# gsd.guru

> AI-optimized mirror of gsd.guru containing 50 pages totalling 34,551 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://gsd.guru/. Last updated: 2026-06-14T03:28:17.001Z.

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## Homepage

- [Agile Approach to Business](/content/site-root.html): Our agile approach to business development provides immediate ROI through consulting solutions that focus on the right features and team performance. (600 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [Write Better Stories](/content/2016/11/16/write-better-stories/index.html): Every time we teach a GSD Scrum Training workshop, one of the most difficult concepts for students to grasp is how to write a story. (951 words)
- [Help Your Product Owner Prioritize Stories](/content/2017/04/16/help-your-product-owner-prioritize-stories/index.html): There are several useful techniques for helping Product Owners prioritize work. The Quadrant Chart and Story Mapping are 2 of my favorites. (634 words)
- [Overcome Resistance to Agile in Your Organization](/content/2016/10/05/overcome-resistance-to-agile-in-your-organization/index.html): If you want your organization to become agile, then you need to overcome fear, uncertainty and job insecurity in order to get buy in. (1,124 words)
- [How Agile Does Your Team Need to be When You First Transition to Scrum?](/content/2018/03/04/how-agile-does-your-team-need-to-be-when-you-first-transition-scrum.html): Is it difficult to get everyone on board with your transition to scrum? Sometimes it’s better to just jump in, do what you can and work out the kinks as you go along. (657 words)
- [Scrum of Scrums Manages Cross-Team Commitments](/content/2017/06/25/scrum-of-scrums-manages-cross-team-commitments/index.html): With a strong commitment to cooperation and a little organization, cross-team product deliverables can be managed through the Scrum of Scrums concept. (610 words)
- [Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Agile](/content/2017/05/14/dont-hate-me-because-im-agile/index.html): As technical professionals, we must learn new things all the time. What make adopting agile different from everything else we must learn to keep our jobs? (1,175 words)
- [Why Your Scrum Team Needs a Release Plan](/content/2017/07/16/why-your-scrum-team-needs-a-release-plan/index.html): Some scrum teams believe the only required planning is Sprint Planning, but we advocate creating a Release Plan to set proper management expectations. (700 words)
- [Reduce Risk on Scrum Team](/content/2017/03/18/reduce-risk-on-scrum-team/index.html): We all strive to increase velocity, but what can we do to further reduce risk and increase our chance for success and profit on an agile scrum team? (1,009 words)
- [Agile Teams Still Need Traditional Support](/content/2016/10/12/agile-teams-still-need-traditional-support/index.html): The biggest misconception about agile is that when you convert to scrum, you no longer need traditional program or product management. (934 words)
- [Business Must Become Agile or Be Left Behind](/content/2016/09/29/business-must-become-agile-or-be-left-behind/index.html): Agile scrum has relevance beyond Engineering and IT. We cover how 7 scrum concepts can be modified to run your business with agility. (1,344 words)
- [Dealing with the Office Saboteur](/content/2017/06/03/dealing-with-the-office-saboteur/index.html): How do you deal with the saboteur who creates real havoc in your work life? Some suggestions to deal with the 3 worst saboteurs. (2,235 words)
- [The Agile Mindset is a Superpower](/content/2020/04/04/the-agile-mindset-is-a-superpower/index.html): If you’re like me and you have an agile mindset, you have a distinct business advantage. Your brain is already wired to take advantage of new opportunities. (766 words)
- [[A Cross-Functional Agile Team Meets Sprint Commitments](/content/2020/11/30/a-cross-functional-agile-team-meets-sprint-commitments/index.html)](/content/author/ckahn/index.html) (286 words)
- [How to Get Your Boss to Pay for Scrum Training](/content/2016/09/22/how-to-get-your-boss-to-pay-for-scrum-training/index.html): With our next GSD Scrum Training coming up May 13, so many people have asked us how to get their bosses to pay, we wrote a post with some suggestions. (607 words)
- [Why Your Team is Not Agile](/content/2018/04/22/why-your-team-is-not-agile/index.html): Many Scrum Masters feel frustrated when their team is not agile enough or they don’t practice scrum the “right way.” The team’s lack of commitment or poor performance can be traced to 3 root causes. (876 words)
- [Part 2: Does Perfect Scrum Practice Make Perfect?](/content/2019/05/05/part-2-does-perfect-scrum-practice-make-perfect/index.html): Since writing Part 1, I've made progress in major problem areas. But does perfecting the team's scrum practice make for perfect software? (945 words)
- [[Part 1: Sometimes Change is Really, Really Hard](/content/2018/08/05/part-1-sometimes-change-is-really-really-hard/index.html)](/content/category/agile-transition/page/2/index.html) (386 words)
- [Ensure Project Success by Getting Formal Commitment from your Extended Team](/content/2018/02/20/ensure-project-success-by-getting-formal-commitment-from-your-extended-team.html): When you form a new scrum team, you may not get all the desired resources. At GSD Mindset, we propose that when you organize a new scrum team, you should also get commitment from what we refer to as the GSD Extended Team. (569 words)
- [Help Your Team Overcome Past Scrum Failures](/content/2020/05/11/help-your-team-overcome-past-scrum-failures/index.html): Team members may have previously failed at Scrum. Emily Hackett presents ideas a Scrum Master can use to help their new team overcome past problems. (777 words)
- [[Don’t Let Setbacks Derail Your Agile Project](/content/2020/05/02/dont-let-setbacks-derail-your-agile-project/index.html)](/content/category/agile-scrum/index.html) (383 words)
