Mountain Goat Software

One of the most common struggles faced by agile teams is the need to split user stories. I'm sure you've struggled with this. I certainly did at first.
In fact, when I first began using Scrum, some of our product backlog items were so big that we occasionally opted for six-week sprints. With a bit more experience, though, that team and I saw enough ways to split work that we could have done one-day...

Have you seen the movie The Princess Bride? If not, that’s "inconceivable" (to quote the beloved character Vizzini)!
On the surface, the movie is a swashbuckling tale of high adventure, pirates, torture, and true love. But when I watch it, I see that the movie is actually full of advice for agile team members. The book is even better!...

A typical Mountain Goat Software Certified Scrum Master course attracts people at almost every stage of their Scrum Master journey. I get people who are completely new to Scrum, people who have been working on a Scrum team for years but have recently...

At some point, you've probably wondered, can the product owner and the Scrum Master be the same person? Banish that thought!
You wouldn't be the first person to try combining the Scrum Master role with the product owner role. People ask me every day if they can combine the roles of product and ScrumMaster and give both sets of responsibilities to a single person....