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…3 min read·Jul 24, 2022--18--18
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…2 min read·May 6, 2024----
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…2 min read·Mar 1, 2024----
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…2 min read·Dec 25, 2023----
Asad SafariWhy New Year’s Resolutions (and Most Changes) Get Stuck in the Starting BlocksThe air crackles with fresh year energy. Gym memberships soar, to-do lists overflow with ambitious goals, and everyone’s going to finally…3 min read·Dec 24, 2023----
Asad SafariWhat is wrong with Sprint Retrospectives?Continuous improvement is at the core of most Agile frameworks, with ceremonies such as sprint retrospectives serving as a formal way to…2 min read·Feb 28, 2023----
Asad SafariWhy are Scrum Retrospectives a waste of time? Second PartIn the first part of this story, I discussed the problem of scrum teams getting stuck in a cycle of random problem-fixing, which can lead…4 min read·Jan 11, 2023----
Asad SafariHow to measure an Agile team's effectiveness and efficiency: Right measuresAs a line manager, CTO, CEO, Product Owner, or Scrum Master, … We are supposed to optimize something — “Optimize: To make it as perfect…6 min read·Dec 28, 2022----
Asad SafariWhy do most of the advice not work? And why do changes fail?This morning I got an email with the title, “Four great practices to killing procrastination” I don't want to criticise this particular…4 min read·Dec 14, 2022----
Asad SafariFacilitating skills for Product OwnersThroughout my career, I witnessed that in the product management world, there are two big misunderstandings:3 min read·Nov 29, 2022----