In an effort to help the Agile community, I’m collecting the tutorials I’ve created over the years here for public use.

Check back frequently as this section will continue to grow. If you have suggestions or need assistance feel free to contact me.

How to Create a Virtual Story Wall in Google Docs

Create a Google Drawing

Draw a large rectangle & create columns with the line tool

Give each column a name using the text tool

Find an image of a post-it (change the colors in an image editor if needed)

Insert the images into the Google Drawing

Create text box overlays on the post-its using the text tool

Copy & paste them onto the story board as needed. (keep the originals in the gutter)

Give it a name & share it with your distributed team

I shared the Virtual Story Wall used in this tutorial if you wish to get a better idea of the scale. It is only a guide, and you can customize yours with different columns and images such as index cards or push-pins.

How to Create a Burndown Chart in Google Docs

Create a Google Spreadsheet

Enter 3 columns labeled Iterations, Ideal and Actual

Enter the number of planned iterations in the Iterations column

Enter the ideal number of points to complete per iteration in the Ideal column. (we’re using a velocity of 10)

Enter in the actual number of points completed by the team per iteration in the Actual column

Click the Insert Chart icon

Click select data range and select your rows of data

Select line chart type

Check both “Use row 3 as headers” and “Use column A as labels”

Customize it with a title of Release Burndown, an X axis label of Iterations, a Y axis label of Story Points and a Point Style of Tiny

Click the Insert button

I’ve shared the burndown chart I created in this demo if you wish to get a better idea of how it is structured. It is only a guide, and there are many different ways you can change the data to suit your needs. These variations range from burning down, burning up and accounting for changes in velocity to predicting optimistic / pessimistic completions and so on.

How to Create a Business Model Canvas in Google Docs

Create a Google Drawing

Give your drawing a background color

Select the rectangle tool

Draw a large rectangle

Select the line tool and slice the rectangle up into 9 sections

Use the text tool to add in each section label

Include the help text for each section in a lighter gray font color (optional)

Fill in the background color and create the header & footer

Create sticky images in photo editing software

Import the sticky images into the Google Drawing

Drag the images off to the gutter so they do not get in your way

Use the text tool to overlay text onto your sticky

Drag the sticky over to your business canvas

Copy, paste and move the stickies around as needed

I’ve shared the Business Model Canvas I created in this demo if you wish to get a better idea of how it is structured. It is only a guide, and you can customize it in many different ways if you like.