Tips to be effective and productive while working remotely

With the current situation with Corona virus, almost every one of us is working remotely. I have been working remotely for quite some time. As some of you already know, I also deliver various certification workshops in an online environment. In fact, come to think of it, I have been working in online training delivery… Continue reading Tips to be effective and productive while working remotely

Improve Daily Scrum

Daily Scrum or Daily Stand Up is a very important ceremony in the Scrum framework. As part of the Daily Scrum, the team meets on a regular basis for a quick sync up of 15 minutes. Remember, you only have 15 minutes to finish this Daily Scrum. We want to use every minute optimally during this ceremony,… Continue reading Improve Daily Scrum

INVEST in your User Stories – Nimesh Soni

User Stories are the lifeline of an Agile team. Even the BEST, high performing teams will struggle to deliver Value if they are fed bad Stories. As they say, INVEST in your User Stories! Use this visual worksheet to help you, guide you in writing better User Stories. Help your team Help you with this worksheet.… Continue reading INVEST in your User Stories – Nimesh Soni

The Art of getting MORE done with LESS

Playbook for Scrum Teams

Can Agilists use Check Lists? Can checklists help them perform at a much better level? To answer this question, we will have to visit the two bookends of User Stories. Please grab copies of your team’s Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD). A user story should not be allowed to go onto… Continue reading The Art of getting MORE done with LESS