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Role of Scrum Master In Daily Stand Up (daily scrum, daily huddle, morning roll-call) – Yodiz Project Management Blog. In agile software development daily standup or scrum meeting is a common ritual for many teams, the daily stand-up meeting a.k.a “daily scrum”, “15 minutes meeting” is simple to describe“The whole team meets daily for a quick status update, meeting take place standing in circle by answering three basic questions” But, this short definition doesn’t describe the strength of this meeting, this import ritual if practice correctly can bring significant value to the teams.

Role of Scrum Master In Daily Stand Up (daily scrum, daily huddle, morning roll-call) – Yodiz Project Management Blog

Let’s have a closer look to the daily standup meeting We already covered the scrum master roles and responsibilities in our previous blog, This blog is to summarise the scrum master roles in daily scrum, daily standup meetings. Agenda for daily scrum, stand-up meeting All team member should answer those following questions What did you do yesterday ? Example To Keep The daily Standup or Daily Scrum In Early Morning If any team member can not join on early daytime, here is one real time example given by the agile coach. 50 Best Productivity Apps For Mobile, Mac and Web. To be optimal in living and business, time management is significantly important.

50 Best Productivity Apps For Mobile, Mac and Web

As by learning ways to to get done faster, make us more efficient and feel accomplished. Truth is, productivity in every day life are simple hacks and tricks which need to be implemented in our dat-to-day activities. Simple recipe of success and productivity. 10 Essential Skills Every Scrum Master Must Have (infographics) We are collecting Scrum Master skills that each Scrum Master should develop.

10 Essential Skills Every Scrum Master Must Have (infographics)

What are you thoughts, add more which you think every scrum master should have. 1- Facilitate meetings (daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective) 2- Shielding the team 3- Conflict resolutions 4- Coaching Agile practices 5- Tight grip on Agile Estimating and planning 6- Forecasting 7- Removing impediments 8- creating communication channel (team, Product owner, stakeholder) 9- Servant leader 10- Enforcing Rules. 30 Best Tools For Test Management, Automation, Performance & Mobile Testing. All software projects need an effective and reliable software or web testing tool.

30 Best Tools For Test Management, Automation, Performance & Mobile Testing

Bug tracking aside, there are other tools needed to strengthen the quality of a product. The important area of such testing is performance testing. To better utilize the testing assets test automation tool play an integral part in this whole process. As the number of mobile application development continues to grow each day, so does the need to test these mobile applications. There are lot more tools available to test the mobile application then before. It this article we will be covering the mobile Web tools for Test Management, Performance Testing and Automation Test Tools. The choice you make in the end is up to you, based on your own experiments and taste. 1.

Understanding Burndown Chart in Agile Scrum Methodology. Best Productivity Technique You must know to succeed in life (Pomodoro) Best Productivity Hacks From Successful Executives and CEOs (Productivity Infographics) 28 best & motivational quotes of all time (entrepreneur inspiration) Difference Between Scrum vs Kanban. Scrum and Kanban are both derived from the Agile Development methodology .

Difference Between Scrum vs Kanban

Both are suitable for any kind of project. When comparing scrum vs kanban, it’s good to differentiate their characteristics. Here are the major differences between scrum-vs-kanban. For more detail about the scrum and kanban have a look at this blog post. 21 Great Books On Startups and Entrepreneurs (Read for 2016) Reading a good book is always a nice experience, especially if you are in the endeavour of something crazy and big.

21 Great Books On Startups and Entrepreneurs (Read for 2016)

As entrepreneurs are crazy, and that’s a good thing . Reading habit not only helps to develop stronger analytical thinking but also help your mental stimulation. We collected the list of books for ourselves to be read in this year. We decided to publish, as when not reading the book it’s always good to read about the list of good book, which people are recommending. This is a must have read list for any entrepreneur or wanna-be ones. Tools Adhering to Agile Methodologies. In a recent article, Lew Jamison (BSEE, MBA, CSD, CSM, CSPO, SCT) talked about the rich landscape of agile tools, he mentioned that new scrum tools are leveraging businesses adherence to agile methodologies.

Tools Adhering to Agile Methodologies

Since those tools have a fresh start, compared to its older counterparts, they are providing the wide selection of agile options for organizations to choose from. In blog post “9 agile development tools for working at warp speed” He shortly describes the characteristic of each of the tools. Yodiz made 8th in his list. Free Mobile App for Agile Project Management (iPhone, Android, iPad) Menu Free Mobile App for Agile Project Management (iPhone, Android, iPad) Posted by yodiz | On: Jan 17 2016 Free Mobile App for Agile Project Management (iPhone, Android, iPad) Managing any project is a challenging work.

Free Mobile App for Agile Project Management (iPhone, Android, iPad)

Without the right tools, it will be difficult to get on top of project activities. Book about Elon Musk “Tesla Motors”, what startups can learn. Learning from the amazing person of our time such as Elon Musk, entrepreneur and tech-savvy, who revolutionize the space and the land in just 10+ years.

