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  Scrum defines that, at the end of each sprint potentially shippable product (PSP) should be ready.  Ken defines this product as ...

I have heard about project teams still coming upto speed on daily builds and many are still living with nightly builds.  For many continu...

I have heard many times from in-experienced scrum coaches...

    Even though there are several  rules and practices in Scrum, but still they don’t  cover all c...

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/ Ken Schwaber , co founder of Scrum has come out with an online program to a...

Dr. Rubinstein is professor of engineering and applied science at the University of California, Los Angeles, has written articles and bo...

During the early days, while Agile methods popularity was still at infancy, there were hardly one or two project management tools that cater...

What is Pomodoro ? Recently I learned a technique to improve the productivity and efficiency of my day to day activities. This technique...

The fight between Scrum and Kanban is not over yet. Here is a nice blog entry that not only exposes the fight but a nice way to teach the...

I am in the process of creating an Agile assessment tool. The assessment questionnaire would cover the following areas. Fundamentals of Agil...

Agile methods recommend having a dedicated Product Owner sitting with the team. However in practice, many product owners come up with vario...

Recently I was reading the HBR article How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity . Whether you know this or not, all the eight films rel...

Have you come across teams where only a few speak and the rest listen ? Have you seen any of your team members not sharing their thoughts or...

Recently, Craig and Bas have published a very nice primer on Lean software development. It is free and could be accessed from here

In the past I had implemented a project by inventing my own light weight methodology and I am sharing my experience in this post. Even tho...

I had read Ricardo Semler's book, Maverick a few years back. Today I came across Semco's survival Manual on their site and is...

It is very important to identify the right person to drive Agile adoption in the organization rather than randomly choosing some senior pers...

If you are running an Agile project and looking at hiring a suitable candidate, here is an excellent article which describes the step by s...

Recently I was watching the web cast on Lean Concepts for IT Professionals by Durnall and Parkinson. They have provided a very good introdu...

A decade of experience while working with distributed development environment has taught me some lessons and techniques to effectively work ...