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You're probably familiar with the famous Russian dolls. But have you heard about their infamous cousins, the Babushka user stories?

Too many Agile teams make the mistake that the purpose of a sprint is to produce two weeks worth of work. It isn't. The well-planned sprint is a focused collection of activities to achieve specific goals or produce pre-agreed deliverables.

A Team God is probably the most effective solution to managing the fallout from shortcuts and poor management. But there is a price to pay.

We've seen how some organisations cut corners and play fast and loose with best practices. Now we'll see how they can still succeed in spite of the consequences.

Shortcuts on testing and quality assurance is a favourite choice amongst time-poor, resource-poor organisation.

A popular shortcut in software teams is to leap over the analysis phase, with the expectation that issues will be found and easily resolved during the development or implementation phases.

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, so goes the saying. Yet skipping or cutting back on planning work and discussions is an important shortcut for many organisations.