The shift to agile ways of working is often made with specific goals and improvements in mind. Being more responsive to customer feedback, getting…
Retrospectives: a fresh look
Retrospectives are fairly common among Agile teams, but it sometimes seems that every team uses the same format:
- What worked well?
- What didn’t work so well?
- What still puzzles me?
Throughout this blog I’d like to introduce you to some different Retrospective techniques.
What is a Story Card workshop?
What is a Story Card workshop? Ryan takes us through this lesser known Agile ceremony to provide an understanding of how it works and the benefit.
Ryan also provides an overview of a technique that has proven to be effective which helps define the scope of user stories in an easy and clear manner.
Scaling Agile with SAFe (the Scaled Agile Framework)
Andrew Blain provides an overview of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
Techniques for keeping Workshops running on time
Keeping Workshops running on time can be challenging as there are many factors involved. Ryan discusses a couple of techniques that he recently used for a Project Inception Workshop to keep it on time.
Should BAs be co-located with their Development team?
Co-location is one of the many implications of adopting Agile, however, are many Development Teams, and more specifically Business Analysts adopting it? Ryan will discuss the benefits of co-location, and how to overcome barriers that may prevent co-location.
Handling UI in user stories
Ever wondered how to write requirements for UI when writing user stories?
Rupi talks about how to include UI requirements without overloading your user stories
Requirements pitfalls with BDD
When using a new way to document requirements, it can be easy to fall into pitfalls on ‘what not to do’. Ryan will be taking you through practical examples of what to look out for when using BDD, in order to provide a starting point for writing good requirements.
A practical blog on how to write Scenarios using BDD
Learning how to write Scenarios can be tricky to pick up. This is why Ryan has decided to write a practical blog on how to write Scenarios using BDD. The aim is to start with the basics of a Scenario using Given… When… Then… and build from there.
Trello – Agile Tool Review
Warren reviews Trello as part of our series of Agile Tool Reviews.
Which is the best Agile tool, and do I need one?
Paul introduces a series of Agile tool reviews by discussing some of the ways in which story management software can help.
Gherkin/Cucumber and Use Cases – Complementary or Mutually Exclusive?
Warren discusses some of the considerations that you need to take into account when you’re considering using Cucumber with other requirements methodologies, using UML as an example.