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ADAPTing Agile: 5 Killer steps to Change And Innovation

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022Agile, Agile Studio, Scaled Agile, Scrum, Tech BlogsAgile, Agile coach, Agile Teams, agile transformation

Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction ADAPTing Agile development, as the leading Agile speaker and author Mike Cohn describes “how one can iterate toward increased agility by combining a senior-level guiding coalition with multiple action teams.” To successfully implement a change, senior leadership need to create a sense of urgency in their organization so that employees, lower-level managers and other impacted stakeholders are on board. It will help gain confidence Continue Reading

How to do Effective Capacity Planning in Scrum?

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021Agile, Scrum, Tech BlogsAgile, Agile Teams, Capacity Planning, framework, Management, Scrum, Sprint

Reading Time: 3 minutes Scrum is the most widely used Agile framework. In Scrum, the work is divided into smaller goals which can be completed within time-boxed iterations called sprints. The length of each sprint is fixed and is normally between one week and one month, with two weeks being the most common. Unfortunately, many scrum projects are not successful as teams ignore or miscalculate their capacity to do the Continue Reading

SCRUMBAN- Stop Starting, Start Finishing

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021Agile, ScrumAgile, Agile Teams, kanban, Scrum, Scrum Master, scrumban, wiplimit

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is Scrumban Scrumban is a hybrid Agile framework combined from Scrum and Kanban. It’s a great transition step from scrum to Kanban. A 2 week iteration with a pull based system is recommended to minimise batching of work and making this model effective. When to use Scrumban 1- Scrumban is a great solution for teams who need the structure of Scrum with the flexibility Continue Reading

Ten Principles For Agile Testers

October 7, 2020October 22, 2020API Testing, Integration Testing, Test Automation Studio, Testing, Testing, Unit TestingAgile, Agile Teams, agile transformation, agiledeveloper, automation, automation testing, Testing, testing skills

Reading Time: 6 minutes In the previous blog we saw that what exactly is Agile testing and in this blog we will see in introduction to Principles For Agile Testers. What is an Agile tester? So get into the principles for Agile testers we first need to know what is an Agile tester? A professional tester who is not scared of change has knowledge about technical and business aspects Continue Reading

Agile Testing: An introduction

October 7, 2020October 22, 2020Agile, API Testing, Integration Testing, Scaled Agile, Scrum, Test Automation Studio, Testing, Testing, Unit TestingAgile, Agile Teams, agile transformation, test automation, Testing

Reading Time: 5 minutes When we talk about Agile the first thing that pops into our mind is Agile development. But here we are going to see and learn about an introduction to Agile Testing that how testers work in Agile, the contrast between Agile Testing and development, and traditional vs. Agile approach. What is Agile Testing? In the world of software development, there are two very common terminologies, Continue Reading

WHY SAFe?

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019Agile, Project Management, Scaled Agile, Scrum, software, TutorialAgile, agile at scale, Agile Teams, safe, Scrum

Reading Time: 4 minutes Scrum works best with small teams that aim to deliver software which is prioritised by the team backlog. It uses the iterative models with sprints by having the highest priority items implemented first in time boxed iterations. When it comes to large organisations, the Scaled Agile Framework is a way forward. The fundamental principal of SAFe helps in collaboration, seamless communication and delivering the highest Continue Reading

Manager! Leave the team alone!

August 11, 2011AgileAgile, Agile Teams, Dysfunctional, Manager, Scrum Master

Reading Time: 3 minutes The following post is from our guest editor Srinivas Chillara. Srinivas is a Scrum coach and co-author of “Essentials of Scrum practice“- a mini-book currently in advanced draft stage. We don’t need no disruption We don’t need no time control No breathing down the neck in the server room Manager, leave the team alone. What do we do if a senior manager is asking for a ‘resource’ from Continue Reading

Commitment Under Pressure

June 22, 2011AgileAgile, Agile Teams, Scrum, Scrum Coach

Reading Time: 3 minutes The following post is from our guest editor Srinivas Chillara. Srinivas is a Scrum coach and co-author of “Essentials of Scrum practice“- a mini-book currently in advanced draft stage. This is an extract from the book. The hidden hobbler of Scrum teams: Pressure One common problem Scrum teams face is in the difficulty of meeting their sprint goals, followed by increasing pressure, which is never-ending. Continue Reading