Sarah StewartNov 23, 20203 minThe “Perfect” Burndown Chart: A Case of Tools Over InteractionsThey called me in to coach this Scrum team because their product owner wasn’t accepting their user stories. “I don’t understand it,” the...
Sarah StewartNov 23, 20204 minItty-Bitty Pieces: Working with Really Small User StoriesPreviously, 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....
Sarah StewartNov 23, 20202 minWhy 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,...
Sarah StewartNov 23, 20204 minWho is the “Who?” Better Personas for Middleware User StoriesMiddleware developers often have a tough time writing clear user stories because unlike consumer software, middleware rarely has clear...