In the book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown, author talks about the importance of saying ‘No’ to focus on and completing what is important and essential right now. In Scrum, you go into a Sprint having already made a commitment to a number of stories. What happens when your manager, supervisor, or one… Continue reading The “No” Repertoire for Scrum Teams
Category: Transformation
#makeTheShift: Start Creating VALUE
#makeTheShift – Finishing Work and Start Creating Value Too often we have too many things ‘in flight‘. With the computers in our palms and pockets, we are taking multi-tasking to the extreme! Start this new year with a promise to yourself: Promise not to start more work. Instead, shift the focus on finishing the work and… Continue reading #makeTheShift: Start Creating VALUE
Check List: Importance of Product Owner and Standard Work
Product Owner (PO) role is a very important role in Agile. She often wears many hats! She is working with Stakeholders on creating and maintaining the Value Backlog and identifying the right priorities. She is also working with the Development Team on creating Work Backlog that creates the Value that is being sought. She is essentially… Continue reading Check List: Importance of Product Owner and Standard Work
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Pomodoro is the best productivity tool that you can ask for in today’s world filled with all distractions we love to call iPads, iPhones, Text and SMS, the Facebook, the Twitter and all other Social Media updates that we can not get enough of. They are hinderance when we are trying to get things done.… Continue reading Untitled
Unlearn What You Have Learned
In the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back when Luke Skywalker tries unsuccessfully to rescue his X-wing fighter from the swamp and gives up, Jedi Master Yoda has these words of wisdom for him: [callout] Do or Do not, there is no try! You must unlearn what you have learned! [/callout] Scrum is no different!… Continue reading Unlearn What You Have Learned