by Cynthia Kahn | May 10, 2016 | Agile Transition
Getting Leadership to Buy Into Agile I’m sure you’ve heard people say, “We tried agile scrum and it didn’t work.” This is mostly from their first-hand experiences of trying agile and failing or hearing others share their horror stories and they are terrified to...
by Cynthia Kahn | May 1, 2016 | Agile Scrum
The Agile Burndown Chart Gauges Sprint Progress For those new to agile, a Burndown Chart is a graphic representation of sprint status. The vertical right axis shows the number of Story points brought into the sprint. Across the bottom, you see the number of days in...
by Cynthia Kahn | Apr 24, 2016 | Agile Scrum
Scrum Master Role of Servant Leader is Methodology and Mindset Shift Many new to agile find it difficult to distinguish between a scrum master and traditional project manager. I’ve worked in both roles, and I can tell you that the two roles are quite different. The...
by Cynthia Kahn | Apr 12, 2016 | Agile Transition
My First Agile Scrum Project The first question traditional waterfall development managers ask when they are looking to transition to agile scrum is, “How do I make this happen?” I’m going to share my first transition from waterfall to agile scrum five years ago and,...
by Cynthia Kahn | Apr 3, 2016 | Agile Scrum
How to Handle Retrospective Suggestions that Challenge Agile Practices Two major tenets of agile are self-managing teams and continuous improvement. Both tenets come into play during the scrum Retrospective, where part of the discussion involves ways to improve team...
