Category: backlog grooming

  • Some Thoughts on Scope Creep

    According to wikipedia (and various other sources), scope creep is defined as follows: Scope creep (also called requirement creep and feature creep) in project management refers to uncontrolled changes or continuous growth in a project’s scope. This can occur when the scope of a project is not properly defined, documented, or controlled. It is generally considered harmful.   In an agile project, however, sometimes uncontrolled…

  • Backlog Grooming

    I was going over some backlog grooming ideas with one of our Product Owners recently, so I thought I’d share these ideas with everyone.   When preparing for sprint planning sessions, please take a moment to make sure the top 20 stories in your project backlog are “shovel ready”.  What do I mean by this?  Shovel…