Published in Awesome Agile·5 days agoMember-onlyPowering Up -Tips and Strategies for Energising a large audienceAs a facilitator, engaging a large audience can be challenging. When planning such activities, we need to make sure that everyone in the room can participate and connect with each other. However, the usual energiser ideas may be complex and time-consuming for a large number of participants. Some simple energising activities for a large audience: Here are my…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyThe Art of Living in the Present: How to Let Go of Future WorriesAs parents, we are expected to teach our kids, but often kids surprise us by teaching us important life lessons. Today, Rudra taught me an important life lesson that I will always keep fresh in my memory. Not to worry too much about the events in the future and to…Leadership4 min readLeadership4 min read
Mar 4Member-onlyMy experience of attending the Road to Mastery 6-day workshop with Serious ScrumThanks to a wonderful journey we undertook with some fantastic like-minded people, I was able to explore and learn more about the application of Scrum knowledge and the Agile mindset. In this article, I am going to share my experience during these 6 days. Special thanks to Sjoerd Nijland and…Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
Feb 24Member-onlySPOT Light — Activity to maintain focusI recommend this activity for maintaining focus. It can be used for clearing backlogs, managing to do lists, defining initiatives, creating a plan to meet the objective. It supports in retaining the focus on the core purpose and avoid drifting away from the core purpose. Distractions are eliminated and focus…Leadership2 min readLeadership2 min read
Feb 24Member-onlyCan a mind map help improve refinements?The original article was published for GoRetro Let’s start with understanding what a mind map is. A mind map is a simple diagram that allows you to visually represent information. It helps distributed teams to brainstorm, plan projects, map out information architecture, create org charts and develop sales strategies. A…Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Published in Serious Scrum·Feb 7Member-onlyHow do we talk about Psychological safety in a RetrospectivePsychological safety is the belief that you won’t be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. At work, it’s a shared expectation held by members of a team that teammates will not embarrass, reject, or punish them for sharing ideas, taking risks, or soliciting feedback. …Leadership5 min readLeadership5 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·Feb 7Member-onlyFind time for yourselfThe secret of being happy — It is important to find time for yourself — I would have never understood the importance of finding time for myself. Frankly, I never struggled with my time until recent years. With no “me time," I have started feeling stressed out, overwhelmed, and angry. I feel like I'm constantly irritated by something. The reason is simple: I am doing…Self Care6 min readSelf Care6 min read
Published in Serious Scrum·Jan 5Member-onlyRetrospective to ResignationHere’s how it all happened and how to avoid it. — The original article was published for GoRetro One heck of an experience. Being a Scrum Master, I feel vulnerable when managing a chaotic situation or when the conversation becomes difficult. Many of you might have faced this situation where there are two teammates who are individually amazing but they cannot…Scrum7 min readScrum7 min read
Published in Serious Scrum·Jan 2Member-onlyScrum Master not equivalent to a Middle ManWhat is your style to working with a team as a Scrum Master. My preferred style is to let team be and let them fail. They should have the urge to fix those problems and that is when I step in. Not trying to give them answers, rather just going…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Dec 9, 2022Member-onlySlack reminderSetting up slack reminders can be simple, but I had my own struggles and could think of many people who could be helped, including myself (the future me). My journey started with tying “/remind help” in slack, but I was disappointed. It is a very basic list of how we…Slack2 min readSlack2 min read
