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This is not just for Scrum Masters!
This is not just for Scrum Masters!
There is nothing worse than working as one know-it-all Scrum Master.
Ravishankar R
Oct 2
Cycle Time is ‘elapsed time’ and not ‘business hours’!
Cycle Time is ‘elapsed time’ and not ‘business hours’!
Measuring Cycle Time
Ravishankar R
Sep 30
Do you like eating Pizza?
Do you like eating Pizza?
The number of orders that needs to get fulfilled determines how long it will take to deliver your favorite pizza, more so than the…
Ravishankar R
Sep 27
So long as they are cut from the same cloth….
So long as they are cut from the same cloth….
Ravishankar R
Sep 27
Planning, Decision Making & Annie Duke!
Planning, Decision Making & Annie Duke!
Ravishankar R
Sep 27
Effective Product Backlog Refinement is all about…
Effective Product Backlog Refinement is all about…
An effective Product Backlog Refinement is an on-going activity all about:
Ravishankar R
Sep 27
This is where Scrum Masters get obsolete!
This is where Scrum Masters get obsolete!
Scrum Masters who get comfortable to read, infer and educate the Scrum Team and Stakeholders on data.
Ravishankar R
Sep 27
Scrum Implementation, Circa. 2016
Scrum Implementation, Circa. 2016
Time for some nostalgia today for Scrum Masters!
Ravishankar R
Sep 27
They weren’t talking about trains!
They weren’t talking about trains!
They weren’t talking about trains!
Ravishankar R
Sep 18
Does more (vanity) metrics lead to better conversations?
Does more (vanity) metrics lead to better conversations?
Ever wondered why?
Ravishankar R
Sep 16
It’s time. Yes, its high time!
It’s time. Yes, its high time!
With much debate on ‘Agile is dead’ or ‘Agile is almost dead’, its time you throw away all those frameworks tangled under the banner…
Ravishankar R
Sep 13
Bias towards anecdotal information for evidence
Bias towards anecdotal information for evidence
There’s a common stereotype in some cultures that men are better drivers than women.
Ravishankar R
Sep 13
Unfortunate to have it in the foreground!
Unfortunate to have it in the foreground!
Scrum is often pulled to the foreground, while it has to get pushed to the background.
Ravishankar R
Sep 13
Is this an Initiative or an Epic or a Story?
Is this an Initiative or an Epic or a Story?
Focusing (only) on Product Backlog Management demotes Product Managers & Product Owners to mere Backlog Managers.
Ravishankar R
Sep 6
Will AI replace Product Managers?
Will AI replace Product Managers?
Will AI replace Product Managers? Is that even a valid concern to have?
Ravishankar R
Sep 6
Timebox : An invitation that you shouldn't avoid!
Timebox : An invitation that you shouldn't avoid!
Scrum is a conversation framework and timeboxes are just invitations for conversation.
Ravishankar R
Sep 6
Scrum, Sprints & Hans Hoffman!
Scrum, Sprints & Hans Hoffman!
It is no wonder in this complex work domain, learning happens through unusual sources.
Ravishankar R
Sep 6
Is ‘Over-estimation’ a bad thing?
Is ‘Over-estimation’ a bad thing?
A question that comes my way quite often from fellow practitioners “Is over-estimation a bad thing?”
Ravishankar R
Aug 21
Combat interruptions and changing customer expectations better!
Combat interruptions and changing customer expectations better!
When interruptions and changing customer expectations rears its head (and it will), work together as a Scrum team to answer these questions…
Ravishankar R
Aug 19
Its time to up the game! PBR is more than just cleaning your home!
Its time to up the game! PBR is more than just cleaning your home!
If you have a task / job / feature / story split into different parts, and different priorities for different people, then it’s likely that…
Ravishankar R
Aug 19
Pick what battles are worth fighting for!
Pick what battles are worth fighting for!
Trying to perfect the ability to predict is definitely a futile exercise.
Ravishankar R
Aug 19
Planning to tolerate variability!
Planning to tolerate variability!
In short, never get your capacity full at the beginning of the Sprint in your Sprint Planning event.
Ravishankar R
Aug 19
Ten for Ten, the most important — yet the least spoken!
Ten for Ten, the most important — yet the least spoken!
Here are the important, yet least spoken assumptions (misconceptions) practitioners hold around their planning approach:
Ravishankar R
Aug 19
It is never ‘OR’, rather a much needed ‘AND’
It is never ‘OR’, rather a much needed ‘AND’
‘Scrum doesnt work for us and hence we are planning to switch to Kanban’ is the most trending phrase in our industry dealing complex work.
Ravishankar R
Aug 5
Its not about planning less!
Its not about planning less!
You introduce the fog of speculation in your plans, and your plans become an anchor that make it challenging to respond to reality as it…
Ravishankar R
Jul 30
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