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Superstar Is Not Needed
Superstar is not needed; we need the whole team to work together as one unit… not dependent on one person — the superstar — for
Heal
Innovation and Planning (IP) iteration ‘heals’ the knowledge workers and the enterprise. Innovation makes our minds soar with creativity outside our mundane existence. Innovation is
Winter Of…
Some folks see winter of discontent… some folks see winter of fun. Which side you are on depends on how prepared you are come ‘winter
SAFe…Use It Wisely
SAFe requires this: know what your role is, know what you must do and do it well.
Look At Both Sides…
‘… I’ve looked at life from both sides now…’ — Joni Mitchell Design Thinking looks at the matter on hand from multiple perspectives and sides
Which Way…
It boils down to understanding the customers’/business priority… and the capacity of the delivery teams…before a path is chosen. Design Thinking is a tool to
Scrum And Kanban — Like Day And Night
It’s true — the contrast between Scrum and Kanban is like Day and Night! Look at this angle: Kanban stories go through major phases…without ‘sprint’
Open Up Your Mind
Embrace a Continuous Learning Culture
There Is Visual Thinking…And Then… Part II
We, if not most people, think in terms of pictures… visuals. Example: when someone says ‘A hot Cup of Coffee’… most of us in our
There Is Visual Thinking…And Then…
Visual Thinking is powerful. Keeps everyone on the same page. Then there is Visual Chain Thinking… To be continued…
This is Agile
Just do it… now…with what you have… with what you know… start somewhere… knowing that from the fast feedback and fast learning, you can adapt
When Agile-ing In A Waterfall World
This is how it looks like — as portrayed in this Dilbert cartoon — when waterfall is spray painted with a cheap paint and called
Everyone Needs A Downtime
100% utilization of any system is not good; it is not Lean Agile… 80% utilization or less is best. What is a system? A system
Teams Advancing Their Iteration Goals
As your teams are iterating, during their respective Daily StandUp, they should provide what they have done yesterday to advance their iteration goals, what they
Sprint Replaced By Iteration
Have you ever wondered why SAFe replaced the word ‘Sprint’ with ‘Iteration’? Sprint Review is now Iteration Review Sprint planning is now Iteration planning Sprint
Movies and Agile
Oscars — an event honoring actors and filmmakers in the movies. I was watching it – the 92nd Oscars, 2020 — as I was writing
Tasking Stories in SAFe
As always, this question arises from time to time: ‘To Task or not to Task ?’ Here is the answer from SAI: ‘Tasking Stories: Some
Perspective
Is your single-dimensional perspective leading you to incorrect understanding or assumptions? Unchecked incorrect or incomplete assumptions and perspectives lead to disaster… conversions become crucial… could
Values And Principles
Our practices, beliefs, attitude, and mindset are rooted in and guided by our values and principles. When we change our values and principles… our practices,
Risk and Grow
So true! Did you know that turtles stick out their necks to move forward? Experiment… always look for the minimum viable experiment… see how it
So true
Always keep this spirit: keep learning… keep turning your ‘failures’ into learnings… and keep investing these into the future.
Coaching
The squirrel was in deep thought — about a problem… and the boy — the squirrel’s friend — knelt down to the squirrel’s level… and
Jira
Jira is really killing the Agile world… an Epic in Jira is a Feature in Agile. In Agile, an Epic is decomposed into Features! Really
Continuous Learning Culture
One of the seven competencies of SAFe 5.0 is Continuous Learning Culture.
Bright Spots
The road to Transformation to Agile is ‘Dark’…lots of unknown matters. Nonetheless, success happens… like when teams eventually get what a ‘Sprint Goal’ is …
Kanban or Scrum
So… should a team be Kanban or scrum? Let the team decide… then adapt from there. I see the beauty of both. In SAFe, it
For Laughs
Context… is everything; your assumptions could be wrong…
LPM 5.0
How do you formulate an enterprise strategy? There are various inputs to the formulation of an enterprise strategy. SAFe has prescribed as what you see
