Sneaking ‘Em Their Vegetables: Techniques to Quietly Introduce People to Agile
So you’re an Agilist but you’re on a team that “doesn’t do Agile.” What do you do? Let me share with you the story of my first...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 6 min
How I Used Agile Processes and Principles When Writing My First Novel
If dig into my LinkedIn page just a bit, you’ll see that I’m not only an Agile Coach, Consultant, and Project Manager, but also a...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 5 min
Pair Programming Part 2: When and How to Use It
Last time I talked about how my team used Pair Programming on a several projects, how we found it beneficial to us, and a few of the...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
Pair Programming Part 1: What Is It?
Something I’ve discovered during team interviews for Agile Maturity Model Assessments is that a lot of people misunderstand what Pair...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 6 min
Using Agile for Evil
This week, Sarah Stewart has been unfortunately…tied up. Instead, we have a guest blogger this week: The Evil Agile Coach. -- So, you’ve...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
The “Perfect” Burndown Chart: A Case of Tools Over Interactions
They called me in to coach this Scrum team because their product owner wasn’t accepting their user stories. “I don’t understand it,” the...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
Itty-Bitty Pieces: Working with Really Small User Stories
Previously, I said that one way for teams to get better quickly is to make their User Stories smaller. 3-5 points, half a sprint or less....
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Maturing Team: Going Big by Making Things Small
Previously I’ve talked about basics: User Stories, relative sizing, and how new teams determine their velocity. Now I’m going to talk a...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
What Servant Leadership Means to Me Part 2: Fishing with Dynamite
Say you’re supposed to help some people get fish. You can just buy some fish and give it to them. Better, you can teach them how to...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 3 min
What Servant Leadership Means to Me Part 1: Outcomes, Not Intentions
When I first heard of "Servant Leaders" I imagined a literal servant, like the biblical Jesus washing his followers’ feet. Or my old VP...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
Why do we use Fibonacci numbers for Relative Sizing?
When doing estimates with relative sizing techniques, we recommend using numbers in the Fibonacci sequence rather than t-shirt sizes (S,...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
Calculating the Velocity of a New Agile Team
Brand-new Agile / Scrum teams (or teams with recent turnover) can’t say predictably what their velocity is. I see teams struggle with...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
Wrapping Your Head Around “Relative Sizing” in Agile
“Relative sizing with story points.” You’ve probably heard the phrase, but it can be hard to wrap your head around the idea. If you...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
Who is the “Who?” Better Personas for Middleware User Stories
Middleware developers often have a tough time writing clear user stories because unlike consumer software, middleware rarely has clear...
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Sarah Stewart
- Nov 23, 2020
- 6 min
I Wear Sunglasses When Writing User Stories
As an Agile coach, I’m asked a lot of questions about writing user stories. At the top of the list: "how do I write a good user story?"...
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