Have you ever wondered how to lead your team more effectively and efficiently? Do you want to improve your communication, collaboration, feedback, adaptation, empowerment, and delivery skills? If so, you may want to consider using Agile principles as a guide for your leadership style. Agile principles are a set of…

Have you ever wondered how to make your agile transformation more successful and sustainable? If so, you are not alone. Many organizations struggle with agile transformations, especially when they involve large-scale or complex changes. Agile transformations are not easy. They require a change in mindset, culture, processes, and practices. They also require a clear vision…

Introduction In this blog post, I want to share with you how Agility has helped me grow as a servant leader. I will tell you about my journey from being a certified Scrum Master to becoming an Agile Delivery Leader. And I will share with you some of the lessons I…

Are you a perfectionist? Do you spend hours polishing every detail of your work, even when it’s probably not necessary? Do you feel anxious and stressed when things don’t go according to plan? If so, you might be holding yourself back from achieving your full potential. You see, I believe…

Have you ever struggled with writing technical user stories that capture the value of your work and align with your product vision? Many agile teams face the challenge of translating technical tasks into user stories that are clear, concise, and customer-centric. In this blog post, I’ll show you how to…

In Agile, spikes are known to be used in user stories, but can you use them in epics? This is a question that many agile practitioners may have, especially when they are dealing with large and complex projects that require a lot of exploration and discovery. In this blog post, we will try to answer this question and provide some guidelines on how to use spikes effectively in…

Sprint 0 has a purpose, and can help set your project up successfully If you are new to agile development, you might have heard of Sprint 0 and wondered what it is and why it matters. Sprint 0 is not an official term in the scrum framework, but it is a common practice among many agile teams. Sprint 0 refers to a preliminary…

How delivery managers and a program manager can work together in an agile environment Are you a delivery manager or a program manager working in an agile environment? Do you want to know how to collaborate effectively with your peers and teams to deliver value to your customers and organization? If so, please read on. In this article, I will explain: What are the…

A guide to story-pointing in an Agile project If you work in an Agile environment, you probably use story points to estimate, plan, and deliver user stories. User stories are short descriptions of a feature or functionality that a user wants from a product. But what are story points exactly? …