Treating “Impedimentia”
Why is it so hard to come up with impediments sometimes? I know that impediments are all around me – literally everywhere I look. So why is it that when we do the daily standup a
Story Completion – A Pain in the ‘neck’!
The word ‘neck’ can be replaced with an appropriate one! In our last sprint we were not able to complete nearly 60% of the stories in our sprint. On the last day before
Yesterday’s Weather
The weather today will most likely be the same as the weather tomorrow Yesterday’s weather is an Extreme Programming (XP) term to keep teams from over committing during sprints a
Spring spillover? Try “Swarming”
We all know that scrum teams are made up of individuals with cross functional skills that commit to completing the sprint backlog as a team. Instead of a traditional Project M
The art of failing gracefully
One of my favorite quotes comes from the great entrepreneur Henry Ford Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. The story of one my failures
Estimation Vs Prioritization
I had an interesting incident while working with one of the organizations. One of the project managers was very happy the way his team was performing. When he came to me, he said,
What is a “Sprint Goal’?
…you are ready to embark on a Sprint, and you are planning it in Sprint Planning. The objective of a Sprint is to deliver value to the stakeholders. However, simply following
Task Boards: Telling Agile Stories
The task board is the single most important information radiator that an agile team has. A task board illustrates the progress that an agile team is making in achieving their sprin