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Agile / Product Management / Requirements / Software development

Satisficing Sprints

Posted on: November 12, 2008

Satisficing probably makes more sense than perfecting your product. Can? Open. Worms? Everywhere. Are we really saying “don’t make it perfect?” Yup.

Agile / Prioritization / Product Management / Requirements / ROI / Software development

Plan Your Next Sprint By Bang For The Buck: Part 2

Posted on: October 20, 2008April 27, 2009

Planning by ROI. Hmmm. Isn’t that impractical? In an econometric way, yes. But you can still estimate the relative value of the capabilities / stories you’re planning for your scrum sprints. The point is – don’t look only at value – also look at costs. While “ROI” may be a […]

Agile / Prioritization / Product Management / Requirements / ROI / Software development

Plan Your Next Sprint By ROI: Part 1

Posted on: October 16, 2008

You’ve got a giant backlog of user stories and product capabilities. How do you determine which stories to implement right now? By the estimated value of each story? Pick the ones the developers want to build next? How about picking the stories that maximize the ROI of the sprint? To […]

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