One of the key responsibilities of the change agents is to bring positive change to the teams. However, we always hear that people resist change ! Some of the common answers for any change proposal includes, “It won’t work here”,…
I recently attended Lyssa Adkins’s workshop on coaching agile teams at the YOW conference, and I would like to share some of the lessons I learned. The workshop began with a presentation defining the different characteristics of an agile coach,…
Tools and technologies are an essential part of any distributed Agile development. Companies invest thousands of dollars in procuring high-fidelity video conferencing equipment at their onshore locations. However, one thing they nearly always ignore is the integration capability with their…
One of the key reasons Steve Ballmer cited for his resignation from Microsoft was that he was under too much pressure from senior leadership. The bottom-line seems to be that the board expected quick results to beat the competition, which…
About the Author Rajaraman Raghuraman has nearly 8 years of experience in the Information Technology industry focusing on Product Development, R&D, Test Data Management and Automation Testing. He has architected a TDM product from scratch and currently leads the TDM…
I am happy to share that one of my articles Agile Maturity Assessments: Boon or Bane? has been made it to the Top Agile articles list in 2013 on Cutter. Here are the list of top 6 articles: 1.…
Planning Poker is a simple exercise that delivers outstanding results when performed well. It can quickly lead the team to a shared understanding of the work and an accurate estimate of the size of the work. However I often see…
Project Retrospectives tend to be high stakes, emotionally charged, cross teams events, with managers in attendance. This all adds up to an environment that is not ‘Safe to Fail’ as you would expect in a typical Sprint Retrospective. While my Top Tips…
A.k.a. How separating implementation from outcome can lead to better resultsFlexible Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters and Change Agents have a greater impact. Flexibility in how their goals are achieved; allows them to deliver more changes and more effective changes. Overall this…
A.k.a. Story Points allow us to separate Estimation from CommitmentI have known (through experience) for a long time that Story Points are a great way for teams to estimate their work. However it has taken me a long time to come…