How to perform Sprint Planning with Jira – Part 2: Using Story Points, Velocity – Pros and Cons
This is Part 2 of the Sprint Planning in Jira series. In the first part, I discussed how to prepare for the session and what topics you need to cover. Now, if you missed out on that article, read it here. In Part 1, I did mention there were two ways for a team to...
How to perform Sprint Planning with Jira – Part 1 | Jira Tips & Tricks from the Agile experts
So, how do you get a Scrum team to conduct Sprint Planning effectively? There's typically two ways you can go about it - (1) you could use Velocity and Story Points, or (2) take a time-based approach, and estimate items in days or hours. Which one do you choose?...
Get your Product Backlog in Jira right! | Jira Tips & Tricks from the Agile Experts
Did you know that many Agile teams fail simply because their Product Backlog is not in good shape and it becomes increasingly difficult when you’re trying to learn Jira and how the Product Backlog should fit within it. So in this post I’m going to show you what a good Product Backlog looks like and five ways to indicate whether your items are sufficiently detailed or ‘Sprint Ready’ as it’s commonly called.