Agile
8 04 2015
One of the highlights of Agile India 2015 was the product owner workshop by Jeff Patton. Undoubtedly Jeff was exceptionally skilled and insightful. The session itself was interactive and fantabulous. There were many take aways and I particularly enjoyed the implications of the product requirements based on the user personas. Most of the transactions were […]
Agile, Agile Software Requirements, User Personas
6 03 2015
Karthik Kamal | Agile, Coaching Teams |
My recent experience with a colleague made me wonder about the way how we communicate with people. Time and again I realize that communication is the key to any successful business venture. Especially a feedback is an important aspect for a business to grow and to be alive. Without feedback businesses become obsolete and non-useable. […]
Agile, Communication, Feedback, Self-Organizing Teams
18 12 2014
I have this obsession to keep my house/desk clean and tidy. That way I am a wee-bit mad in my own way. Today I realized that this madness is indeed helping me sort out things while I work with my teams. Especially when it comes to product backlog management things are quite often messier than […]
Agile, Backlog Management, Product Owner, Scrum
30 10 2014
Two areas where most teams fail in their Agile implementation is on the technical practices and the people aspects of Agile. Often this is because they do not invest enough time/energy in this direction. The primary reason is there are no immediate results and they also do not know where to begin. Especially when it […]
Agile, coaching teams, Pairing, Technical Practices, XP practices
17 10 2014
Karthik Kamal | Agile, Coaching Teams |
Today I happened to doodle a cow from Indian mythology- The Kamadhenu. This celestial cow is supposed be the giver and will make all your wishes come true (Almost the mythical equivalent of Google!). Obviously Kamadhenu is revered and worshipped in most Hindu households in India. It occurred to me that while we speak of products, […]
Agile, AgileandMythology, Coaching, GatheringRequirements, Kamadhenu, ProductOwner, RequirementsClarity
15 10 2014
Karthik Kamal | Agile, Coaching Teams |
One of the common concern from the management teams while hiring an Agile Coach is about the sustainability of the practices in the absence of a coach. As coaches we try our best to make ourselves redundant within the teams. However, it does take a considerable amount of time for the teams to be completely […]
Affirmations, Agile, AgileIndiaConference, FarewellGift, Lean