Introduction How to calculate WIP limits in Kanban is essential knowledge for any agile team. One of the very common anti-patterns we have seen in our engagements as an agile consulting and coaching company, is that team members pull a work item, and without finishing that (for several reasons), they start working on a new…
Introduction We have all been there. Staring at a backlog filled with cryptic phrases that vaguely resemble requirements. They lack clarity, are difficult to estimate and ultimately, lead to a product that misses the mark. I remember when a friend of mine gifted us a board game, my daughter and I were so excited to…
Introduction to Transformational Leadership Leadership is way more than just giving orders or pointing fingers. If you are doing it right, you are actually guiding people, genuinely inspiring them, and giving them the real power to hit some kind of shared, amazing goal. And among all the leadership styles out there, there’s one that just…
Roadmaps are evidence of strategy. Not a list of features.” – Steve Johnson A product roadmap is basically a simple plan that shows where you want to take that product over time. Think of it like a high-level travel plan for your product – it shows the main stops (big features or improvements) you want…
How often do you come across this overwhelming feeling of when can I finish my work or keep staring at an endless to-do list or get tensed over missed deadlines? How often do you curse yourself for not being able to balance work and personal life? To be honest, according to a recent study by…
Introduction One of the main principles of agile ways of working is to inspect and adapt. The iterative and incremental development brings in the benefit of continuously improving the product along with people and process. While at the end of every iteration, product increments with features, there is also another ceremony which is recommended to…
Introduction Traditional project delivery methodologies involved planning everything upfront with a great amount of details and certainty. However, this could later prove to become chaotic as changes in requirements or priority could not be handled effectively because of the amount of time spent for the same. Agile ways of working could to a great extent…
Introduction “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” – Lao Tzu Similarly, the journey of a successful product begins with a well-groomed Product Backlog. I remember a time, early in my Agile career, when our backlog resembled an archaeological dig site. User requests, half-baked ideas, and ancient bugs lay buried beneath…
Introduction In a world obsessed with more, bigger and faster, a quiet revolution is brewing – the just enough mindset. It is not about cutting corners; instead, a deliberate and powerful approach to work and life that emphasizes effectiveness over excess, impact over volume, and learning over perfection. My grandfather used to tell me a…
Introduction Scum Master’s role is one of the three most important roles in teams following scrum while working in Agile ways of working. Scrum master is a crucial and one of the most important roles in a scrum team. A scrum master is responsible for facilitating all the scrum ceremonies in the team, ensuring all…
