Inc (New York, NY) Keywords: Agile, Engagement , Product Manager, Scrum, SEO/Audience [link] Filed under: product jobs Tagged: product management. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. MORE
Or if you want to go back to 2004 and 2005 when I was really learning about Agile, well before it had become a household name, you could read my posts Agile Software Development with SCRUM or Do You Develop Software For A Living? – Congrats to my friends at Rally Software on the announcement that they’ve signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by CA Technologies for $480 million. MORE
“I think that Scrum is becoming a barrier to good product development rather than an aid. The reliance on rituals and rigour make it look like it is a “fool-proof” process to success but all the optimisation goes in the wrong place, in the delivery.” - The Time Travelling Designer and other stories of Agile Design | Made by Many (via iamdanw ). At first, the process optimizes the goal. But pretty soon, the process optimizes itself in spite of the goal. MORE
Scrum boards went up detailing everything they needed to accomplish by Friday afternoon. Scrum boards are a huge success for kid teams. MORE
Special Topic: Scrum v. The Product Group started in New York City in 2009. The meetup has grown to well over 9000 product people, and is now coming to London ! MORE
Perhaps SCRUM methodologies work best for you, or maybe you’re perfectly fine with a good ol’ checklist. 6 Tools We Use at Typeform to Amplify Our Marketing Productivity written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit: Unsplash. Working in marketing can be very demanding. MORE
It could be a stand-up, "scrum-like" feedback session: quick and to the point. When you spot talent, accelerate your hiring process--right away. As they say in sales: "Time kills all deals." But the statement applies to recruiting, too. Here's a dreadful scenario you'll find familiar. MORE
I’m only up to episode 5 of the first series (late convert) but already Erlich has saved the day with an off-the-cuff speech to a key investor about the company’s vision and Jared has implemented a scrum development process without which they would have missed a key deadline. MORE
I’ve written a lot in the past about how smart entrepreneurs harness company culture as a tool to drive success. Most of that work has centred around being clear on vision, mission and values and it’s never too early for founders start thinking about these things. MORE
While I’ve pretty much settled on Pivotal Tracker as I (painfully) change from unAgile to Agile, reading Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland (creator of Scrum) has me thinking about ways/means for a Scrum of 1. MORE
Product Development Manager / Product Owner @ Charities Aid Foundation (Kent & London, UK) Keywords: Agile, Charity, Insight, Product Owner, Scrum [link]. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. MORE
Head of Product @ Unite US (New York City) Keywords: Agile, PM, Product, SCRUM master, UX/UI [link] Filed under: product jobs Tagged: product management. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. MORE
SCRUM Related Topics OnlyOnce
MAY 12, 2016
Book Short: Scrum ptious . I just finished reading Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time , by Jeff Sutherland and JJ Sutherland. Sutherland gets credit for creating the agile framework and bringing the concept scrum to software development over 20 years ago.
47 Hats
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Yet, I always assumed that Agile development, the closely aligned practice of BDD (behavior-driven development), and in particular Scrum methodology was by and for teams of developers – that while it scaled up, they did not scale down. Aaron shared that ElevatorUp actually use Cucumber to have clients write and define user stories which are at the heart of Scrum and Agile, and that this approach actually worked extremely well both for his developers and their clients.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 28, 2015
Scrum: a flexible way to manage product development. Finally, let’s take a look at the increasingly popular problem-solving method—especially in the technology sector—known as scrum. So what does scrum look like in the modern workplace?
ConversionXL
JUNE 13, 2017
Before we dive into the marketing applications, however, let’s briefly cover what scrum is and how it came to be. An Introduction to Scrum and Agile Development. Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.” sourced from the Scrum Guide.
SVPG
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Which is why I'm a big advocate for what is sometimes referred to as Dual-Track Scrum. Jeff Patton first shared with me the term "Dual-Track Scrum" and I prefer this term because it better captures the parallel nature of Discovery and Delivery. Another reason I like the Dual-Track Scrum metaphor is that I find many people essentially doing little mini-waterfalls within their Scrum framework. Lean UX and Dual-Track Scrum are made for each other.
The Equity Kicker
AUGUST 21, 2015
I’m only up to episode 5 of the first series (late convert) but already Erlich has saved the day with an off-the-cuff speech to a key investor about the company’s vision and Jared has implemented a scrum development process without which they would have missed a key deadline.
