Agile

Psychological safety is a crucial concept in the workplace that fosters an environment where individuals feel safe to voice their thoughts, ideas, and concerns without fear of negative consequences. It is the belief that one can take interpersonal risks, such as speaking up or sharing candid feedback, without jeopardizing their self-image or facing retribution. In

There is a very well-known graphic that shows the misalignment between customer requirements and the final delivery. Product Backlog refinement is a process that enables agile teams to narrow this gap by facilitating conversations around the unknowns internally with the team as well as externally with the customer. What Is Product Backlog Refinement? The objective

If you have heard even a little about story point estimations, you would know that it does not represent the time taken to complete a story. If that’s the case, you might be surprised to know that story points did originate from time estimates. Ron Jeffries talks more about how story points came about. While many advocate the

Estimations have always been a critical area in business that has extreme views. On the one hand, there is a push to define micro-level estimates to build plans; on the other, there are #noestimate thought processes. The concept of velocity in agile is therefore critical to understand as, while being a form of estimation, it still tries

It is no longer a debate that successful organizations and teams focus on outcomes, not just the output. However, it is quite easy to say and accept this; adopting and implementing it is a considerable challenge. Dual-track agile is an approach that provides one way to embrace the outcome-based mindset and framework. Let us understand

In 2021, Scrum became the most widely used Agile framework, with 66% of organizations adopting it for their operations. At the same time, the criticism of Scrum has also increased; there is bound to be confusion about exactly what Scrum is. Ron Jeffries also talked about what Scrum is and the critical points surrounding its usage. This article will delve deep into

Many definitions and resources provide a variety of answers to this question, what is agile? Some would point you to the Agile Manifesto, while others would point to agile project management frameworks and methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and others. However, there still needs to be more clarity about what it means to be agile.