- [Recursion: An Agile Approach to Business Change](/content/2020/10/05/recursion-an-agile-approach-to-business-change/index.html): Agile uses an empirical model in an iterative process. Take an agile approach to determine where to focus the incremental changes: Recursion! (1,107 words)
- [[A Cross-Functional Agile Team Meets Sprint Commitments](/content/2020/11/30/a-cross-functional-agile-team-meets-sprint-commitments/index.html)](/content/category/agile-transition/index.html) (358 words)
- [Don’t Let Setbacks Derail Your Agile Project](/content/2020/05/02/dont-let-setbacks-derail-your-agile-project/index.html): Trying new web tools may help your virtual meetings run more smoothly, but that may not be enough to keep your agile project schedule. (772 words)
- [Release that MVP ASAP](/content/2020/09/09/release-that-mvp-asap/index.html): Businesses must get their MVP into the hands of customers faster than ever before. Late to market means less chance for survival.   (699 words)
- [MVP for Major IT Transformation Programs](/content/2020/09/14/mvp-for-major-it-transformation-programs/index.html): The MVP practice has not been widely accepted for major IT transformation programs, but it's better to start by deploying something small that is usable. (821 words)
- [A Cross-Functional Agile Team Meets Sprint Commitments](/content/2020/11/30/a-cross-functional-agile-team-meets-sprint-commitments.html): A cross-functional Agile team should have members that possess all skills needed to close the Stories in the Sprint Backlog.  (634 words)
- [Practical Agile over Ideological Agile](/content/2020/05/18/practical-agile-over-ideological-agile/index.html): In these fast-paced, often unpredictable times, should we change our approach to training and teach more practical agile methods? (783 words)
- [Core Project Management Functions must Continue after Transition to Scrum](/content/2017/07/30/core-project-management-functions-must-continue-after-transition-to-scrum.html): You realize some Project Management functions in the waterfall world may still be needed now that you're Agile. What are they and who should perform them? (784 words)
- [Release that MVP ASAP](/content/category/business/index.html) (238 words)
- [[Practical Agile over Ideological Agile](/content/2020/05/18/practical-agile-over-ideological-agile/index.html)](/content/category/scrum-training/index.html) (123 words)
- [[3 Tips to Becoming Agile@Home](/content/2020/10/14/3-tips-to-becoming-agile-at-home/index.html)](/content/category/personal-agility/index.html) (58 words)
- [Wanted – Guest Bloggers Passionate About Agile](/content/wanted-guest-bloggers/index.html): Share your new ideas or aha moments about any aspect of agile or scrum with our worldwide audience. (68 words)
- [No Results Found](/content/contact-us/index.html) (24 words)
- [2016/07/17/5-steps-to-implement-agile/index.html](/content/2016/07/17/5-steps-to-implement-agile/index.html) (1 words)
- [gsd-gold-approach-to-story-writing/index.html](/content/gsd-gold-approach-to-story-writing/index.html) (1 words)
- [3 Steps to Become an Awesome Agile Manager](/content/2020/11/02/3-steps-to-become-an-awesome-agile-manager/index.html): 3 simple steps that can quickly uplift any manager to become an Awesome Agile Manager are TOP: Train -> Organize -> Prioritize (894 words)
- [3 Tips to Becoming Agile@Home](/content/2020/10/14/3-tips-to-becoming-agile-at-home/index.html): I became Agile@Home during this pandemic by sharing practices and tools typically used only by Agile Coaches with software teams. (753 words)
- [GSD Scrum Training](/content/gsd-one-day-scrum-training-course/index.html): We know how much is on the line when you transition to agile. Our scrum training provides class instruction needed to plan, execute and status report agile. (311 words)
- [Chapter 1 – The GSD Gold Agile Scrum Team](/content/gsd-gold-agile-scrum-team/index.html): It's time organize your agile scrum team for success. Here's how GSD Gold agile scrum teams are organized. (1,356 words)
- [Chapter 6 – GSD Agile Scrum Sprint](/content/gsd-approach-to-the-agile-scrum-sprint/index.html): Ready to start your first agile scrum sprint? We help you get into the GSD Agile Mindset for sprinting, standup and scrum of scrums. (1,662 words)
- [Chapter 4 – GSD Gold Story Grooming](/content/gsd-gold-approach-to-story-grooming/index.html): It's time to meet with the rest of the team to groom and size the stories in your backlog, so they are ready to be sprint candidates. (1,276 words)
- [Chapter 2 – GSD Gold Project Planning](/content/gsd-gold-approach-to-project-planning/index.html): GSD Gold teams plan with agility. Stop thinking about Microsoft Project Plans. Start thinking about delivering on release milestones. (1,473 words)
- [Chapter 5 – GSD Gold Sprint Planning](/content/gsd-gold-approach-to-sprint-planning/index.html): All your work to date has prepared you for your first sprint planning. GSD has the agenda for your 1st session and we take you through the process. (964 words)
- [Learn Scrum through Interactive Workshop](/content/learn-scrum-through-interactive-workshop/index.html): In 8 hours, learn how to achieve an agile mindset, plan projects, write stories, execute sprints, release and report project status. (511 words)
- [[A Cross-Functional Agile Team Meets Sprint Commitments](/content/2020/11/30/a-cross-functional-agile-team-meets-sprint-commitments/index.html)](/content/blog/index.html) (264 words)
- [About GSD Mindset Founders](/content/about-gsd-founders/index.html): At GSD Mindset, we successfully applied Scrum to projects at many companies. Our teams outperform the teams of our peers. Let us help you. (300 words)
- [GSD Scrum Handbook Introduction](/content/gsd-scrum-handbook-introduction/index.html): We believe so strongly in the way we apply Agile that we decided to write a book about how we teach and coach teams to better utilize Scrum. (425 words)
- [The GSD Method](/content/gsd-agile-scrum-method/index.html): The GSD Agile Scrum Funnel illustrates the GSD method of breaking down application features into stories and releasing new application versions. (311 words)
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