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The Backlog

I had one of those "changing the way we work" discussions today, about the product backlog. I'll spare you the details, but it came down to answering two questions: How many

  • Matt Kimber
    Matt Kimber
4 min read
Why tasking matters
planning

Why tasking matters

Something I perhaps neglected in my talk about breaking down user stories into tasks is why you'd want to do that. Let me illustrate by analogy. When you're hiking, there's a question you're

  • Matt Kimber
    Matt Kimber
4 min read
Breaking down user stories
planning

Breaking down user stories

A user story is a short, simple description of a piece of functionality, as told from the perspective of a customer. It's intended to form the basis for a discussion about how to

  • Matt Kimber
    Matt Kimber
3 min read
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Painting by numbers

I'm a real fan of estimating things by doing relative sizing with planning poker cards. The cards mean everyone gets a say, the Fibonacci-like number sequence of the deck avoids getting bogged down

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    Matt Kimber
2 min read
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