As anyone who has been involved in software development knows, estimation is often more art than science.While there are many different approaches to estimation, they can generally be classified into […]
Detachment from Results as an Agile Coach
Just like the coach on a playing field, an Agile coach should be able to measure results. An Agile coach ought to have some accountability for results (just like a […]
Scrum Rules: The Product Backlog
Organizations often need to plan their product development further than just the next week or so. The Product Backlog is the artifact of Scrum that considers anything beyond the current […]
Scrum Rules: Sprint Planning Starts Each Sprint
Sprint Planning is a time-boxed meeting which marks the start of the Sprint and is the opportunity for the Scrum Team to discuss what they will build during the Sprint […]
Essential Agile Metrics for Business
Companies have been using metrics for quite some time. Businesses use all kinds of measurements to understand what’s happening in the organization and how well they are satisfying their customers. […]
Going Agile is Not (always) Disruptive
“Going Agile” should be a transformative process. But it doesn’t have to be a disruptive one. A lot of organizations today talk the talk, but they don’t walk the walk. […]
Promise Less for Better Sprints
We all do it from time to time: over-commit and under-deliver in sprints. In our work as Agile coaches, we at BERTEIG often encounter teams that are not able to […]
Definition of Done 101
The Dictionary Definition of Done Scrum does not tell us the exact Definition of Done… rather, it gives us some principles to work from. Consider: where does the definition of […]
Scrum is NOT for Project Management
Once Again for Emphasis: Scrum is NOT a Project Management Framework Scrum is for complex product development, enhancement or maintenance, not project management. The authors of the Scrum framework assert […]
MEET OUR TRAINERS: David Vicentin
Growing up in Brazil, BERTEIG consultant David Vicentin loved building out of Lego. He also enjoyed taking apart and reassembling everything—especially electronics—to see how they worked. And, he loved fixing […]