Using AI tools for backlog prioritization offers a dynamic way to reshuffle the deck based on a different set of assumptions. In a previous post, I described how a lightweight Weighted Shortest Job First methodology can use Size and Impact ratings to provide a quantitative ranking of backlog items. The key is that Impact is … Continue reading AI Backlog Prioritization
Month: August 2025
Scrum Self-Assessment
As a team balances adopting Scrum with the pressures to deliver value, it's possible for them to lose sight of some of the basics that make Scrum work. This checklist can be used periodically by the Scrum Master or by the team (e.g. in a retrospective) to assess whether some of the key things are … Continue reading Scrum Self-Assessment