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Johan Karlsson

Senior Product Manager

Johan Karlsson is an Agile coach and Senior Consultant who builds bridges between customers and product teams. With an engineering and development background, he is the Product Manager for Helix Plan (formerly Hansoft), Helix DAM, and Helix Swarm. He's a backlog nerd with the ambitious goal to bring Agile and lean principles into modern enterprise environments.

Latest Content from Johan Karlsson

Blog

4 Product Backlog Prioritization Techniques That Work

Need help with backlog prioritization? Here are 4 tried and true techniques.
Version Control, DevOps
Blog

GDPR & Helix Plan: 4 Best Practices for Compliance

In this blog post, we’ll cover best practices for GDPR compliance for current Helix Plan (formerly Hansoft) customers. First, let's begin with some background...
Security & Compliance
Blog

Product Backlog Grooming Examples and Best Practices

Explaining what is product backlog grooming, best practices, and quick tips for better product backlog refinement meetings.
Version Control, DevOps
Blog

3 Backlog Calculations That Answer "Is My Product Backlog Too Big?"

It's easy for a product backlog to get out of control. Here are 3 backlog calculations that will help you determine if it's time to take action.
Version Control, DevOps
Guide

Agile Product Backlogs

Become an Agile backlog master by learning product backlog basics.
DevOps, Helix Plan
Blog

6 Most Common Reasons Why People Choose Helix Plan

In Helix Plan, users are able to visualize how their team's work fits into the big picture of a project or program. This is key for organizations that want to empower development teams, support collaboration, and enable innovation that adds to the overall product value.
DevOps, Version Control
Blog

2 Steps to Prioritizing Too Many Projects

How to prioritize projects to turn a high-stress project into a well-oiled machine in 2 steps.
Project Management, DevOps
Blog

How to Make an Agile Gantt Chart — with Examples

Agile project planning using an Agile Gantt chart — how to mix these methods with examples of Gantt charts.
DevOps, Project Management
Blog

6 Backlog Management Techniques

Wondering what is backlog management, or what is backlog in Agile? Learn how to manage product backlog items for Agile backlogs, scrum backlogs, and product backlogs.
Version Control, DevOps