Rebooting Agile – Key patterns to succeed
When Agile movement started roughly 15-16 years back, there were multiple reasons why Organizations latched on to it. One is the novelty factor. Agile was a new buzz word then and there was a sense of “Cool”ness associated in marketing yourself as an Agile Organization. There was a sense of “pride”. They took pride in […]
Images that Inspired a Successful Change
Images have the power to inspire. And as human beings, we connect to images and stories around those much faster than we connect to words. When I began Agile transformation with one of the business units for my client organization, I thought of using these images. These were quite inspirational for me and I believed […]
Agile Leadership Tips for Product Owners
While the Agility is visible in the behavior of the team members, it needs to be fostered by the environment in which the teams operate. Unless the team is provided with the right eco-system, agility cannot thrive. While the senior leadership of the organization is responsible for promoting agility, it is the first line of […]
Lean Agile Culture – Visual Elements – Part 1
“We are following Agile practices because our teams do daily stand-ups. Our teams are working in Sprints and we are very strict about Sprint and Increment planning. So what more should we be doing?”. Sounds familiar? These are some typical responses from managers and leaders when we ask them about their Agile transformation. The Agile […]
Challenge of the Week (CHOW # 204) – Climbing the ladder of inference
Raju Kulkarni, Scrum Master, sat in his Pune office fuming about the attitude of his onsite Product Owner, Nigella White located in Seattle. Nigella had many teams like Raju’s in Dublin in addition to Pune. She had just joined the organization and had relocated from London, U.K. She had very good credentials, knowledge of Scrum, […]