Book about Elon Musk “Tesla Motors”, what startups can learn

Tesla Motors: How Elon Musk and Company Made Electric Cars Cool, and Sparked the Next Tech Revolution. This book has been a real pleasure to read. Being a big fan of Tesla and Elon Musk, i started to read this book almost a year ago. Charles Morris has done excellent job, This book is very comprehensive and a must read. Really surprised by the detail and the depth of research that the authos has put in, while writing this book.

Release Management in Agile. A: A Release means working software in hands of users.

Release Management in Agile

A release is different from a Sprint because at the end of a Release the software is useable by the users whereas at the end of a Sprint this may or may not be the case. A single release may contain 1 or more Sprints and can have a span of multiple weeks or months depending on the complexity and practices in each organization. Just as any task in the software development phase can be accomplished without using a formal tool or documentation, releases can be made like this as well. However, it is highly inadvisable as it leads to a lot of confusion. Incorporating Lean methodologies in Agile. Just as Agile methodology has transformed the software development sector, a similar process called Lean manufacturing has transformed the manufacturing sector.

Both methodologies are based upon similar principles of continuous improvement, emphasis on feedback from the customer, and eliminating unnecessary processes in order to increase efficiency. It only seems natural to assume that attempts would be made to combine these two methodologies to create an even more beneficial practice. But can this really be achieved? To answer this question we will first have a look at the Lean process: The word Lean comes from ‘Lean manufacturing’, which comes from the Toyota Production System and is mainly used in the manufacturing industry with great success.

The Lean methodology focuses on aggressively reducing ‘waste’, which it defines as processes that are not adding value to the product.

Agile Project Management

Is your project management tool tailored to meet your needs? “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” ― Albert Einstein. Scrumban – An amalgamation of Scrum and Kanban. Scrumban can be best described as a hybrid of the Scrum and Kanban methodologies. With the increasing popularity of adopting a Kanban approach in software development, Scrumban was introduced as a method to ease teams using Scrum into the processes of Kanban.

Similar to Scrum and Kanban, in Scrumban work is divided into iterative processes and is monitored with the help of a visual board. The defining features of Scrumban are: Limits to WIP (Work In Progress) With Scrum, teams are limited to working within Sprints. Planning meetings These should be done regularly. Review meetings. The Agile Development Life Cycle. The Agile development life cycle is essentially different from more conventional development cycles, in that it is a constantly ongoing process instead of a one stage at a time, step by step process of development. How to track projects effortlessly using Yodiz. As every owner of a product knows, keeping track of your projects at your company can be a daunting task.

Project Management with Yodiz. The Benefits Of Kanban. House of Cards character in agile team. Best practices for Sprint Planning Meeting in Agile Project Management. Mastering the art of sprint planning. Product Marketing to Raising Family Using Agile. Inspirational videos about Agile marketing, art of doing twice in half of time and more SEOmoz exploring the nifty, nefarious world on Agile Marketing. Looking at four key principles of Agile Marketing, how organization can deliver more value to the customers by breaking down barriers and removing impediments to the progress. This is a journey in progress, not a journey completed, so the video is somewhere between “ How Things Are Today” and “How We Want Things To Be” Henrik Kniberg – Spotify. Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability.

Agile Scrum Process Explained in 12 Steps. Using Definition of Done (DoD) to ensure best scrum deliverables. Using Definition of Done (DoD) to ensure best scrum deliverables. Agile Manifesto 12 principles explained for SW development (PartII) This is the part II of our previous post, for the explanation of first six principles of agile manifesto check this post. Agile measure the progress of team or organization primarily by its software or product that works.

Deliver software that sustain and scale, it educate the team to be self-organized and have constant and sustainable pace indefinitely. Organization or team focus more or technology excellence, good design, and agility. Feedly. Read more, know more. Feedly. Read more, know more. Agile's public feedly collections. What Is Scrum In Agile Methodology (Agile Development) Scrum is one of the most popular Agile methodology. User Stories Acceptance Definition and Criteria in Agile Methodologies. The terms ‘Conditions of Satisfaction’ and ‘Acceptance Criteria’ used interchangeably. They can be considered a clear description that will define value proposition, user flow or characteristic of the solution. Velocity Definition, What Is Velocity In Agile Scrum Methodology. Writing User Stories, Examples and Templates In Agile Methodologies. Release update: New Yodiz UI. Product Marketing to Raising Family Using Agile.

Best practices for Sprint Planning Meeting in Agile Project Management. House of Cards character in agile team. Yodiz release update: Realtime boards, custom dashboards, updated notifications and other enhancements. The Benefits Of Kanban. Project Management with Yodiz. How to track projects effortlessly using Yodiz. The Agile Development Life Cycle. Scrumban – An amalgamation of Scrum and Kanban. Release Management in Agile.

Is your project management tool tailored to meet your needs? Incorporating Lean methodologies in Agile. Scrum roles (scrum methodology) Micro & Macro Project Management in Agile Framework. Agile Retrospective. Scrum Master Role by Best Agile Scrum Books and Guides. Product Owner Roles & Responsibilities in agile (scrum methodologies) Types of Software Testing and Test Automation. Agile Product Owner Job Description. Release Update: Rights Management, New To-Do, JIRA Import, Story points sum and other enhancements. What is Kanban System and Kanban Board ? (scrum vs kanban) Agile Manifesto 12 principles explained for SW development (PartI)