As organizations strive to scale their agile practices, the Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) framework provides a streamlined solution. By promoting simplicity, transparency, and cross-functional teamwork, LeSS helps teams collaborate effectively while maintaining the core principles of Scrum. This post explores the key concepts, benefits, and challenges of implementing LeSS, along with resources for further learning.
In today’s fast-paced work environment, it’s easy to get caught up in processes and frameworks, losing sight of what truly matters: creating value. The key isn’t in perfecting every process but in understanding why we’re doing what we do. By focusing on purpose and aligning every decision with delivering real impact, we ensure our work drives meaningful results. Whether it’s measuring return on investment (ROI) beyond revenue or adapting frameworks to serve the bigger picture, value should always be the North Star guiding our efforts.
In the dynamic world of project management and software development, clarity is paramount. The Definition of Done (DoD) serves as a compass, guiding teams towards successful completion. Join me as we explore its significance and uncover the keys to project success.
Measuring and using velocity of an agile team can be helpful in forecasting output of the near future. You need a certain stability in your team and enough data points / iterations. However, there are also things that could go wrong using velocity. Therefore I want to shed some light on pitfalls using velocity in agile planning. Velocity is not a measure for productivity! Velocity is only an indicator of how much work was done in the past, not how much work will be done in the future. It’s like measuring your running speed with a stopwatch and then using this value to predict how fast you can run tomorrow or next week. We would be able to predict who will …
This question has been the primary thing of focus for most people who are new to Scrum. Yes, it seems daunting at first, but it is not a challenge to get the right answer.
