Jeremy Jarrell • Friday, May 29, 2020 • Updates

INVEST Questions Are More Than Just Yes Or No

It’s no secret that agile teams thrive on collaboration. So much so, that this phrase has been echoed as a warning against over-detailing stories for decades. But, even the most agile-leaning teams tend to benefit from some refinement to their stories to create clarity on what the team is trying to achieve with those stories. Read more...

Ronan Dunlop • Monday, April 13, 2020 • Updates

More from Tracker when you need it most

To everyone in our community–We’d like to reassure you that Tracker and the Tracker team are here for you and working to maintain business as usual during these unusual times. Read more...

Ronan Dunlop • Tuesday, March 17, 2020 • Updates

What does it really mean to be a happy Product Manager

Let’s face it, being a Product manager is stressful. Deadlines, metrics, team dynamics, changing priorities, attention to detail, big picture thinking, oh and backlogs that continue to grow and shame us with their mere existence. It’s also not uncommon to think we’re not doing as well as we could and that other organizations are probably doing a better job. Read more...

Jeremy Jarrell • Monday, March 9, 2020 • Updates

Focusing On Predictability Over Velocity

One of the challenges that organizations who are new to agile often face is a perceived loss of insight into their teams’ progress. After all, if an agile approach asks teams to forego the creation of a detailed upfront plan then how will that organization know if their teams are on track? Read more...

Ronan Dunlop • Thursday, February 27, 2020 • Updates

Got Opinions?

Got Opinions? We’d love to know what you’re thinking and would really appreciate it if you’d take our survey. Read more...

Candice Yono • Friday, January 24, 2020 • Updates

Deliver User Value Faster with CI/CD Integrations

Delivering user value quickly and reliably are key behaviors for businesses to succeed. As a PM or developer, it can be challenging to keep track of what features your team is delivering and when. It can be even harder to communicate progress to stakeholders who might not be in tune with the team’s day to day cadence. Connecting your backlog with the CI/CD tools that your team uses can provide more insight into what your team is doing, and help you better track the path to production. Read more...

Laura Fletcher • Tuesday, January 14, 2020 • Updates

Pointing Scales: Linear or Fibonacci?

The Tracker team recently pulled some data on team analytics cut by different pointing scales, and made some interesting determinations based on that Read more...

Laura Fletcher • Wednesday, December 18, 2019 • Updates

A Reluctant Evangelist: or, how I learned to stop worrying and love product vision

When I was first getting into product, I was pretty wary of the old saw that a product manager should be an evangelist for the product. Every time I would hear that, all I could imagine was some smarmy guy in a sparkly blazer yelling at crowds of people who didn’t want to listen to him. Not really my cup of tea Read more...

Candice Yono • Wednesday, November 20, 2019 • Updates

Story Cycle Time Now Excludes Weekends!

The Tracker Team has been working on an exciting update that makes your team’s Story Cycle Time more representative of the work that your team is doing. This update is now live for all projects and applies to your past and future cycle times. Read more...

Kelly Nightengale • Thursday, July 25, 2019 • Updates

Introducing new Bitbucket and Bitbucket Server Integrations

We are excited to announce our new Bitbucket and Bitbucket Server integrations so that your Bitbucket branches, commits, and pull requests can now be seen in Pivotal Tracker! Read more...