A clear framework for measuring the IT team and core speed metrics from a single page: what is the difference between Lead Time and Cycle Time, how to set a start-end rule, and when to use each.
In product development, we never have enough time or resources to implement all desired initiatives. Product owners constantly evaluate which developments to pursue and which to postpone, and making the right decisions is far from easy. The RICE model helps us make faster and more accurate decisions when prioritizing tasks.
The role of the Product Owner is the most important role in a software development team. This role is far from easy, the area of responsibility is large and varied, the workload is usually as well, and so it may happen that “the seams start to burst” somewhere. I have compiled eight of the most common mistakes made by product owners that have the greatest impact in product development.
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The rules of procedure of a software project are an important part of starting cooperation with a new external partner, which, unfortunately, is often left undiscussed and unconcluded. Yet a lot depends on this agreement, because none of us is a telepath.
Quite often, I see the following scheme in Estonian software development projects: the development company describes in its offer in eloquent terms that they develop agilely and use the Scrum methodology. The team’s description states that the role of Scrum Master is performed by the project manager. Looks okay?
But this is where the fundamental problems begin. I myself have been in the role of a project manager and a Scrum Master at the same time, and I have lived through all the painful personality split problems that such an arrangement has caused.
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