Read this article for tips about calculating a scrum team's velocity
One of the age-old agile mysteries that just never seems to go away is around finding a tried-and-true formula for formulating scrum team velocity. I hope to tackle this dilemma by identifying the top problem organizations face and a solution that works for most organizations.
10 Powerful Agile Performance Metrics - and 1 Missing Metric
Top ten agile performance metrics that help gauge the value your agile operation is delivering to customers - and an important metric you wish you had.
Self-Management in Scrum Teams - How to Decide What to Do Next
Self-management is critical to succeeding as a Scrum Team because it leads to ownership and empowers the team. And it creates intrinsic motivation, which is such a powerful driver of team effectiveness. However, in reality we find that self-management remains a challenge. Developers in Scrum Teams often do not feel comfortable with self-management, and struggle to take ownership of their work.
What exactly is technical debt? When discussing your organization’s technical debt - and possible changes to it - with various audiences, you need to articulate the key issues in plain terms. Here’s expert advice on how to do that.
Overview Fist-to-five is a simple voting tool used to make a decision that requires a group to come to full agreement. This is known as consensus. It can also be used to arrive at a decision where everyone agrees to try out a course of action. This is known as…
Scrum fails far too often. Why? For two main reasons: Scrum Fails Because It’s Applied Incorrectly Scrum Fails Because It’s Not Enough Scrum Is For Every Project Do you think I’m anti-Scrum or anti-Agile? I adore Scrum! It’s the best Agile approach on the planet.
Principle #2 - Apply systems thinking - Scaled Agile Framework
A system must be managed. It will not manage itself. Left to themselves, components become selfish, competitive, independent profit centers, and thus destroy the system. The secret is cooperation between components toward the aim of the organization. —W. Edwards Deming Principle #2 – Apply systems thinking The four foundational bodies of knowledge that inform SAFe are systems thinking, Agile development, Lean product development, and DevOps. Systems thinking takes a holistic approach to solution development, incorporating all aspects of a systemRead more
The Scrum Guide gives us a maximum one-month timebox for the Sprint. That means while it can’t be longer than a month, it can — and likely needs to be — shorter. So, how do we choose the right Sprint length for our product? In this article, I share three questions to determine the right Sprint length and offer some additional tips.
The Agile Culture gap is the nr. 1 cause for immature Agile implementations. You should read this blog if you want to understand how culture affects Agile transformation.
Understanding Applications Shelf Life and Technology Expiry Dates | LinkedIn
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, applications and software solutions have become an integral part of businesses and individuals' daily lives. Just like any other product, applications have a limited shelf life and technology expiry dates.
Understanding Applications Shelf Life and Technology Expiry Dates
Advanced Topic - CapEx and OpEx - Scaled Agile Framework
Lean-Agile Leaders need to understand an Enterprise’s current software development capitalization practice, as well as how to apply these principles in Agile development. Otherwise, the transformation to Agile may be blocked or, alternately, the company may not be able to correctly account for development expense. —SAFe advice CapEx and OpEx Note: This article is part of Extended SAFe Guidance and represents official SAFe content that cannot be accessed directly from the Big Picture. Capital Expenses (CapEx) and Operating Expenses (OpEx) describeRead more
Success pattern: Aligning CapEx and OpEx to Agile models | Agile Alliance
Aligning CapEx and OpEx funding with Agile principles enables companies to enhance flexibility, innovation, and efficiency, ultimately driving sustainable growth and competitive advantage.
Success pattern: Aligning CapEx and OpEx to Agile models
Buffers in classical project management are extra time or costs added to credible estimates in order to secure a strategic reserve and create a more resilient plan or one that is easier to communicate. Project stakeholders tend to need the sense of purpose and security offered by deadlines, mileston
There are many standard ways in Waterfall, Agile or other models to do estimations which require involvement of a whole team. However as a personal practice for getting better at doing rough estimations, certain techniques can be followed..
I’m sure you’ve worked at companies where you felt that they were moving slowly and it was not even worth putting your best in, and I’m also sure you’ve
Agile software development and traditional cost accounting don’t match. —Rami Sirkia and Maarit Laanti [1] Lean Budgets When implementing Scaled Agile, many organizations quickly realize that the drive for Business Agility through Lean-Agile development conflicts with traditional budgeting and project cost accounting methods. As a result, moving to Lean-Agile development—and realizing the potential business benefits—is compromised, or worse, blocked entirely. To address this problem, SAFe introduces Lean Budgets as its approach to financial governance. Details Each SAFe portfolio operates withinRead more