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conditions of satisfaction

Introducing Conditions of Satisfaction to a Team

Last we talked, I was arguing that if estimates are supposed to be accurate, we’d call them actuals. That’s not to say that estimates are meaningless. When used appropriately, they’re valuable and serve an important purpose. Instead, my point was this: Estimates are about mathematics. Expectations are about human connection. That difference matters. Speaking of …

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Product Owner Tips for an Effective Backlog

Product Owners have a tough job.  They’re required to take a swarm of opinions and coalesce those opinions into a single, unified vision.  Undoubtedly, some stakeholders won’t agree with that vision, and they must invest time and energy in soothing the disgruntled.   Further, if a Product Owner is thinking too far forward, the team gets restless …

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