Thinking about becoming a Scrum master? Wondering how to get the experience? The first thing to know: it takes broad knowledge of both the technical and human side of running sprints to reach Scrum mastery. There’s a lot to learn. This post breaks this complex mass of knowledge down to its basic building blocks. First,… (more) How to Become a Scrum Master
The core Evernote product has changed quite a bit since it was originally launched in 2004. It mostly looks the same, but Evernote can do a lot more now than it could in the past. One thing that hasn’t changed is the fact that Evernote becomes increasingly useful the more you use it. Unfortunately, Evernote… (more) 19 Tips on How to Use Evernote for Beginners
When Pieter Omvlee was tasked with designing a simple drawing application as part of his computer science class at the University of Twente in the Netherlands, he set about creating a lightweight app that would fulfill his homework assignment. In the late 2000s, the vector drawing app market was a lot smaller than it is… (more) How Sketch Took on Adobe by Making a Faster, Leaner, Cheaper Image Editor
In Scrum, it all starts with a wishlist of product improvements. But for agile product development to be successful, you need to transform that list into a clear sprint plan. Without one, you won’t know if you’re on track. And a visual representation of the plan makes it easy to organize and update, which is… (more) The Top 10 Scrum Boards You Should Be Using
Let’s settle the Kanban vs Scrum debate for good. There are tons of other project management methodologies out there, by the way. Have you wondered why these are the two so often confused with each other? Well, though the frameworks differ, the principles behind them are largely the same. Both are iterative work systems with roots in… (more) Kanban vs Scrum: 6 Golden Rules to Help You Pick the Right One
With the rise of agile, there’s a growing demand for scrum masters with the qualifications to help teams perform at their best. And sure: no piece of paper can substitute for real-world experience. But it can show employers you’ve taken an active role in your agile education. As an employer myself, I can tell you… (more) How to Get a Scrum Master Certification
When running agile retrospective meetings routinely, you might find yourself running out of prompts for helping your team to look back on a sprint or project with fresh eyes. Which they should, to draw objective conclusions from the sprint’s results. But a question that elicits thoughtful feedback one week might bring crickets the next. How… (more) The 4 Essential Retrospective Questions That Can’t Be Skipped
In 2008, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) web browser had almost 60% of the world’s browser market share. Mozilla’s Firefox was trailing in distant second place with roughly one-third of the market. Google’s brand new Chrome browser, which the search giant debuted on September 2, 2008, had just 0.3% market share. A decade later, Chrome effectively… (more) From 0 to 70% Market Share: How Google Chrome Ate the Internet
In 2000, Marc Benioff staged the first theatrical protest that Silicon Valley had ever seen. The CEO of a tiny startup that no one had heard of paid actors to carry “anti-software” signs. They marched in front of a user conference for Siebel Systems, which sold customer relationship management software. Later that year, Benioff hosted… (more) How Salesforce Built a $13 Billion Empire from a CRM
“We’ve had a lot of smart people who wouldn’t join the company or give us money or advise us because [our business] made no sense to them.” — Mike Cannon-Brookes, Atlassian co-founder When Atlassian was founded in 2002, the founders had a choice to make. They could jump through the standard hoops and do the… (more) How Atlassian Built a $10 Billion Growth Engine
