Blog - GSD Mindset

Techniques to Increase Sprint Velocity

We have found these 3 techniques help the team close more stories, which improves burndown and results in increased velocity.

There are several useful techniques for helping Product Owners prioritize work. The Quadrant Chart and Story Mapping are 2 of my favorites.

I am surprised by how many teams tell me they forgo Retrospective. To me, Retrospective is one of the most important meetings in Scrum.

We all strive to increase velocity, but what can we do to further reduce risk and increase our chance for success and profit on an agile scrum team?

I’m Gerri Slama Grove, and I am m excited about joining the company and bringing GSD agile mindset concepts to the East coast.

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.

The biggest misconception about agile is that when you convert to scrum, you no longer need traditional program or product management.

If you want your organization to become agile, then you need to overcome fear, uncertainty and job insecurity in order to get buy in.

Agile scrum has relevance beyond Engineering and IT. We cover how 7 scrum concepts can be modified to run your business with agility.