Agile transformation is a journey which organizations take to help teams move towards better and relevant ways of working. Two of the main mindsets of agile are “Inspect and adapt” and “Continuous Improvement”, agile transformation also follows the same principles where teams and businesses lay out a plan for the transformation and pivot based on…
What is OKR? Goal setting for the teams around strategic objectives has always been prevalent. Why the new interest in OKR? The answer may lie in the huge traction and adoption of Agile across organizations. The intent of this blog is to simplify the context of OKR and to draw a parallel with agile ways…
Introduction Product Backlog Vs Sprint Backlog In agile ways of working, backlogs play a crucial role in organizing the work and prioritizing tasks. Backlogs are the only source of truth that helps the development team understand the list of activities / work that it needs to undertake for successful delivery of the project. Backlogs provide…
Introduction to Agile Coach vs Scrum Master The Information Technology Industry since its inception understood the essence of agility as the user requirement continuously evolved due to the rapid advancement in technology and the associated ecosystem. This got further impetus with the digital transformation wave that touched almost all sectors along with an overwhelming need…
Introductions to Agile Principles In today’s environment, continuous evolution, responding to change and ever increasing demands are must for every organization. Agility in practice, both at organizational and individual levels, thus becomes very important and key to giving an organization a competitive edge. Agility in its simplest sense is nothing but continually moving in the…
Planning and initiation is a key part of any project be it a traditional project or an agile project. While traditional project delivery includes planning everything up front and then moving to design and other phases, agile planning involves a concept of “Just enough”. Why does Agile recommend ‘just enough planning’? In this VUCA world,…
“Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. The other third is covered with auditors from headquarters.” – Norman Ralph Augustine Sarcasm is also an intent in mentioning the above quote and at the same time, it is to showcase the wide presence of auditors in today’s corporate world who are primarily responsible for…
Any project involves Planning, Doing, Checking, and Acting/Adjusting as part of the delivery (the all-familiar PDCA). We start with requirement gathering, move to planning followed by designing, and then proceed with development, testing, and deployment in that order. These are the basic steps involved in the development of software or basic steps to follow for…
“Agile” has gained tremendous popularity in recent years and many organizations have adopted agile ways of working for their project/product delivery. But what is the fuss all about? Let’s understand in detail. Time has become a critical factor in delivering a product, you snooze you lose. That is, if you delay delivering a critical feature,…
