The fine art of listening
In this blog post, I want to write about an important aspect of communication – listening. I think listening is an art! ScrumMasters can benefit enormously from listening. The biggest
Scrum “Tree”
The tree in the picture shows Scrum’s relationship to the agile manifesto.The principles behind the agile manifesto support agile values just like the roots of a tree support its trunk.
Story of a Product Owner who was not available to the Scrum Team
In my previous blogpost about the Product Owner Role, I shared the three things that are important for a Product Owner’s Role: Authority – to make decisions about the product Availability- within
The Development Team –DOPAMINE, a Mnemonic
What is Dopamine?Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain‘s reward and pleasure centers. Dopamine also helps regulate movement and emotional responses, and it enables us not only to see rewards, but to
The Product Owner Role
The Product Owner is a key member of the Scrum Team who has the authority to make the necessary decisions to achieve the ROI on the Product. Product Owner collaborates
Sprint Backlog
Sprint backlog is a forecast of the functionality that will be built by the Development Team. It is one of the artifacts of the Scrum framework and is a real-time
Product Backlog Refinement
In my previous blogpost, I talked about the Product Backlog, it’s attributes and what constitutes a good product backlog. As I discussed, it is progressively elaborated, never complete and is
The Product Backlog
Product backlog is an ordered and emerging list of everything that may be needed for the Product. Product backlog is one of the three artifacts of the Scrum frame-work. Product
Sprint Retrospective- Inspect, adapt opportunities
Sprint retrospective provides opportunities to identify improvements for the team to improve from a process and people perspective. It is the last event in a Sprint and happens immediately after
Scrum and Big Data
Webinar on Big Data Challenges : Presented by Raj Kasturi from Discuss Agile