Agile and Scrum FAQ

Photo of Palm Springs from Joshua Tree National Park, 2020

What's the difference between using hours versus using story points to estimate?

Time estimates are used to estimate how long it will take to complete a task or project. They are typically expressed in hours or days and are used …

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How to plan, estimate, and build an MVP with Scrum

Photo from Inner Sunset, SF, with Marin Headlands in the background, 2020

I now have two pages in my PM*Framework.

How to Plan and Estimate an MVP: Explains how to figure out what you want to build, break it down into User Stories, and estimate with reasonable accuracy how …

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How to enable 5GHz on your wifi router

I mentioned in my videoconferencing guide that 5 GHz bands on wifi are vastly better than 2.4 GHz bands. Here's a list of common routers and where the setting is located.

Asus

Left pane: General → Network Map Under System Status, choose 2.4GHz or 5GHz tab and enter "Network …

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Using email aliasing to detect hacks and protect your privacy

2026 Update

I wrote this article mid-2020. Around this time I had contemplated creating a service that makes it easy for regular folks to harness the power of email aliases without the hassles of needing to create aliases in advance (like with my domain-based setup). Also, using your own domain …

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How to improve your Zoom/Skype teleconferencing game

Teleconferencing seems like an easy thing to get right, especially with webcams and good noise-canceling microphones being built into most laptops these days. If the environment is quiet and and lighting is good, it can be fine. But I've participated in a lot of meetings where I could hear myself …

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