Agile Essentials

Do We Only Have to Ask the 3 Questions at Stand Up?

One of the basics that most of us learned in scrum is the stand-up ritual where we ask the three questions every morning. What did we do yesterday? What's your plan today? Are there any ...

Why do We Vary Retros?

One of the facilitation techniques that a scrum master must have is retro facilitation. Normally a scrum master would vary the retro techniques on different sessions. Most people think that this is ...

People Who Don’t Believe in Estimations are Not Humans

As I began writing this post, I'm wondering if the title is a bit too much. However the more I think of it its still rings true. I decided to write about this as I kept hearing for many years ...

Scrum Master is the Master Unblocker

The most common perception about the role of the scrum master is that he/she is the one to unblock every blockers or impediments that the team may encounter. This is especially true for a lot of ...

Product Pivot, a Breakfast Analogy

The term product pivot is something that I think has been interpreted quite wrongly by a lot of individuals who doesn't understand lean and agile. Countless times I heard that being agile means being ...

What is Agile? Let’s Go Back to Basics

Whenever I hear this question "what is agile?" there are 2 things that came into my mind. The technical explanation and the longer philosophical explanation. Technical Explanation Agile is ...

Continuous Delivery Example in Life

  Isn't it a lovely laptop up there? Pretty cool for a gadget from the early 90s I'd say. So what's the deal with the old gadget photo you ask? Well, today I want to talk about culture ...

Scrum and Team Trust

In my previous articles I mentioned that one of the key ingredients of success in agility is having a tight knit cross functional team. There are many articles and training materials out there that ...