PinnedAsad SafariWhy are Scrum Retrospectives a waste of time?As an agile practitioner and after almost 15 years in software development, I want to say Scrum Retrospectives are a waste of time in most…Jul 24, 202218Jul 24, 202218
Asad SafariBring Scrum Values to Life Using TRIZ in Your Next Retro!Ever feel like there’s some invisible force holding your team back? 🙃 Sometimes it’s those unspoken habits or personal tendencies that…Oct 13Oct 13
Asad Safari5 Ways to Handle Dependencies in Agile TeamsDependencies: The Hidden Anchors Holding Back Your Agile Ship Imagine your agile team as a ship sailing toward its destination — a…Sep 28Sep 28
Asad SafariPlanning Poker & Story Points Fail: The Fix You NeedWhether you’re using Story Points, Person-hours, or even the controversial #NoEstimates movement, the question remains — what’s the best…Sep 8Sep 8
Asad SafariStandups are a waste of time! how to fix it?Most daily standups feel like a waste of time. They’re repetitive, and draining, often leaving the team feeling more frustrated than…Sep 1Sep 1
Asad SafariEmbracing the Adjacent Possible in Agile EvolutionAs Agile practitioners, we often find ourselves in the role of change agents, facilitating and fostering change within our organizations…Jul 9Jul 9
Asad Safari5 steps to transform Retrospectives: The Ideal Present Technique for RetrospectivesIf you’ve been experimenting with different techniques for facilitating team or company retrospectives for years, like me, you’ve probably…May 19May 19
Asad SafariFuture-Proofing Your Career: Navigating Skill Shifts and UncertaintyAre you lying awake at night, worried if robots, AI, or market changes will soon make your job obsolete? That fear is completely…May 6May 6
Asad SafariForget “Best Practices.” Context is Your Secret WeaponToo often in the Agile world, we get caught up in searching for the one right answer in books, courses, and frameworks 📚. We forget that…Mar 1Mar 1
Asad SafariThe Myth of the Turbocharged Team: Why F1 Pit Stops are a Terrible Agile Metaphor ️Imagine a world where work whizzes by like an F1 car ️, pit stops transformed into instant microbursts of action ⚡️, and teams function…Dec 25, 2023Dec 25, 2023