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February 04, 2023
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Don't Let Async Standup Kill Team Effectiveness![Miranda Dulin]()
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Scrum Values: Courage Examples![Miranda Dulin]()
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Courage in Scrum: Doing What’s Right![Miranda Dulin]()
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October 11, 2022
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Rationale for Short Sprints: 10 Hidden Benefits![Miranda Dulin]()
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Inspect & Adapt
Scrum Pillars: Enabling Empiricism
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Inspect & Adapt
Agile Timeboxing: The Secret Key to Velocity
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Best Day to Start a Sprint (It Ends in Y)![Miranda Dulin]()
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April 08, 2022
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The 360 Degree Leader: Spur Your Influence![Miranda Dulin]()
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October 07, 2022
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Facilitating, Teaching, Mentoring, and Coaching![Miranda Dulin]()
A Scrum Master must wear many hats. Understanding how facilitating, teaching, mentoring, and…
July 05, 2022
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Business Value in Agile: The Why is Valuable![Miranda Dulin]()
Developers aren't mushrooms; they won't thrive in the dark being fed bullshit. Feed them a steady…
September 30, 2022
7 min
Planning & Estimation
Bug vs Feature: An Argument for the Pedantic
September 29, 2022
9 min
Planning & Estimation
Ideal Days: Quick and Adequate Estimation
September 26, 2022
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Planning & Estimation
Acceptance Criteria: Given When Then Syntax
September 07, 2022
7 min
Should You Re-Estimate Story Points![Miranda Dulin]()
Do you retroactively update your estimated time of arrival after you've arrived? No? Then why would…
July 19, 2022
7 min
MoSCoW Prioritization: Defining Must Haves![Miranda Dulin]()
Like software requirements, not all chicken sandwich ingredients are of equal importance. MoSCoW can…
September 23, 2022
6 min
Types of Spikes in Agile: Excessive Organization![Miranda Dulin]()
There are so many flavors of jelly beans now that we categorize them. Is this necessary? The same…
September 21, 2022
4 min
Spike Antipatterns: How Not to Use Spikes![Miranda Dulin]()
Spikes, when used appropriately, can provide advantages to agile teams. However, when they're…
September 20, 2022
8 min
Definition of Done and Definition of Ready
September 15, 2022
6 min
Spikes in Agile: Uncertainty's Archnemesis
September 12, 2022
6 min
Agile Project Management Books: A Challenge![Miranda Dulin]()
Although I’m a voracious reader, the books are mostly urban fantasies. I’ve challenged myself to…
October 10, 2022
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Professional Development
The Hunt: My Scrum Master Job Search
September 19, 2021
8 min
Professional Development
ICAgile Certification Review: ICP-APO
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8 min
Professional Development
Avoiding Nightmare Cover Letters
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9 min
Is the CSM Worth It?![Miranda Dulin]()
Are you wondering if the CSM (Certified Scrum Master) course is worth its $1,000 price tag? This…
August 28, 2021
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