by Cynthia Kahn | Apr 30, 2017 | Agile Scrum
Better Understand the Purpose of Story and Acceptance Criteria Some who practice scrum believe that acceptance criteria are optional. Others only write a one sentence summary and don’t even bother writing story requirements. These practices could be a recipe for...
by Cynthia Kahn | Apr 23, 2017 | Agile Scrum
Try Applying these 3 Techniques to Increase Sprint Velocity In agile scrum, we only count closed stories when we calculate velocity. Stories have only 2 statuses at the end of the sprint: 0% or 100% complete. No partial credit for incomplete stories. Many teams refuse...
by Cynthia Kahn | Feb 19, 2017 | Background
An Agile Coach Helps with Practical Application Hi, my name is Gerri Slama Grove, and I am the new VP of Operations at GSD Mindset. I am excited about joining the company and bringing the GSD concepts to the East coast. I have been a project manager for many years...
by Cynthia Kahn | Nov 16, 2016 | Agile Scrum
The 5 Key Ingredients to Write Better Stories Every time we teach a GSD Scrum Training workshop, one of the most difficult concepts for students to grasp is how to write a story. On the surface, the concept seems quite simple: Describe the user’s functional...
by Cynthia Kahn | Oct 12, 2016 | Agile Transition
Scrum is an Agile Development Method Not a Product Management Framework When I talk about agile for business, I’m talking about the need for businesses to apply agile concepts, so they can better meet the needs of an ever-changing worldwide landscape. As you know, I...
