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7 useful Agile Metrics to optimise your learning
7 useful Agile Metrics that Optimise for Learning Agile metrics are a common topic for our clients and often surrounded

17 Dependency Management Hacks to Improve Flow Efficiency
In this guide to managing dependencies we cover 2 strategies and 17 practices you can use to improve flow efficiency and ultimately improve the predictability of your projects.

Free Agile Estimation Cheat Sheet
Get the Software Estimation Cheat Sheet – FREE! Packed full of tips, tricks and practical tools for software estimation.

19 Tips for Writing Better User Stories (2022 Update)
In this guide to writing better user stories we cover 19 concepts you need to grasp when writing user stories. It is built from many years coaching teams on writing better user stories and provides techniques for dealing with common challenges faced by the hundreds of teams we’ve helped.

9 tips to improve your Agile daily stand-ups
9 tips to improve your Agile daily stand-ups While traditional textbooks advocate asking each attendee at the stand-up three fundamental

How to do Agile story point estimation
If you’re going to use story points in Scrum, here’s how to do it. Story point estimation can drag Scrum teams and software developers into a pit of despair, frustration, and waste. There’s a lot of confusion surrounding the use of story points in Agile teams.

The 3 Most Important Concepts To Grasp About Resource Management In An Agile Environment
The 3 Most Important Concepts To Grasp About Resource Management In An Agile Environment. In this short article we share

Can The Product Owner And Scrum Master Be The Same Person?
Can The Scrum Master and Product Owner Be The Same Person? I recently asked my LinkedIn connections if the Product

Kanban for HR
Kanban for HR I’ve been working with a number of HR teams recently to help them to take advantage of

How Kanban Classes of Service Can Help You To Manage Expectations
How Kanban Classes of Service Help You To Manage Expectations As a Delivery Manager, Product Owner or Service Request Manager

About Ian Carroll
Ian consults, coaches, trains and speaks on all topics related to Lean, Kanban and Agile software development.