It is true that “working software is the primary measure of progress” in Agile, but that is not our only measure. The Agile Principles also call us to reflect on how to become more effective. As business analysts and product owners, we should care about metrics that...
Are you bouncing back and forth between agile and waterfall? It’s quite common these days for Business Analysts to grapple with both agile and traditional approaches to requirements and development work. This can be frustrating, and Business Analysts may feel like a...
Agile was born out of a conversation about what works well in software development. It wasn’t meant to be a dramatically “new” way of working. In the context of requirements, embracing agile empowers teams to focus on business value, user experience, and empathy, and...
Requirements practices are changing–RAPIDLY! The dramatic changes in the business and technology space push us to be continuous learners. What are you doing to keep up with ever-evolving requirements practices? There are three primary factors converging to...
Agile planning includes more than just task-based planning before each iteration. It’s the value-driven planning associated with the product and the releases that truly boosts the efficiency/effectiveness of the team. Who builds an agile plan? In most cases, the...
