Have you ever seen a group of blindfolded people touching different parts of an elephant and arguing over what it is? One says it’s a rope, another says it’s a...
Have you ever seen a group of blindfolded people touching different parts of an elephant and arguing over what it is? One says it’s a rope, another says it’s a...
Build All You Want — But If You Can’t Answer These 3 Questions, Nobody’s Buying Who decides what to build?How is it decided?How do we know it will be useful?...
The SAFe framework distinguishes between the Product Owner (PO) and Product Manager (PM) roles—where the PM defines the vision and strategy, and the PO focuses on execution and delivery. But...
AI in Agile: Racing Faster… But in the Wrong Direction? A few months ago, I was invited to observe how AI was being integrated into a Fortune 100 company’s operations....
Agile was born in the world of software development, but its values and principles extend far beyond coding. Despite this, many people still believe, “Agile is only for IT.” It’s...
Leadership is more than just a title or position—it’s the actions you take every day to earn trust and inspire your team. But, trust cannot be built overnight; it has...
Introduction Agile and AI together are a powerful combination that’s shaping the future of how we work. Agile gives us flexibility, quick feedback, and collaboration—important aspects for dealing with the...
Introduction: Agile Transformation is a Journey Agile transformation is often misunderstood as a one-time event or a quick fix. In reality, it’s a continuous journey. The term “transformation” itself is...
Understand the Importance of Choosing the Right People for Agile Transformation: In my 20+ years of association with software development, one thing I’ve realized is how important it is to...
People managers play a critical role in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environments. Unlike traditional management roles, which often focus on control, authority, and pushing for results, SAFe encourages value delivery...
Agile transformations are complex and often met with resistance. While leadership may be eager to onboard Agile, teams frequently carry skepticism, mainly due to past negative experiences. When Agile values...
True Leadership is the offspring of a Conscious mind; it arises from decisions unfettered by biases and untainted by ego. -Amitabh Sinha The Need for Conscious Leaders Today, the world...
SAFe training and certification are quite popular today. They are important for anyone who is seeking to work in an environment implementing Agile at Scale. The SAFe concepts will not...
SAFe(Scaled Agile Framework) is more than just a framework. Many consider it heavy-weight. We feel it is a comprehensive approach for guiding Agile practices to scale across an organization. The...
Why Agile with AI is Important Today? The world of technology is changing as always. Many feel threatened today with the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on their jobs and...
Introduction: What is Agile Transformation? Agile Transformation in simple words means creating effectiveness in teamwork through Agile Mindset that impacts behaviors and culture and organizes people into effective teams (as...
This is an informative, educational article and is being written in two parts. Part 1, below is an introduction about Data Science Teams, the challenges they face. Part 2, that...
Is Demand for collocated teams – A Dead Reality? Are collocated teams a relic of the past? Perhaps not entirely. Yet, in my experience as a consultant working with various companies, remote...
“The startup life is a wild ride; survival demands more than a map—it requires a compass, and that compass is Agile.” In the unpredictable world of startups, where 9 out...
In the Agile world, there’s a constant struggle to find the right mix between sticking to plans and being open to change. This is like walking a tightrope where, on...
The Product Owner (PO) role in Scrum is like a puzzle waiting to be solved. It’s a role that’s both vital and enigmatic. Is it different from a Product Manager’s...
Product Owners have a lot on their plate. In fact, quite a lot! They’re the bridge connecting stakeholders, customers, and users, constantly delving into market insights and data to ensure the...
Intro: The Uncharted Waters of Agile Transformation Agile is no longer the new kid on the block. Over the past two decades, it’s been around the block, through the maze,...
During our recent ‘immersive Agile and Scrum workshop’, I brought up a thought-provoking discussion with the participants. We were exploring the different Scrum events when I asked a question that...
If you were a chef in a busy kitchen, then the pages in your favorite recipe binder could be your Product Backlog.You would not consider this binder to be merely...
Like many others, I wasn’t an immediate fan of Agile at first. I had a strong drive to achieve results using traditional project management and waterfall methodologies that I was...
Many organizations continue to struggle with grasping the true value of a full-time Scrum Master. The role of a dedicated Scrum Master often faces scrutiny and is not fully understood. One common argument against...
Introduction: Imagine this: You’re in the midst of a high-stakes project, smoothly sailing with your well-established team, when suddenly, the need arises to bring in new members. It’s like a...
While working with Agile teams for many years, I’ve personally experienced the challenges of falling into the trap of working long hours and at an unsustainable pace.It’s a mindset that...
This is the second part/continuation of the article “How do Great Product Owners help their Teams” For part 1 of the article, please refer to: How do Great Product Owners help...
As a self-proclaimed Scrum Master whisperer, I’ve chatted and worked with more development teams than I can count. As a result, I’ve experienced a wide diversity of Product Owners. From...
Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum says: “The Product Owner is the CEO of the Product”. Therefore, it’s important to choose the right person for the job. Are you ready to take on...
Do you view risks as just obstacles? Here’s why you should be seeing them as opportunities In product development, risks are often seen as just another obstacle to overcome. But...
One of the simplest to understand, yet the most neglected or ignored of all Agile Principles is the Principle #4: “Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.”...
