Scrum, to me is the most precise manifestation of Agile values and principles. With this 12 part series I want to share my understanding about it. I believe this would help someone trying to get his feet wet while implementing Scrum. Scrum In an ever changing business market, IT which Read more…
A “whatsapp” group discussion triggered this post and I was amazed to see that most people who are new to Scrum often find it difficult to distinguish between “Acceptance Criteria” and “Definition of Done”. Here’s my attempt to bring out the differences. Short answer, “Acceptance Criteria” is all about intended functionality; Read more…
Every one who has ever worked with Scrum knows that it is based on empirical process control theory i.e. empiricism. Empiricism, itself stands on three key pillars – Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation. But what would tell us that we are applying empiricism in our daily routine; what would guide us Read more…
In the Scrum framework, Scrum Master is an important role. There are so many different services that the Scrum Master has to provide to the team, PO and the organisation itself. This person has to be a coach, a trainer, a facilitator. Scrum Master has to remove impediments, protect the Read more…
Has it ever occurred to you, why agile way of software development is gaining popularity? Why suddenly the traditional way of development is not good enough? I too thought about the same. I found the answers in the manifesto for agile software development. It is not just the flexibility, nimbleness or Read more…
Developers, can be best describe as a pack of wolves, not too big not too small just the perfect size where every team member gels well with others; knows what he/she should do and what everyone else is doing. I came across a great quote on the site “www.quoteeveryday.com” which Read more…