As an Agilist, as a change agent, you are almost always playing the role of a “Facilitator” as you interact with your business stakeholders as well as members of your teams. I like these sessions to be interactive and collaborative. I encourage you all to use Post Its and White boarding as you go through these sessions.… Continue reading Just Enough Documentation with an App?
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10 Apps for 10x Productivity
Like it or not, Accept it, we are a mobile society driven by mobiles in our hands and our pockets. Is your mobile device a ‘sink hole’ for your time and productivity? Can we actually use them to increase 10x productivity, on the go!? Are you ‘wasting’ lot of time on your mobile with Facebook… Continue reading 10 Apps for 10x Productivity
Dependency Wheel with Scrum team
In today’s hyper connected world, it will be difficult to have a project that did not have any dependencies, internal or external, upstream or downstream dependencies on other projects or initiatives, vendors, tools, or functionality. So, can your project succeed with teams ignoring dependencies?
Burnup looking like a Hockey Stick?
When was the last time you looked at the burnup chart? Do you think this burnup chart draws a good portrait of how the team is handling the work and creating value? Are you worried that your burnup chart is morphing into a Hockey stick? Go ahead.. grab a copy of the burnup chart!
Scrum Team and Standard of Work
Standardized work is a collection and implementation of the best practices known at that moment. We discussed Standard of Work for Product Owner {link} and Scrum Master {link} in earlier articles. I also gave you a template {link} of checklist with activities for these two important players of Scrum. Now, Let’s look at the typical activities that the team must carry out.