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12 Common Mistakes Made When Using Story Points
I’ve heard many different explanations of what Story Points mean and how you should use them.
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Maarten Dalmijn
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11 Laws of Software Estimation for Complex Work
Wrong estimates aren’t your fault, but they are definitely your problem
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Maarten Dalmijn
Scrum: Failure By Design?
Are we witnessing the first signs of a post-Scrum era?
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Maarten Dalmijn
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The Era of Copy-Paste Agile Is Over
The Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V of Agile Frameworks Will No Longer Cut It
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Are Scrum Masters Too Much Overhead?
The Unfortunate Tendency of Scrum Masters to Make Scrum Overimportant
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Roman Estimation: A Simple, Easy and Quick Alternative to Story Points
Don't Fix Your Story Points or Velocity, Just Stop Using Them
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Your Company's Problem is Hiding in Plain Sight - High Work-In-Progress (WIP)
You Need Lazy People to Have Restless Features
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Sayonara to the Golden Age of Scrum
Scrum Will Become Niche Like XP
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Scrum's Built-in 'Get Out of Jail Free Card' Against Criticism
When Scrum Doesn't Work, It's Always Your Fault
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Sprint Planning: Stop Wasting Time on Spreadsheet Capacity Micromanagement
Your Beautiful and Elaborate Sprint Planning Capacity Excel Spreadsheet IS the Problem
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Stop Drooling Over User Stories
And Here's 5 New Templates to Drool Over
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Maarten Dalmijn
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Maarten's Agile From First Principles Guide V0.8
How to Avoid the Agile Manifesto Confusion by Explaining Agile from First Principles
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