Author: Agile Coach ROAR
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Agile vs Waterfall – Stop Reporting Yesterday’s Rain: Why Your Status Meetings Are Killing Delivery
Stop Reporting Yesterday’s Rain: Why Your Status Meetings Are Killing Delivery A 15‑minute Daily Scrum isn’t a meeting. It’s a weather forecast for your delivery engine. I’ve sat in over 500 status meetings. Banking. Retail. Tech. Same script every time. Someone opens a slide deck. Fourteen people watch a spreadsheet scroll. The presenter says, “As you…
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Agility at the Leadership Level: Lessons from JJ Sutherland
Not long ago, I had the privilege of attending the CI Agile Forum, (Thank You sir @https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansoo/ ) an event that brought together professionals and enthusiasts from around the world to explore the evolving practice of agility. Among the distinguished speakers was none other than JJ Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum and one of the…
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Why is SAFe popuplar especially in financial institutions and banking industries?
Scaled Agile Frameworks has done well developing a well The Adoption of SAFe Scaled Agile Framework by Organizations In the rapidly evolving world of software development and project management, organizations are constantly seeking methodologies that can enhance efficiency, improve quality, and ensure timely delivery. One such methodology that has gained significant traction is the SAFe…
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What exactly is the SAFe Scaled Agile Framework?
A brief introduction: More than often we hear people use the word “safe” in large corporates, most often in financial institutions and heavily regulated industries. SAFe is the acronym or abbreviation of Scaled Agile Framework, which was first released in 2011 by Dean Leffingwell. It is particularly popular in large corporates as it has many…
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Agile Coaching Stances
Agile coaches act as guides and facilitators for teams adopting Agile methodologies. To best support these teams, they utilize various coaching stances depending on the situation. Here’s a breakdown of common stances in Agile coaching: Reflective Stances: Directive Stances: Additional Stances: Key Takeaways: By mastering these coaching stances, Agile coaches can create a supportive environment…
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Backlog Grooming or Backlog Refinement – what, how, when?
Backlog grooming, also known as backlog refinement or story time, is a crucial process in Agile Scrum for managing the product backlog [Agile Alliance]. It’s a recurring event where the product owner, development team, and other stakeholders (if needed) come together to review, discuss, and prioritize items in the backlog. Here’s why it’s important: Keeps…
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WHAT IS AGILE AND WHAT VALUE DOES IT BRING?
Agile is a philosophy embodied in a set of methodologies that help companies not only adapt to change but also incorporate it into their processes and benefit from it. Two of the fundamental concepts in agile methodologies are iteration and prototyping. When an agile organization creates a product, it does so by developing prototypes—simple, imperfect…