Getting Started
Step-by-step: your first sprint, Kanban board and backlog, and bringing a team along.
Your First Sprint: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough for New Teams
A practical walkthrough of a team's first Scrum sprint, from setting the length and drafting a Definition of Done to the review and retrospective.
Read · 6 min read →Getting StartedSetting Up Your First Kanban Board: Columns, WIP Limits, Policies
How to design a first Kanban board step by step, using the Kanban Guide's Definition of Workflow: work items, columns, WIP control, explicit policies and an SLE.
Read · 5 min read →Getting StartedBuilding Your First Product Backlog: A Starter Approach and Template
A step-by-step way to build a first product backlog: set a goal, capture items, write clear stories, order them and refine just enough, plus a simple template.
Read · 5 min read →Getting StartedIntroducing Agile to a Skeptical Team or Manager
How to win over doubtful colleagues and managers: listen first, start from a real problem, correct common myths with primary sources and run a small trial.
Read · 5 min read →Getting StartedAgile for a Team of One: Freelancers, Founders and Side Projects
How freelancers, solo founders and side-project builders can borrow agile ideas, from a personal Kanban board to weekly cycles, reviews and simple metrics.
Read · 5 min read →Getting StartedMeasuring Progress in Your First Three Months of Agile
A beginner's plan for measuring early agile progress: velocity and throughput basics, a month-by-month approach and the cautions that keep numbers honest.
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