by Ravi Verma | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. I am more than 45 years old and I am trying to prove them wrong. Let me explain. SPRING CHICKEN When I was a spring chicken, I wanted to be like all the cool kids. And what the cool kids were doing was drinking...
by Ravi Verma | Sep 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here are some simple steps you can take from the comfort of wherever you might be to strengthen your Scrum Fundamentals. Initial Self-Assessment Read the Scrum Guide and assess where you are right now by taking the Scrum Scrum Open Assessment & Product Owner Open...
by Ravi Verma | Sep 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Are you trying to get your first break on a Scrum Team and getting sick and tired of being rejected? Not because you lack the ability but because you lack the experience? Would you like some tips from someone who has trained, coached, and observed thousands of Scrum...
by Ravi Verma | Jul 15, 2020 | Agile, Empiricism, Entrepreneurship, Evidence Based Management, Product Owner, Scaling, Scrum, Uncategorized, Value, Value
THE PRODUCT OWNER (PO) (This definition is based on the November 2017 version of the Scrum Guide, available at – https://scrumguides.org/scrum-guide.html) The Product Owner is a tech-savvy entrepreneur who maximizes the value stakeholders get from the product....
by Ravi Verma | May 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
POWERFUL QUESTION Like many trainers, I probably learn more from my students than my students learn from me. When students come hungry to learn, they ask the most thought-provoking questions that take me on treasure hunts that reveal powerful insights. One such...
by Ravi Verma | Oct 17, 2019 | Agile, Definition of Done, Development Team, Empiricism, Evidence Based Management, Product Owner, Roles, Scaling, Scrum, Uncategorized, Value, Value
Over the past 10 years, I have had the privilege to guide Scrum adoption for organizations from 10 people to 10,000 people and have made some glorious, cringe-worthy mistakes that often wake me up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat. As I look back at my...
