Is Planning required in Scrum? Scrum infact advocates planning. However, the plan does not need to be a humungous up-front plan. Progressively Elaborate the planning in Scrum Plan at multiple levels (strategic, release, iteration daily etc) creating appropriate detail using rolling wave planning and progressive elaboration to support the necessary level of understanding. Engage the […]
Read MoreWhat is a retrospective? The Retrospective is the event in Agile which brings in the iterative, inspective and adaptive nature into picture. The team reflects upon the previous timebox with a view to learn some lessons, adjust the behavior or environment in order to improve their experience. A Retrospective is a special meeting that takes […]
Read MoreSplitting User Stories in Scrum Writing User Stories is an art. It needs to be clear to the team what is required and at the same time let the team decide the implantation details by innovating. The key to writing good User Stories are as follows The User Stories should be small, typically, No more […]
Read MoreBest Practices on handling Daily Scrum Using the 3 questions effectively: The Product Owner and Scrum Master should highlight the importance of the three questions in front of the team members so they understand their purpose. Team members should communicate information that brings value to others on the team. They should also try to identify […]
Read MoreBest Practices around handling Sprint Review Meeting Communicate effectively: Team members who are most able to communicate effectively with the team, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and stakeholders should present, so that they can represent the team in front of the customer. Fluent speaker: Another approach is to record the demonstration before the meeting to allow […]
Read MoreServant Leadership Servant leadership is a philosophy and set of practices that enrich the lives of individuals, build better organizations and ultimately create a more just and caring world. A servant-leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong. Traditional leadership generally involves the accumulation and exercise […]
Read MoreWhat is a Persona? Personas are highly detailed fictional characters, representative of the majority of users and of other stakeholders who may not directly use the end product. Personas are created to identify the needs of the target user base. Creating specific Personas can help the team better understand users and their requirements and goals. […]
Read MoreWhat is Muda, Muri, Mura? One of the key ways in which “Agility” can be achieved is by reducing variations and addressing elements which reduces productivity. There are fundamentally 3 types of variations that can be distinguished Muda : Waste, Non-Value add activities, Idle time etc Muri : Overburdening of the system or impossible to […]
Read MoreWhat is DMAIC? The Lean-Six-Sigma projects follow the DMAIC methodology. DMAIC is an abbreviation for DEFINE, MEASURE, ANALYSE, IMPROVE and CONTROL. DMIAC is a data-driven improvement initiative used for improving, optimising and stabilizing business processes and products. Define Every Lean-Six-Sigma project starts with the Define phase. The purpose of the Define phase in DMAIC is […]
Read MoreWhy Lean-Six-Sigma go hand-in-hand? The Key principles of Lean are Value – Define what is of value to the customer Eliminate Waste – Identify the Value Stream and eliminate what is of no value to end customer Flow – Create a constant Flow Pull – Produce on demand and reduce backlogs or holdups Perfection – […]
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