Have you ever heard a team member grumbling about the sprint planning meeting not being productive because there is nothing in the backlog? Or maybe you’ve thought this yourself! If this is the case, the Product Owner might need a refresher on the workflow and delivery cadence. If you need think that your product backlog […]
Jennifer Talks “Agile Chaos” with Project Brilliant
Jennifer Herron joins Aaron Kopel, Project Brilliant CEO, to talk about Agile in times of chaos. Agility can be elusive. Project Brilliant provides the clarity. Project Brilliant challenges organizations to transcend traditional practices—garnering longer-term stability, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement.
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Fighting Zoom Fatigue
Virtual working is here to stay for many jobs, so as we lean into this way of working, there are some tips and tricks to avoid ‘Zoom Fatigue.’ How often do you find yourself distracted by seeing your own face during a video call? Or just double-checking that your pile of laundry is off-camera? If […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: The Scrum Board
In theory, the scrum board is a simple thing. It is a board with three columns: to-do, doing, and done. But if you’ve ever tried to run a project using a physical board with just those three columns, you’ll understand that the real world is more complex. The first issue is the use of a […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Role of the Development Team
Over the past two weeks, we’ve covered the role of the Scrum Master and the role of the Product Owner. While both of these roles are important for the success of an Agile project, the most critical role is that of the development team. This week we dive a bit deeper into the role of […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Role of the Product Owner
The product owner plays a key role in Scrum, and it is important to understand the responsibilities of this role. Instead of being the leader of the team, the product owner is seen as the key stakeholder of the team. The product owner has a vision of what the team should build. The product owner […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Role of the Scrum Master
Good leaders must first become good servants.” Robert K. Greenleaf When organizations first venture into the world of Agile, one of the first moves that management often makes is to assign the project manager to the Scrum Master role. While the project manager might have the right skill set for the job, the responsibilities of […]
Agile Mindset for Manufacturers: Scrum versus Agile
We often hear the terms “Agile” and “Scrum” being tossed around interchangeably. While the terms are related, they are not interchangeable. Here’s why… Agile is a mindset. Agile is an approach that was developed by a group of software developers who knew there was a better way of working than the traditional waterfall approach. The […]