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Getaway!
Day 203. Getaway!
Moneyball
Day 202. The movie ‘Moneyball’ has a scene that caught my attention. Apparently, some promising baseball players were overlooked because of bias against them: they
Mindset Is Like…
Day 201. A person’s mind is like a sailboat’s sail… how it is set determines direction. A mindset is a belief that orients the way
Be More
Day 200 Sometimes, teams find themselves in a plateau… with their velocity… stuck on same — on average — velocity for a whole year… same
Faith and Trust
Day 199. In situations where proofs, facts and numbers are non existent… you need faith… and trust. Seeing something before it gets built and believing
Vote !!!
Day 198.
Be In the Moment
Day 197. Be in the moment… thinking too much into the future brings you anxiety… Go along with the flow of the moment… See where
Blind Spots
Day 196. We all have blind spots. Be careful. Your mind can infer and build up a picture in your mind which is not necessarily
Los Angeles
Day 195.
Congratulations!!!
Day 194.
Why BDUF is Bad
Day 193. Big Design UpFront (BDUF) is a bad thing in ‘adaptive environment’… where ‘fog of uncertainty’ exists… lots of unknown… lots unseen. The wrong
Persevere!
Day 192.
So True
Day 191.
A Stumbling Block, Or A Stepping-Stone
Day 190. Sharing this wonderful poem: Isn’t it strange how princes and kings,and clowns that caper in sawdust rings,and common people, like you and me,are
Why Tasking Is Optional
Day 189. A task is a function of a story. What is important is the achievement of the intent or desired outcome of the story
Why Failure Is Good
Day 188. Failure Accelerates Transformation (FAT)! FAT is good! Keep that acronym in mind.
Stop Starting, Start Finishing!
Day 187. Yup… stop pulling in work… and start finishing whatever work you have inflight or in process. Lower that ‘Work In Process (WIP)’ of
Is Documentation Wasteful?
Day 186. Show me the working system, not a 10-pounds document! We must base our milestones on objective evaluation of working systems. Is documentation now
3 Tips To Increasing Predictability With Objectivity Without Specificity
Day 185. Read the title as ‘… Increasing Predictability With Objectives… Without Specifying THE MEANS!’ I intentionally wrote the title as you see it now
Why I Don’t Sweat Writing Sprint Goals
Day 184. Got to have goals: 1 year goal, 6 months goal, 3 months goal or 2 weeks goal. This blog post will focus on
3 Quick Tips To Writing PI Objectives
Day 183. For some reason, a LOT of people find writing PI Objectives hard: they struggle… they are unsure… and… after a lot of thought…
Self-Actualization
Day 182. it is the realization or fulfillment of one’s talents and potentialities, especially considered as a drive or need present in everyone. Artist of
Practice Perfect
Day 181.
Role
Day 180. SAFe has various roles: SSM, PO, PM, RTE, etc… all important roles ! The key is…know your role, know what to do… and
Mindset
Day 179. As a man think, in his heart, so is he… Be careful of what you think about …
Don’t Compare Teams
Day 178. This is true not just in life but also with Agile Teams ! Each team has each unique team members, unique challenges, unique
Specialty Roles in SAFe
Day 177. Did you know that in SAFe, there are two specialty roles in an agile team? These are the Scrum Master and the Product
You’ve Got To Try!
Day 176.
