How many % of the requirements are necessary and used? In mostly every agile training people are shown the results of Chaos Report of The Standish Group which shows how many % of requirements are/are not used. Chaos Report - The Standish Group These numbers are very important for agile teams. It [...]
Agile Transformation Metrics Can be transformation measured? Hard to say... One aspect of the transformation that can be measured are goals, problems, and the vision of the transformed company. OKR method is helpful here for the definition of objectives and key results. Problems need to be analyzed with root cause analysis. These root causes [...]
Agile Metrics An Agile principle is to deliver a working product. Therefore, if you still need to measure something, it should be about the product and its delivery: Lead time - how long does it take to deliver the idea? Cycle time - how long does it take to implement the idea from [...]
Split resources into Agile teams Agile principles ask organizations to assign team members 100% of the time to one team. Ideally. This is not easy especially at the beginning of Agile transformations. There are some roles that are not economically easy to have in every agile team even it makes sense to have such [...]
Agile in a distributed environment Is Agile possible in a distributed environment? Yes, if you do not think about it as a blocker. Not if you do not want that. Of course, Agile is much easier in a collocated environment where all team members are in the same room. But even here, Agile is [...]
Dependencies of teams in Agile How to deal with inter-team dependencies? It is not easy to answer the question. The differences might be of different types and therefore the solution of such dependencies will be different. In Agile we try, as a principle, to limit dependencies by the restructuring of products, change of architecture, [...]
The Product Owner and ScrumMaster responsibilities Scrum simplifies roles necessary for product development. It provides just three roles. The Product Owner is fundamentally responsible for: answering WHAT needs to develop, priorities, acceptance criteria gathered in close communication with stakeholders and collaboration with team members. See more about the role of the Product owner. The [...]
Agile or Waterfall? Well, yes and no. Agile is not a silver bullet. It fits perfectly into an environment where a lot of changes need to be considered and people are able to adapt continuously. Non-agile approaches on the other side fit better for an environment where a lot of effort should be [...]
How to incorporate Business Analysts into Scrum and sprints? If your product is simple, business analysis is typically done by the product owner itself. The product owner is responsible for the return of investment so the business analysis is a natural part of this responsibility. The complex product however often fulfill the requirements of [...]
Agile, Scrum, Kanban. What is the difference? Agile is a group of software development methodologies, methods, and practices based on iterative development. Requirements and their implementation evolve through collaboration in self-organized multidisciplinary teams. Agile manifesto values Agile Manifesto principles Agile is a mindset that welcomes changes as a driver of continuous [...]