Agile Principle on Change has been misunderstood for too long.Many orgs and teams view it as an excuse to make rash changes.But this couldn’t be further from the truth. In...
The most successful people don’t take setbacks as “The End” but rather as an opportunity to propel them forward. Thus, they develop this uncanny ability to turn setbacks into opportunities 🏆 They don’t go down to failures; instead, they...
Story points measure the estimated effort needed to complete a work item, serving as a standard unit of measurement for comparing and estimating different items. They help teams plan and...
Leadership is more than just achieving results. Empathy, support, empowerment and growth are visible where leadership is effective. A good leader finds creative ways to inspire his/her teams and impact positive change in...
Is your Product delivery approach holding you back?Are you sacrificing quality for the sake of cost and time?It’s time to take a closer look at the Agile Triangle of Constraints(also...
Transform the way you approach product development with the first Agile Principle – customer satisfaction through continuous delivery! For this a Scrum Team needs to understand: AGILE PRINCIPLE#1:“Our highest priority is...
I recently attended a 2-day training. The trainer was an expert in his field, his talk was engaging but only the trainer and I had our cameras ON. Rest of the...
Are your Daily standups routine, boring and unproductive? Daily stand-ups are a hot topic in the world of scrum and often create a sense of controversy. It’s not uncommon for...
Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches and Scrum Teams will find it useful to download and place it near their team workspace – either on digital (Miro, Mural etc.) or print...
Have you heard the phrase? – “Watch the Baton, not the runners?” Translated to development work, it means: “Focus on Idle work, not Idle workers”! (Image 1) I still come...
Experiment and Believe! So many times while using Agile, we get convinced with popular notions only to find that they don’t provide much value. Perhaps the people who made those...
We all know that the Scrum Team consists of the three main roles – Scrum Master, Product Owner and Developers (erstwhile Development Team) Where do Managers fit in then? Many think...
Agile team members work together to groom, plan, commit, and deliver work every sprint. The number of story points that a team delivers in a sprint is known as velocity. ...
Story points were meant to be abstract. This abstraction helped bring a discussion back to work (size, complexity, bigness, etc.). In the absence of story points (in the earlier days), people...
Don’t use Scrum when you don’t need to!In fact, Scrum isn’t supposed to be effective for every type of development. Many teams and organizations use Scrum without understanding when and where it...
Truly successful leaders have several traits in common By truly successful, I mean business leaders, who, while busy growing their organization, do not lose sight of (their) people’s growth. In short,...
Scrum Master is a mystical role in Scrum. I say mystical because many companies and leaders are unable to comprehend the importance and essence of this role. As a result,...
This is part 2 of the article on JTBD vs. USM For part 1 of the article, please refer to …… Jobs To Be Done vs User Story Maps In this...
This part – 1 of the article explains situations that arise due to lack of ownership for journey mapping exercises. Who should own them?, why should they be done? Etc. The...
The creation of the PRD (Process Requirement Document) is not wrong in itself, but the bigger issue is when it is created and how extensive it is. Traditionally, the Requirement specification documents...
First and foremost, Servant Leadership is about adding value to people and their lives. To be successful at Servant Leadership is to be caring, to help everything and everyone you come across...
As we know, there are four main Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand up, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective. Additionally, we also groom or refine the backlog (Backlog Refinement) which...
More often than not, most Agile teams have committed stories that are not finished by the time a Sprint ends. Teams struggle to understand the best way on how to...
Metrics are important for Agile teams. It is wiser to focus on a handful of simple balanced metrics rather than hoard of metrics that does not give much value to the...
The reason for Agile Coach role being so much in demand is that, the growth of Agile and Scrum has been exponential in the last 7-10 years. The Scrum Master...
Having worked in the Agile space for many years, and having experimented with so many ideas including processes, tools and work dynamics between people, I’ve come to realize that although...
The Scrum Master is one of the most important roles of Scrum. It takes years to master this role and interacting with others serving in the same role can advance one’s...
An Ideal Scrum Master Career Path The Scrum Master role is increasingly becoming more and more in demand these days. This role is played by a variety of people. We...
Scrum of Scrums (SoS) meetings are as popular as Scrum itself. The effectiveness of an SoS meeting depends on how it is implemented. There are a few agile teams that...
Spikes are special stories or work items and they are handled slightly differently. When we work on a project, there are different kinds of work items. Some are about modifying...
Story point estimation was created to understand the relative complexity of work. The work could be of value to the end user and/or customer (whether internal or external to the...
The most popular and an important artifact in Scrum, the product backlog is never complete. It is ever evolving, as a project’s requirements or environment evolves and changes. It is...
High performing teams are a real possibility. They look, feel and move like a unit. A high performing team moves with an attitude of “us” and “we”, as opposed to...
“Idealist: noun: 1. a person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.” Keep ‘a little Bernie Sanders of Agile’ in your heart. Bernie, with his ideals on...
BUSINESS ANALYST The Business Analyst (BA) and similar (related) roles (SA, BSA etc.) have gained prominence over the past few years. One of the reasons for this to have happened...
MEASURING AGILE How will you show the progress of agile transformation? How will you measure improvement in teams and people? And how will you avoid the trap of shallow metrics...
It is very common for Scrum teams to deal with a plethora of issues not to mention the transitioning to scrum itself. Where do you think these issues originate from?...
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