In the Agile software development landscape, Scrum teams play a pivotal role in driving project success. As the world evolves, organizations are increasingly adopting different team structures, such as co-located and distributed Scrum teams. This blog post will explore the benefits, challenges, and best practices for knowledge sharing in both co-located and distributed Scrum teams. … [Read more…]
The 80/20 rule, or Pareto Principle, can be applied to Scrum teams to improve productivity, efficiency, and focus on high-value tasks. Here are some ways to use the 80/20 rule in a Scrum team setting: Applying the 80/20 rule in a Scrum team can lead to more effective prioritization, better use of resources, and improved … [Read more…]
The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto Principle, is a concept attributed to the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto. It states that roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Pareto first observed this phenomenon when he found that 80% of Italy’s wealth was owned by 20% of the population. The principle … [Read more…]
Work in Progress (WIP) limits are a powerful tool in Agile methodologies such as Kanban that can bring many benefits to a team’s workflow. Here are ten benefits of using WIP limits: In summary, using WIP limits can bring many benefits to a team’s workflow, including improved focus, faster delivery, reduced lead times, increased throughput, … [Read more…]
User stories are a popular Agile technique for capturing requirements from the perspective of an end-user. Breaking down user stories into smaller, more manageable pieces can have many benefits. Here are 10 reasons why we should make our user stories small:
“Invest” is a commonly used acronym in agile methodologies, which stands for Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, and Testable. It is a set of criteria used to evaluate and define user stories or product backlog items in an agile project. Each letter in “Invest” represents a characteristic of a well-formed user story: By following the … [Read more…]
Mike Cohn has an exquisite style of writing that is very easy to read, and Mike can communicate some tough concepts in a very simple way. This book is one I do recommend to all the Scrum master to read. Mike has shared lots of excellent ideas and advice in this book. This book is … [Read more…]
At first glance, it seems productive to start loads of things and work on them at once, but the impact of this is very harmful. Limiting the work in progress (WIP), in the beginning, can feel painful so for this reason, in this article, I will discuss why we should limit work in progress (WIP). … [Read more…]
The role of a Scrum Master is to educate and coach the team into using Agile methodology and industry best practice. Scrum master will also train the team to work together to deliver on the team commitments and to be self-organizing. So, a successful scrum master will make the team into a fantastic self-organizing team … [Read more…]
One of the greatest inspirational personality for me to look up to is Warren Buffet. Warren Buffett is the third richest person in the world, and he has made his billions from Walls Street. He has been using old fashion, tried and tested low-risk investment strategy. I might not be an investor on Wall Street … [Read more…]