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Ignoring Problem Space - A Recipe for Entrapment

Ignoring Problem Space - A Recipe for Entrapment

Jun 25, 2024

The virtue of starting with "why" or by understanding meaningful problems of customers is hardly known to individuals who function in an activity trap. In product development, it is predominantly reflected in feature factories where everyone is in a build trap. Moreover, we see a lot of teams appease each other, using pseudo-scientific reasons behind favoring a different starting point and in the worst case not even passing through a convincing problem of their target customers. Let's dig deeper into the significance of customer problem space and how a solution should revolve around the problem.

Agile Coach Vs. Scrum Master - The Key Differences

Agile Coach Vs. Scrum Master - The Key Differences

Jun 25, 2024

The terms "Agile Coach" and "Scrum Master" are often used interchangeably, leading to a confusion between their distinct roles and contribution within the realm of adaptive software development. While both these roles are integral to the successful implementation of Agile methodologies, they serve different purposes and wield unique skill sets. Let's get closer to each of these roles and learn more about their responsibilities.

5 Essential Qualities Every Product Manager Should Have

5 Essential Qualities Every Product Manager Should Have

Jun 25, 2024

The role of a product manager is of great importance in the domain of product management where innovation is intertwined with strategy. A successful product manager is not merely a caretaker of products but a strategic visionary finding the sweet spot in the triangle formed by market demands, user expectations, and business goals. Here are five essential qualities that distinguish exceptional product managers.

Top 5 Things Agile Coaches Should Look for in a Planning Tool

Top 5 Things Agile Coaches Should Look for in a Planning Tool

Jun 25, 2024

At the end of the day, Agile coaches are servant leaders and hardly own any meaningful individual performance metric that they would want to optimize. Therefore, when it comes to an agile planning tool selection, an agile coach's priority is to help the team (not only execution but strategy team as well), achieve their goals rather than looking for tools that may help them in the agile coach role.

Product Manager vs. Product Owner: Responsibilities & Differences

Product Manager vs. Product Owner: Responsibilities & Differences

Sep 24, 2023

Roles with overlapping responsibilities can be perplexing to a larger audience. One such example is Product owner vs. Product manager. In this blog, we will disassemble both these roles in order to examine each of their key components and better understand the difference between a product manager and a product owner.

Roles And Responsibilities Of A Product Manager

Roles And Responsibilities Of A Product Manager

Sep 24, 2023

When starting a new product development project, the key person to appoint right away is the product manager, as the success of any product is largely dependent on them. Organizations with experienced and capable managers wrap up and deliver products on time, ultimately improving the company's reputation and growth.

The Ultimate Kanban 101: Methodology, Roles, Artifacts, and Values

The Ultimate Kanban 101: Methodology, Roles, Artifacts, and Values

Jun 11, 2023

The kanban methodology aims for continual improvement, task management flexibility, and improved workflow. The entire project's progress may be quickly and simply comprehended using this illustrative technique. Read this blog to learn more.

Kanban vs. Scrum: What are the Differences?

Kanban vs. Scrum: What are the Differences?

Jun 11, 2023

Kanban and scrum, both are efficient techniques for project leaders, product managers, and other roles. But which is more popular, which should you choose for your business and team, and how do you learn to use it efficiently? Read this blog to learn more.

Agile User Stories In Project Management 101: A Beginner's Guide

Agile User Stories In Project Management 101: A Beginner's Guide

May 7, 2023

A Beginner's Guide: Understanding the agile framework and its components is critical for perfecting the implementation of agile practices across the organization. User story is one such fundamental component of the agile framework. In this blog, we will discuss how to write user stories as well as some user story examples.

The Ultimate Guide to Agile Product Management

The Ultimate Guide to Agile Product Management

May 7, 2023

The agile product management process can be described as combining various techniques with the Agile process to create products. The purpose of this blog is to briefly review the principles, pros and cons of agile product development.

Agile in Banking - Overview

How Can Agile Transform The Banking Industry?

