A PM Power framework for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of Scrum using AI systems like ChatGPT
Agile is a software development approach that has become very popular of late. Agile emphasizes flexibility, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Scrum, based on Agile values, principles and practices, is one of the most-used project management frameworks for Agile-based development. The Scrum framework has four dimensions to it. 1. An incoming prioritized backlog of user requirements […]
Increasing trend in the team velocity – a myth?
In my experience increasing trend in the team velocity is rarely achieved and/or is difficult to know. This blog was an outcome of my reading the following statement which related with my experience. “While teams will tend to increase their velocity over time—and that’s a good thing— in reality, the number tends to remain stable. […]
CHOW # 303 Growing pains in a Scrum team
You are the new coach assigned to a software team in a multinational financial company. The team has three senior members who have more than five years experience and four members with less than 2 years of experience. The Scrum Master (SM), Marina, is a strong technical person with 8+ years experience in the organization […]
Addressing three potential causes of failures with Agile/Scrum
The trigger for this blog is a blog I recently came across written by a developer on failures with agile. He had actually talked about why organizations are bound to fail with Agile. This was a very strong message but I must say that the author had lots of valid concerns. And the interesting thing […]
CHOW #254 – How to Determine the Number of Teams Required for a Development Work?
Scenario This question came from one of the organizations I was helping in Agile Coaching in Telecom Industry. A member from the senior leadership team asked how he can determine the number of teams and team members required for a development work? I asked him how he would otherwise do it in a conventional development […]
CHOW #171 – No data from the system again!
Ryan is frustrated. It happens again and again, same old problem. He approaches the team and says “ I didn’t get any data from the system again !”. Have you got any ideas to fix it? The reactions from the team members are the following: Fred : Well, that’s bad. Frank[thinks]: I’m glad, I didn’t […]
CHOW #126 – Mystery of Disappearing ‘Issues’
SuperSeven was a great team and had been performing consistently last year. But during last couple of quarters they seemed to have some new challenges and Ajay, the Scrum Master, approached me for help. I went through some retrospective notes and saw their velocity chart etc. What I observed was that some points were repeated […]