Mark Birch
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
“I think that Scrum is becoming a barrier to good product development rather than an aid. The reliance on rituals and rigour make it look like it is a “fool-proof” process to success but all the optimisation goes in the wrong place, in the delivery.” - The Time Travelling Designer and other stories of Agile Design | Made by Many (via iamdanw ). At first, the process optimizes the goal. But pretty soon, the process optimizes itself in spite of the goal.
The Product Guy
MAY 13, 2017
Product Manager, Audience Growth & Retention @ Everyday Health, Inc (New York, NY) Keywords: Agile, Engagement , Product Manager, Scrum, SEO/Audience [link] Filed under: product jobs Tagged: product management. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community.
The Product Guy
OCTOBER 14, 2015
Special Topic: Scrum v. The Product Group started in New York City in 2009. The meetup has grown to well over 9000 product people, and is now coming to London !
Seeing Both Sides
DECEMBER 12, 2012
I had never tried a spontaneous scrum like this before and it was great fun. I continue to be fascinated with the changing art of product management. This week, I taught a class at Intelligent.ly on the topic. Intelligent.ly
The Product Guy
JANUARY 22, 2017
S, New York, NY 10016) Keywords: entrepreneur, pm, product, scrum, smb [link]. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings. Check out this week’s newest, below…. Product Manager @ ShopKeep (460 Park Ave.
Steve Blank
MARCH 2, 2013
Scrum boards went up detailing everything they needed to accomplish by Friday afternoon. Scrum boards are a huge success for kid teams.
The Equity Kicker
AUGUST 20, 2015
I’ve written a lot in the past about how smart entrepreneurs harness company culture as a tool to drive success. Most of that work has centred around being clear on vision, mission and values and it’s never too early for founders start thinking about these things.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
In this episode, Peter and Jonathan discuss Kaizen, Kanban, and Scrum methodology and how they can be applied to small businesses. Atlassian: A Brief Introduction to Scrum. Forbes: Scrum is a Major Management Discovery . Scrum is more of a process, an application of process.
47 Hats
DECEMBER 5, 2014
While I’ve pretty much settled on Pivotal Tracker as I (painfully) change from unAgile to Agile, reading Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland (creator of Scrum) has me thinking about ways/means for a Scrum of 1.
SVPG
DECEMBER 13, 2016
But just as learning Scrum or Kanban doesn’t teach a developer how to actually craft scalable software, it doesn't teach a product manager how to actually lead a product. Five years ago I wrote an article arguing that it is essential that the product manager is also the product owner.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
APRIL 12, 2016
His nickname is Tank and I wouldn’t have minded having him as a teammate in my rugby playing days either, holding me up in the scrum! I joined Lightspeed ten years ago. It’s been an amazing ride.
SoCal CTO
JUNE 26, 2012
A great post , Joe Little starts with acknowledging that Scrum and Agile proponents often downplay upfront planning. I've done four Free CTO Consulting Sessions in the past month with startup founders who all had run into variations of the same problem.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 28, 2015
Or if you want to go back to 2004 and 2005 when I was really learning about Agile, well before it had become a household name, you could read my posts Agile Software Development with SCRUM or Do You Develop Software For A Living? – Congrats to my friends at Rally Software on the announcement that they’ve signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by CA Technologies for $480 million.
The Product Guy
NOVEMBER 14, 2015
Product Development Manager / Product Owner @ Charities Aid Foundation (Kent & London, UK) Keywords: Agile, Charity, Insight, Product Owner, Scrum [link]. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings.
SVPG
MARCH 10, 2016
For many years, as teams move to Agile methods (they usually start with Scrum), many companies decide to contract with or hire an Agile Coach. In my last article on Discovery Sprints I mentioned the concept of Discovery Coaches and several people asked me about that, so I thought I’d describe more about what this role is and when it’s helpful.
crowdSPRING Blog
FEBRUARY 9, 2016
Luckily, we have found a way to make sure no team member has to work unnatural hours for our daily scrums. I love working with people from around the world and truly believe that distributed teams provide huge benefits for small businesses and startups.
The Product Guy
FEBRUARY 6, 2016
Senior Product Manager @ Offerpop (New York, NY) Keywords: Agile, Product, SaaS, SCRUM, Technical [link]. Director of Product @ Offerpop (New York, NY) Keywords: Product , SaaS, SCRUM, Social Media, Technical [link]. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community.
