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Tools and Techniques to Help You Be an Efficient Product OwnerVenkatesh Krishnamurthy writes on tools and techniques product owners can use to do their jobs more efficiently. Remember, the product owner is responsible for building a valuable, usable, and feasible product. | 
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The Truth behind Software Development EstimatesThe problem with estimation is that software is not construction. We can’t create software the same way we build a house or manufacture anything else. We can't say, “We can build this software for x dollars per square foot.” But other people often think of our estimates that way. What can you do? | 
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How to Hold a Productive Project Status Meeting Status meetings let team members report what they’re doing and whether they’re hitting targets, and they help the project manager identify weaknesses early and make adjustments. Unfortunately, all too often these meetings are boring. They don't have to be! Read on for tips on making them productive. |
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What Is the Difference between an Agile Coach and a ScrumMaster?Joe Townsend explores what exactly the role of an agile coach is and how it differs from the role of a ScrumMaster. For some, ScrumMasters are the front-line fighters and agile coaches are higher up in the organization; for others, an agile coach is the next role a ScrumMaster evolves into. | 
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The Positive Impact of Negative ThinkingAncient philosophers and spiritual teachers spoke of the need to balance the positive with the negative, optimism with pessimism. In fact, we may be more successful in our work and personal lives when we give some attention to things that could lead us to fail. This "mental contrasting" is useful. |
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Quitters Sometimes Do Win: How to Recognize and Confront Sunk CostsFrom Freakonomics coauthor Stephen Dubner: "A ‘sunk cost’ is just what it sounds like: time or money you've already spent. The sunk-cost fallacy is when you tell yourself that you can't quit because of all that time or money you spent. We shouldn't fall for this fallacy, but we do it all the time." | 
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How to Use Statistics to Become a Software Super TesterA core understanding of statistical principles and how they need to be leveraged in software testing goes a long way in giving a tester an edge, plus helping the product's or application’s quality. Learn how you can manage data and even predict test cases by drawing conclusions from statistics. | 
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Some Companies Using Software to Monitor Their EmployeesNew reports coming out detail just how far companies have gone in using software that monitors their employees' behaviors—all in the name of productivity and safety. These new tools lead us to question which is more important—workplace efficiency or employee satisfaction? | 
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