What is a product owner? A product owner is the Scrum role responsible for representing the interests of the end-users of a given product. This role is often filled by the product manager of a given product, but can also be filled by other...

What is it? Planning poker is a group estimation tool that is used to help the project team come to agreement on task duration estimates. When should I use it? Planning poker is performed during the Spring Planning Session at the beginning of...

The Sprint Retrospective is one of the most valuable tools in the scrum arsenal. The retrospective is designed to help the team improve their processes and performance so that future sprints are even more successful than the one the team just...

In a previous post, we discussed the benefits of colocation to a scrum development team. Now that we have established why you want a war/team room, let’s dive into what your war room should entail. A war room provides the following: a dedicated...

Once the team has completed the development phase of the sprint, the next step is to conduct a Sprint Review. What is a Sprint Review? A Sprint Review is a demonstration of the new functionality to all project stakeholders. The meeting serves to...