ReadWriteStart
APRIL 15, 2011
At my last startup we eventually started using a process called "scrum," which is basically a framework for managing agile engineering projects. However, one of the great things about scrum is that you are always estimating forward the amount of work remaining in a given task.
The Product Guy
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
On the agenda was the always controversial, Scrum v. The inaugural event of The Product Group London took place, November 5th to great fanfare! Kanban Debate, and the exciting Featured Product, Powr of You! VIEW SLIDE SHOW. DOWNLOAD ALL. See you at our next event….
SVPG
OCTOBER 24, 2012
With the continuous discovery and delivery trends, many teams are finding that Scrum as a process can be limiting, and that Kanban tends to fit this continuous discovery and delivery model better. Even short of moving to Kanban, I have found many Scrum teams that have adapted Scrum in a Kanban direction for exactly this reason. In this case, they are mainly using the time-boxing of Scrum as a way to structure work and encourage a frequent retrospective.
Startup Lessons Learned
MAY 19, 2011
Levels of Agile adoption span the full spectrum across our 6 Scrum teams. The role of scrum master has become less relevant as each team member owns their own accountability. This article is a guest post by Jeff Gothelf, Director of User Experience at TheLadders in New York City.
YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 29, 2015
He’s also a certified Scrum Product Owner, ITIL Foundation Certified and a practitioner of Pragmatic Marketing and Journey Mapping. By Alan Glazer, Senior Product Manager at Hostway Services, Inc. Startups in every industry have their work cut out for them.
Inc Startups
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Some people hold daily ‘Scrum’ status update meetings -- 15-minute power sessions -- during which everyone stands. To communicate more meaningfully: Cut, cut, cut!
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 19, 2016
Perhaps SCRUM methodologies work best for you, or maybe you’re perfectly fine with a good ol’ checklist. 6 Tools We Use at Typeform to Amplify Our Marketing Productivity written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit: Unsplash. Working in marketing can be very demanding.
Berkonomics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
The concept of a scrum is a good one to use in many cases of immediate need to coordinate a working group. Scrums are effective and should be short, scheduled, and supervised. Imagine yourself with a calendar requiring you to be in six meetings in a day. Day after day.
SVPG
AUGUST 20, 2012
In my last article I talked about one technique for applying Scrum concepts to product discovery – the opportunity backlog. This is at the heart of Scrum as a method, and is especially well suited to delivery because of our critical need to have frequent, consistent release vehicles. This model of working is often referred to as dual-track Scrum.
The Product Guy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
Product Manager / Technical Project Manager @ Collectrium (New York, NY) Keywords: agile, API, data, jira, scrum [link] Filed under: product jobs Tagged: product management. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community.
Inc Startups
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
It could be a stand-up, "scrum-like" feedback session: quick and to the point. When you spot talent, accelerate your hiring process--right away. As they say in sales: "Time kills all deals." But the statement applies to recruiting, too. Here's a dreadful scenario you'll find familiar.
The Product Guy
JUNE 13, 2015
Head of Product @ Unite US (New York City) Keywords: Agile, PM, Product, SCRUM master, UX/UI [link] Filed under: product jobs Tagged: product management. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings.
View from Seed
AUGUST 5, 2014
We keep ourselves accountable to those goals through company progress dashboards, Scrum, etc. This is a guest post from Ben Rubin , co-founder and CEO of Change Collective , which offers courses for behavior change with world-class experts.
The Product Guy
MAY 6, 2017
Product Owner @ Medidata Solutions (New York, NY (NYC) or San Francisco, CA (Bay Area)) Keywords: Agile, Backlog, Engineer, Scrum, User Stories [link]. If you are a great product person looking for a great product job, or vice versa, check out our job board. Thousands of employers across all areas of product, from management to design, from digital to physical, are looking to fill positions from our community. Each week we highlight some of the recently posted openings.
Up and Running
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
See Also: How to Solve Problems in Your Business: Kanban, Kaizen, and Scrum. As a new startup, you’re likely well aware of how inventory costs money and how those costs can quickly add up the longer you go without orders.
ArcticStartup
DECEMBER 8, 2015
For example use Scrum and do a product backlog with user stories (that define KPIs) which later translate into Scrum tasks. This is a guest post written by Rasmus Bjerngaard from Northcap venture capital fund. Photo: Shutterstock.
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