Does story size really matter? A developer’s perspective on why breaking down complex stories during the sprint is more important than over-refining them beforehand. Learn how to embrace emergent design and continuous planning.

Practical guidance on how much analysis a Scrum team should do before a sprint and when to keep planning lightweight.

Should you estimate at the subtask level? A pragmatic take on estimation, planning, and focusing on outcomes instead of numbers.

Is your Daily Scrum just a series of status updates? A look at a common misunderstanding of this key Scrum event. Discover why the Daily Scrum is a planning meeting for developers, not a status report, and what it means for team collaboration.

Struggling with sprint spillover and story points in Jira? Stop the Excel madness and discover a simpler approach. Learn why re-estimating unfinished work as a new story can help you focus on value and not get lost in the numbers.

What happens when a team stops doing sprints? A look at a team that ditched traditional Scrum ceremonies for a more continuous workflow. Discover how they handle planning, priorities, and large-scale work without sprints.

Is your Daily Scrum a boring status report? Learn the true purpose of this crucial Scrum event. It’s not about standing up or making it ‘fun’ – it’s about effective daily planning for the development team. Discover how to fix a broken Daily Scrum.

Should you re-estimate unfinished tasks from a sprint? A pragmatic take on story points, velocity, and what really matters in agile development. Learn why re-estimation can be a useful tool to encourage your team to ‘start less, finish more’.

Drowning in technical debt and unplanned work? Read a real-life story of a team that ditched long sprints for a more adaptive, flow-based process. Discover how shortening your feedback cycle can help you navigate a dynamic environment and deliver value.

Is your GitLab workflow too complicated? See a critique of a waterfall-like story progression and discover an alternative approach based on Continuous Delivery and Extreme Programming. Learn how to shorten feedback cycles and build quality into your development process.