Agile Muse

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about how Project Managers can help implement Scrum in the organization with their understanding of the system, knowledge around the policies and mindset to serve the team. 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,...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about everything an organization or a team embracing Scrum should know about Sprints. Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum and within the timebox of Scrum, the Scrum Team live up to the values of Scrum and embrace the pillars of empiricism. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the science behind estimates and whether estimates ever be of help for Developers? The hosts converse about the merits of estimates and how Developers should perceive. 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...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about providing some tips that help the Product Owners timely and proactively clean the Product Backlog. The Tips discussed are in the podcast not specific only to Product Owners but for the entire Scrum Team in empirically managing the Product Backlog. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ an...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what Scrum Masters and Product Owners should be practising Check-in. This encourages autonomy and creates space for Developers to manage their own work timely getting reflected with Open, Leading and Powerful Questions instead of getting micro-managed with Checking up on status and progress. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what Scrum Masters should be mindful of from not letting the Developers (part of their Scrum Teams) from being burned out. The hosts continue conversing on aspects around setting the right Sprint Goals, helping Developers self-manage Daily Scrum and watching out for emergent practices with Product Backlog Refinement. Feel free to stay connected with the h...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the practice of planning several Sprints in advance and what are the challenges with such an approach. The hosts cover everything that is constrained with a mindset to perform big planning upfront and how to overcome with a pragmatic alternate - referring to the Product Goal. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to respond to some of the listeners' questions on 'Defects and how to handle them in an environment embracing Scrum'. Articulating, Reporting, Estimating and Tracking Defects are some of the aspects the hosts kept covering during this episode. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and&nbs...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what is the minimum required to complete the Sprint Planning and how the Developers get benefitted from trust and emergence during the Sprint. The hosts continue to talk about Sprint Backlog which is a forecast by the Developers about what functionality will be in the next Increment and the work needed to deliver that functionality into a “Done” Increment...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about why there are rules in Scrum and what are they. Scrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it. Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions. Listen to this episode to understand the importance of the rules of Scrum. Feel free to stay connected with the host...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about visualizing Technical Debt. The hosts talk about how visualizing Technical Debt help Product Owner and stakeholders understand the impact of Technical Debt and factor the effort and focus required to timely address them. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  Ravi @ https://www....

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the relationship between Product Owners and Developers from the lens of Developers. The hosts talk about some of the traditional and unconventional attitudes Product Owners still continue to practice. From a Developers' standpoint, how such a mindset of Product Owners spoil the equation and create discomfort between the two accountabilities is where this...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what is Scrum is all about and how it navigates to a complex and uncertain future with the help of an empirical mindset. The hosts continue to talk about how the pillars of empiricism come to life through these Scrum events. At the same time, when the same events are misconstrued, they create havoc and frustration in the mind of Developers as context swit...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the Product Backlog Items (PBI) and how to express PBIs on all different occasions. The hosts continue talking on the merits and challenges with User Stories and how relevant it is to articulate PBIs on every occasion only as User Stories.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and&...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the space between the Product Owner and the Scrum Master in a Scrum Team. The hosts discuss the growing tension, emerging conflicts and possible commonalities between these two accountabilities in Scrum. The conversation completes a full circle exploring all the aspects and how both the accountabilities should work with a focus to deliver value. Feel free...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Developers' Capacity and how to leverage Velocity trend as planning input for Sprint Planning. With a constant tension in the minds of the Developers between what to consider and why, most of the Sprint Planning is sabotaged. The hosts talk about having clarity on the inputs for Sprint Planning and how to wisely use this information helping to craft a bet...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the importance of the Definition of 'Done' and how awesome can your Definition of 'Done' get to be. The Definition of 'Done' is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product. The Definition of 'Done' creates transparency by providing everyone with a shared understanding of what work was comp...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi start their conversation recognizing the internal conflicts Scrum Masters do have while transitioning from their traditional job titles. The hosts continue to discuss these challenges and how to overcome them in becoming great, realizing their accountabilities.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-834...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi become more vulnerable and honest enough to recollect their learnings and mistakes around Product Backlog Management. The Product Backlog is owned by the Product Owner but still, the entire Scrum Team helps the Product Owner to maintain the Product Backlog in a state of good health with just enough and just-in-time (JIT) items. Listen to this wonderful conversation...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi discuss the key ingredients for successful Sprint Planning. In the world of Agile, it's not about plans (artefact) but it's all about planning (activity). The hosts of this episode take this opportunity to put forward a perspective on the readiness around Sprint Planning and ways to improve its effectiveness. Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ http...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about how and where to start exploring to get the first job of Scrum Master to gain experience. The hosts talk in detail about the mindset required, aspects to explore and attributes to cultivate in order to get better at mastering Scrum. Hear this lengthy yet interesting conversation bringing perspectives to reflect upon. Feel free to stay connected with the h...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what is Ordering the Product Backlog and what is meant by Prioritization? The hosts talk about what it takes to look at the Product Backlog only by Priority and why it is wise to Order the Product Backlog but not always by Priority.  Feel free to stay connected with the hosts : Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and  R...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about ways to overcome the usual challenges the Scrum Teams face in facilitating their Daily Scrum. Daily Scrum is a crucial Scrum event meant to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary, adjusting the upcoming planned work. Even with this importance, not every Scrum Team gets to effectively run their Daily Scrum. Having...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about ways to bring stakeholder engagement in Sprint Reviews. The Sprint Review is intentionally kept very informal, typically with rules forbidding the use of PowerPoint slides and allowing no more than two hours of preparation time for the meeting. A Sprint Review meeting should not become a distraction or significant detour for the team; rather, it should be...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about ways to bring engagement in Sprint Retrospectives. Given the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and team effectiveness, Shwee and Ravi provide few timely tips on scoring better on engagement and driving effective ways to conduct Sprint Retrospectives.  Shout Out References: Retromat: https://retromat.org/en/?id=12...