The Mountain Goat Software Blog

Unless team members have discussed it, they are almost certainly providing different types of estimates.

Successful product owners will see their stakeholders as a team, not merely a set of individuals.

Fixed-price projects may seem at odds with agile. But that doesn’t have to be the case.

To prioritize a backlog, think about what users need, what they want, and what they merely wish for.

Calculating a cost per story point comes with risks. Here's what you need to know.

Sprint planning may look like it’s about tasks and estimates but those are not the goal.

We avoid having unfinished work at the end of a sprint, but it sometimes happens. Here’s what to do.

Thinking of a career as a Scrum Master? 7 questions to help you decide if it's the right job for you.

Capturing too much or too little detail in a user story causes problems. Here's how to get it right, iteratively.

Some teams assign all tasks upfront. Others don’t. Here’s what works best.

Recently the 2020 version of the Scrum Guide was released. What changes were made that you need to be aware of in order to keep up to date with Scrum?

It can be challenging to find time for refactoring. These approaches will help.