Agile Muse

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about a challenging scenario put forward by a Product Owner in staying responsible for accepting and closing the Product Backlog Items in the Sprint. Is that even the right expectation to have for a Product Owner? Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ra...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about their personal experience and perspectives around escalations in work environment. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen, Share, Follow and Subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Have a question...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to bring back focus on some of the basics with their answers to scenarios around Daily Scrum. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen, Share, Follow and Subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Google Podcasts. Have...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to answer a question from the listener attributed towards Sprint Review and what it has to do with an increment / releasing several increments to production end of every Sprint. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ List...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to answer a question from the listener attributed towards Sprint Backlog and what relationship the Product Owner has with this artefact. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen, Share, Follow and Subscribe to our po...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about active listening and how listening as a skill is essential for the success of the Scrum Master role. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen, Share, Follow and Subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Google Podcast...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help answer a frequently asked question from the listeners - How different does it get with Bugs, Bug Trends & Bug Reporting? How to handle bugs in the world of Scrum? Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen,...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help answer a frequently asked question from the listeners - What's wrong in expecting Scrum Master to be part of Daily Scrum everyday? And how a Scrum Master can fix an impediment if they don't turn up for the Daily Scrum? Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https:/...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help answer a frequently asked question from the listeners - Which is the best tool for Scrum? How to figure out a tool that works best for Product Backlog Management & Reporting in Scrum?  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravi...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help answer a listener's question on failed Sprint and what relationship it has with cancelled Sprint. The hosts clarify the listener's question with a focus not only on the definition but also on the intent behind the usage of 'Failed Sprint' in empirical development. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shwe...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help  Scrum Master or facilitator of Sprint Retrospective on how to facilitate effectively enabling to Inspect and Adapt.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen, Share, Follow and Subscribe to our pod...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help an exhausted Scrum Master to get rid of her fatigues. A Scrum Master is a change agent and a facilitator challenging the status-quo in the system. It is quite normal to see Scrum Masters feeling exhausted driving change or helping the system stay aware of their inherent challenges. The hosts take an opportunity to provide a few powerful and pragmat...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to listeners' asks by providing few tips embracing Agility in an environment where the leaders are stubborn to understand product development with empiricism. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen, Share, Fo...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to listeners' asks on providing few tips for any organization while embracing Agility. The hosts take so much pride and are humbled by the fact that this is their 50th podcast episode with a growing listener base.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to listeners' ask on what are the smells that we are working on in a Feature Factory. Listen to this episode to see how the hosts take turns to quickly highlight all possible smells highlighting a feature factory.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to listeners' ask on what is essential for an organization in their path of embracing an Agile Transformation. Definitely not a secret sauce but a practitioners' insights for listeners to reflect upon. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/i...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to a listeners' ask on how to facilitate a Sprint Retrospective with an excessive speaking participant in the conversation.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen, Share, Follow and Subscribe to our pod...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to a listeners' ask on listing all those signs that surface due to excessive Work in Progress (WIP) part of their system. Listen to the complete episode to hear the fun the hosts had in quickly surfacing most of them in less than 20 minutes.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-8347011...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help responding to a question from a listener on what are the similarities and differences among the Scrum Artefacts - Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/ Listen, Share, Follow and Subscribe t...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time answering a listeners' question on how Scrum Masters help to improve self-management in the team. With increased collective ownership comes sustainable outcomes in a creative way. The role of Scrum Master is pivotal in increasing this critical ingredient creating lasting outcomes.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linke...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time answering a listeners' question on stakeholder intervention and how to handle this situation better. The hosts converse further helping not only the Scrum Team but even the stakeholders on how better they can deal with change and how to collaborate with the Scrum Team. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi have a much-needed conversation on the misconception and non-inclusive vocabulary with 'Resources'. The hosts clarify what are resources and why humans are not resources. The conversation provides insight into what we mean by resources and how we still hold on to the traditional mindset by looking down on individuals with this language.  Feel free to stay conne...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what are Epics and how to perceive Epics in empirical product development. The hosts continue conversing further on how to deal with crafting acceptance criteria for Epics. The conversation extends further to discuss how different is this from having acceptance criteria for any other Product Backlog Item. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Daily Scrum and what is the role of Scrum Master in Daily Scrum. The hosts continue further answering a listener's question - whether the Scrum Masters are necessary / say mandated to participate in Daily Scrum.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.lin...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about smells that help to figure out cargo-cult Scrum. Listen to this interesting episode where the hosts take a deep dive around the tenets/aspects that help to smell the right mindset to embrace Scrum.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/r...