Managing scope, milestones, risks, and people effectively.
Introduction I have participated in too many project initiation meetings where, after a project charter presentation, only a couple of team members would actually read the document. Not because it’s unimportant. Quite the opposite: according to Atlassian’s own guide to…
The Problem: Nobody Actually Reads Your Status Report Before I jump into the 9 slides I’m about to discuss, be honest with yourself for a moment. When was the last time a founder or product owner came to you with…
The Problem: Sprint Planning That Feels Like Guesswork Before suggesting my 7 Sprint Planning Templates I’m about to share in the next paragraphs, I want to ask you a question. Have you ever come out of a sprint planning meeting…
Prologue In many organizations transforming towards agile ways of working, the Scrum Master and the Project Manager role get merged. Although the two roles have a lot in common, they aren’t interchangeable. Combining them without clearly defining responsibilities can create…