by Paramu Kurumathur | Oct 5, 2021 | Agile
All clues are given as rebuses. To solve each clue look at the rebus corresponding to the clue. The answer indicated by the rebus is the solution to the clue. Note that all solutions are words related to Agile. Happy Rebusing and Crosswording! (Note that Rebuses...
by Paramu Kurumathur | Aug 30, 2021 | Agile, Business Agility
This crossword uses the theme Lean Thinking; i.e. all answers are term that are relevant to Lean Thinking. All the...
by Paramu Kurumathur | May 24, 2021 | Chow
The question is, how do you budget for Agile implementation, if at all? Please refer to the model built by PM Power Consulting mapping Stakeholder outcomes to Agile enablers here. Can you use this model to budget for Agile implementation? If so, how? Can you...
by Paramu Kurumathur | May 24, 2021 | Agile
Background This paper describes a model built by PM Power Consulting mapping Stakeholder outcomes to Agile enablers. The primary source for building the model was PM Power’s book, The Five Tantras of Enterprise Agility. Further inputs came from later inferences of PM...
by Paramu Kurumathur | Feb 4, 2021 | Chow
That which we call a roseBy any other word would smell as sweet; — Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 43-44 What lesson about Agile can we learn from these famous lines of Shakespeare’s Juliet? Suggested Solution The lesson we can learn is that we...
by Paramu Kurumathur | Feb 4, 2021 | Agile
There is a tide in the affairs of men,Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;Omitted, all the voyage of their lifeIs bound in shallows and in miseries.On such a full sea are we now afloat,And we must take the current when it serves,Or lose our ventures. —...
by Paramu Kurumathur | Sep 23, 2020 | Chow
Here is a crossword based on our book, ‘The Five Tantras of Enterprise Agility’ . Have given the solution grid at the end. Now, be honest and don’t look at the answers before trying to solve the puzzle. If you manage to solve the puzzle (without looking at...
by Paramu Kurumathur | Sep 23, 2020 | Agile, Business Agility
We all know that these are desperate times. The beast called COVID-19 has possessed us like the very devil, and won’t let go. The economy is down, many people have lost their jobs and livelihood. There are tantalizing stories of vaccines coming out soon. But, when...
by Paramu Kurumathur | Aug 17, 2020 | Agile, Business Agility, Chow
The situation “So, you are saying that the main problem with productivity measurements like velocity is that, story points, the basis on which these velocities are measured against, cannot be trusted…” “Yes. Mainly because there are no standards for story...
