Agile Muse

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Sprint Reviews and what role does Scrum Masters have with respect to this Scrum event. The discussion greatly emphasizes the importance of Sprint Reviews and how Scrum Masters sense the patterns and coach the Scrum Team and Stakeholders for a better and effective understanding of empiricism in a complex environment. They also help the listeners with some...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Impediments and what do Scrum Masters have in relationship with them. The discussion heads further clarifying what could Scrum Master do to help resolve impediments. They further converse around how the rest of the Scrum Team leverage the Scrum Master's accountabilities in a mindful manner when it comes to impediment resolution. Feel free to stay connecte...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Burndown charts, their purpose, benefits and who actually needs them. They also converse on what are complementary practices and how Burndown charts are a good example for one such. Listen to this conversation and get a fair understanding of how does Developers leverage Burndown charts in their Daily Scrum. Also, they speak around what Scrum Masters shoul...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the 'How' part of Sprint Planning. They converse around some of the beliefs, behaviours and their associated impact around the How part of the planning. Practices such as tasking, detailing out the plan, eliciting all possible work in the Sprint within the Sprint Planning timeframe is discussed and clarified. Connect with Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what should the Scrum Team focus on when work not 'Done' at the end of Sprint. They converse further pointing to the impact the Scrum Team has with more and more work not 'Done' and how timely conversation as a team focusing on the right aspects might help them get better and handle these challenges. Connect with Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweet...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about What are Story Points and why measuring and tracking Story Points beyond the use of a planning indicator by the Developers is not a wise decision.  Connect with 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 Spotif...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the practical challenges when Scrum Masters start serving several Scrum Teams in parallel. They continue the conversation further exploring the intent behind such arrangement by management/leadership in this context. The conversation never intends to find any solution to this situation but explore all that is possible to happen and might happen to influen...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the accountabilities of the Scrum Master role and a role discipline is different from job titles in an organization. They continue their conversation further around the Scrum Master's experience, personal aspirations, what they are good at and how are looked upon in an organization among the other factors a Scrum Master should be mindful of to understand...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about What is Refactoring, why refactoring and why the Developers part of the Scrum Team have difficulty in surfacing the time, effort and focus required to handle Tech Debts and refactoring in-particular part of Sprints. The conversation revolves around helping Developers with timely practical tips on how to navigate Technical Debt related efforts within the S...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about where goes an improvement after it gets identified from the Sprint Retrospective. It is not a must to have improvements in the Sprint Backlog but at the same time, it is not also a wise practice to log them in the Product Backlog. Given all these aspects, the hosts talk around who decides ultimately on tracking improvements when, where and how. Connect wi...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the Product Backlog Refinement (PBR) activity from participants' perspective. The conversation revolves around what level of awareness is required for the Scrum Team when stakeholders are invited for the PBR and whether the entire Scrum Team is required for the PBR every time. Connect with Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and&...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the importance of the Definition of Done and how by respecting and remembering the same, the Product Owner gets to deliver Increments and maximize value. The merits of Definition of Done from the Product Owner's perspective brings an interesting angle to the conversation held in this episode. Connect with Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojar...

In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the typical challenges faced by Product Owners in eliciting and managing feedback from stakeholders. They also talk about what kind of threat and potential risks Product Owners end up with their biased outlook when managing feedback only from a few stakeholders and not spreading themselves thin and leveraging diverse sources for inspection and adaptation....