Posts Tagged ‘agile’
Gantt Charts vs. Burndown Charts in Agile
Agile vs Scrum: The Difference & How They Innovate
The Agile Umbrella Since the birth of the Agile Manifesto in 2001, there has much buzz around being agile. Whether you’re a 100-year-old company or a newly formed startup, agility is a force to be reckoned with. Agile is a way of thinking that enables teams and organizations to innovate, quickly respond to changing demand, while mitigating…
Read MoreThree Questions In Your Daily Scrum That Aren’t Working
Are you asking three questions in your Daily Scrum? Are you getting three good answers? Are you effectively measuring progress? As an agile consultant, I’ve witnessed many Scrum teams struggle to see the value of the Daily Scrum. When I hear this complaint I always ask how their typical Daily Scrum goes. The problem can…
Read MoreHybrid Agile delivery and minding the 3 risks
Several small and large organizations in a hybrid agile state have been my clients over the years. These organizations were stuck between Waterfall and Scrum. Some called that state “Water-Scrum-Fall”, some called it “Scrummerfall”. Regardless, they knew they hadn’t made a full transition agile delivery and are still working mostly the same as before. I…
Read MoreThe Top 3 Scrum Team Mistakes Holding You Back
If you’ve learned Scrum and tried to apply it in a large organization, you’ve probably hit some roadblocks. Getting dedicated people for your team is hard. Building a true cross-functional team is harder. Breaking work into small, valuable problems customers actually care about? That’s the hardest. After advising many Scrum teams, I see the same…
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