“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…
Thomas Sowell once said, ‘People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything’. 🙂 By the way, Daily Stand-up aka Daily Scrum is not called out as a meeting, as the makers are smart and they quote it as an ‘event’ which will lead to minimizing the meetings not mentioned in the Scrum…
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…
Introduction To Agile Project Management Software Tools Discover the top 15 Agile project management tools, complete with detailed insights into their pros and cons, key features, and popular usage. Enhance your project efficiency with our comprehensive guide to the best Agile tools available. NiftyPM JIRA ProofHub Smartsheet Wrike Zoho Sprints Monday.com Teamwork Active Collab Version…
“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,…
Here are the top 15 Agile Best Practices Guide for Building Highly Effective Teams. Create the sprint backlog during the planning meeting Encourage self-organizing teams Maintain charts to monitor progress Sprint reviews to present work Sprint retrospectives to learn from the previous sprint Release planning meeting to create a release plan Cross training Creating an…
Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change. – Confucius The word ‘Agile’ got popular in business circles a few decades back but how could any business survive without being agile? The businesses have always faced the challenge of changing market dynamics, competition with peers, environmental consequences due to geo-political nature and what…
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. – by Sun Tzu What will suit my organization better in agile vs scrum? Which is better in agile methodology vs scrum? How do I choose between agile and scrum methodology? What is the difference between agile versus…
Introduction To Agile Strategies In the digital age organizations have to constantly adapt to a VUCA environment, stay ahead of their competition, implement Agile Transformation Strategies, know what their customer wants and deliver the right products faster. How do they do it consistently, successfully and in a scalable way? The solution lies in constant innovation…
How To Improve Team Communication A “Team” is generally defined as a group of people. Who work together towards a shared goal. In my experience, effective interaction forms the bedrock of such a ‘team’ – a factor often taken for granted. All the more true in an agile environment, where one sees high levels of…
