by Shiv Sivaguru | May 8, 2022 | Chow
Effectiveness in playing a Scrum Master’s role can significantly influence the success of a project and help in creating an environment for High Performing teams. While the specifics can cover many activities, we identify four key expectations of...
by Shiv Sivaguru | May 8, 2022 | Leadership
When I read the book ‘Eleven Rings: The soul of success’ by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty , the legendary basketball coach, I could relate his 11 tips for leadership as good points for Scrum Masters. With eleven titles to his credit, helping the...
by Shiv Sivaguru | Feb 19, 2022 | Business Agility
Recently, when I was making the morning Congee, it was a lightbulb moment – to see different approaches similar to some patterns and anti-patterns we see in teams and organizations with transformation initiatives. We see the organization as a structured and organized...
by Shiv Sivaguru | Feb 19, 2022 | Chow
One of the frequently asked questions I get from teams starting out to adopt the OKR framework – Objectives and Key results, is how to distinguish between an objective and a Key result. Additionally, how do we word these – so that there is less or no...
by Shiv Sivaguru | Sep 12, 2021 | Chow
Commutronix is a highly watched startup, starting to disrupt the electric vehicle technology space. Commutronix does not manufacture vehicles. Rather they almost dominate the EV space by providing core technologies to OEMs and almost all EV manufacturers have...
by Shiv Sivaguru | Sep 12, 2021 | Leadership
One question that I get regularly from most teams and organizations that I have coached in their Agility journeys, is related to choosing the persons to play the ‘new’ roles of scrum master of product owner. On the face of it, such questions seem simple to...
by Shiv Sivaguru | Jul 12, 2021 | Leadership
In these days of post truth and manipulated media, we are all flooded with information and many times have difficulty in cutting through the noise to find the true signals. Using perception to soften the impact of reality has been an accepted practice – from...
by Shiv Sivaguru | May 30, 2021 | Chow
Victor seemed to be immersed with some chart on his desk and fully focused on that, when Bardhan walked in. Bardhan saw some parallel arrows drawn on the chart and the axes marked as Value, Maturity on the Y dimension and Cadence of development and releases on the X...
by Shiv Sivaguru | May 30, 2021 | Leadership
You might have heard of the theory of the Helsinki Bus Station. It is not new and it was originally shared as a message to art students. When I came to know this, it appeared as an interesting anecdote. Over time, as I reflected on the key message – to stay on...
