by Maxim | Jan 7, 2025 | Agile in practice, Leadership, Scrum
Audio Overview: It’s a statement I’ve heard more times than I can count: “The Scrum Master’s role is to coach the team. They’re not responsible for the delivery outcome.” Cue my internal groan, especially when this comes from Scrum Masters themselves. No wonder, in...
by Maxim | Oct 9, 2024 | Agile in practice, Theory of Agile
Listen to the podcast version: A Story Mapping Workshop is a collaborative session where teams focus on understanding the end-to-end user journey and break it down into valuable, outcome-driven user stories. The goal is to visualize how users interact with the product...
by Maxim | Jan 30, 2024 | Agile in practice, Leadership
Agile metrics were always a hot topic, and as more and more organizations are making a move toward business agility, investing millions of dollars into transforming their business, more leaders wonder how the success of such transformations could be measured. Below is...
by Maxim | Dec 11, 2023 | Agile in practice, Data-Driven Transformation, Leadership, Theory of Agile
Corporate leaders often associate lean-agile transformation with achieving faster delivery at lower costs. While it’s natural to prioritize the impact on the bottom line, this approach is akin to having tunnel vision that prevents us from seeing greater...
by Maxim | Dec 5, 2023 | Agile in practice, Leadership
As leaders, we often wear many hats, but one of the most crucial skills we must cultivate is the art of delegation. In my coaching practice, I often find seasoned managers who end up taking on too many tasks themselves and feeling stressed about completing all the...
by Maxim | Dec 1, 2023 | Agile in practice, Scrum
Daily Stand-up is a short meeting for a team to sync on their progress towards a common goal and collectively build a plan for the day. However, despite the concept seeming simple, in my practice, I find this regular team routine to be the most misunderstood or, even...
