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Do Scrum of Scrums meetings add value to the project – Part 2




In the previous post (Scrum of Scrums), we started discussing about what the Scrum of Scrums meeting is all about. In today’s post, we shall discuss more about the Scrum of Scrums meeting. This is a meeting that is typically not meant to be a kind of mega-status meeting, being meant to be a technical [...]



Do Scrum of Scrums meetings add value to the project – Part 1




One of the most confusing meetings for new entrants to Scrum is the Scrum of Scrums meeting. For a lot of people, there is no clear understanding about why this meeting is held, who are the participants, frequency, agenda, etc. I have been through a couple of trainings and those did not really cover the [...]



Working with remote teams, and some of the issues that come with this distance ..




Outsourcing is a major factor in all software projects. When your projects are under stress to be competitive (and when you see your competitors sending work to many locations such as China, Philippines, India, Romania, etc and reducing your costs), the pressure to also outsource your work can be fairly significant. This is true whether [...]



Difference in terms of client engagement in the case of Scrum ..




Dealing with a client is one of the most important elements in making a software project successful. In the classical Waterfall method, the initial interaction with the client is mainly done by the Business Specialists / Product Management team. They interface with the client, understand the requirements, and eventually end up preparing a massive and [...]