We’ve been banging on about the value of agility and specifically Scrum for a while. There’s no change there; it’s still useful. But you need real examples, don’t you? Well, we’ve got some for you.

I recently noticed a rising urge to measure predictability in software teams. Allow me to explain how to achieve it:

• Set a target velocity. Explain to your team that hitting this number as closely as possible means success.

• Make them slap a generous buffer on every estimate they make. (This is critical.)

• Deliver the precise amount of story points needed early in the sprint….

Seven days after passing my PSM I exam, I took a shot at the more challenging PSM II certification. I passed with a score of 97%.

Why is the Definition of Done important? How much harm can a poor or non-existent DoD do? How to build and evolve a good DoD? What’s a DoD got to do with optimizing your workflow? Adam Okruhlica, our co-CEO, explains all of it in this post.

We couldn’t find a simple — and free — tool for forecasting our Agile deliveries based on team data we had at Panaxeo. We were sad for a bit, but then our chief agile person, Adam, created one. So, here it is for you, for free, because that’s how nice we are.