Mar 12, 2023

We need agility in banking for various reasons, including addressing complex banking problems, quickly integrating customer feedback, and ensuring continuous quality assurance. This blog discusses why agile is essential in banking and how it can transform the banking industry.

Top 20 Essential Project Management KPIs To Track In 2023

Top 20 Essential Project Management KPIs To Track In 2023

Mar 12, 2023

Keeping track of key project management KPIs during project development, greatly assists project managers in keeping projects on track, ensuring on-time delivery, and avoiding any potential obstacles. In this blog, we will look at such twenty essential project management KPIs as well as the fundamentals.

Everything You Need To Know About DevOps Process
                    Management

Everything You Need To Know About DevOps Process Management

Feb 05, 2023

The DevOps process has all the components that make it one of the most popular agile methodologies among IT organizations. This blog will discuss every aspect of the DevOps process, including DevOps challenges, benefits of DevOps, DevOps lifecycle, and DevOps working.

How To Use Agile Methodology In Construction Management: A Step-by-Step Guide

All You Need To know About Agile Construction Management

Feb 05, 2023

Agile methodology can be implemented in a variety of industries, including marketing, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, and construction. In this blog, we will attempt to comprehend how agile can be implemented for the construction project management process.

7 Key Benefits Of Using The Agile Scrum Methodology

7 Key Benefits Of Using The Agile Scrum Methodology

Jan 7, 2023

The agile scrum methodology enhances stakeholders' team satisfaction, productivity, quality, transparency, and customer satisfaction. Let us look at the seven key benefits of using this methodology.

Agile Gamification In Learning And Development

Agile Gamification In Learning And Development

Jan 7, 2023

Considering the significant benefits of gamification, such as increased engagement and productivity, many organizations are adopting the gamification technique for project development. In this blog, we will look at how agile gamification can help with learning and development.

Agile Coach- Definition, Roles and Responsibilities, And Benefits

Agile Coach- Definition, Roles and Responsibilities, And Benefits

Jan 7, 2023

Agile coaching is a process in which an agile coach - a professional who is well-versed with agile concepts, assists individuals, teams, and organizations in better understanding, adopting, and adhering to agile practices and principles. In this blog, we will discuss multiple aspects of an agile coach, definition, benefits, agile coach roles and responsibilities, and much more.

How To Use Agile For Engineering Project Management: A Step-by-step Guide

How To Use Agile For Engineering Project Management: A Step-by-step Guide

Jan 7, 2023

Deploying Agile methods in engineering and project management improves organizations' adaptivity. With the correct mindset and frameworks, companies experience enhanced productivity with better alignment with the larger corporate goals, while managing resources and time constraints.

All You Need To Know About Visualisation Of Work In Agile

All You Need To Know About Visualisation Of Work In Agile

Dec 3, 2022

Visualisation of work in agile involves using visual flows and cues to represent every step of an operation of a corporate project. With all the work elements visible on a mutual dashboard, everybody knows their responsibilities, who is occupied with which task, and perhaps, the deadlines of each specific element.

A Comprehensive Guide On Product Backlogs In Scrum

A Comprehensive Guide On Product Backlogs In Scrum

Dec 3, 2022

Proper planning and organizing are vital for an organization's success. That is where scrum product backlogs play an instrumental role. This blog will take readers through the nitty-gritty of product backlog management and its benefits.

Agile Supply Chain Strategies

Agile In Supply Chain Management

Dec 3, 2022

Agile in supply chain management is robust enough to react smoothly to unexpected supply-demand changes. In this blog, we will elaborate on agile supply chain principles, their importance, and much more.

The Importance of Sprint Retrospective

The Importance of Sprint Retrospective

Oct 31, 2022

In the world of agile software development, sprint retrospective is a key meeting that takes place at the end of each sprint. In this blog post, we will discuss the purpose of the sprint retrospective and outline some tips for running effective retrospectives.

How Agile Methodologies Are Being Used By OTT Platforms To Deliver Exceptional User Experiences

How Agile Methodologies Are Being Used By OTT Platforms To Deliver Exceptional User Experiences

Oct 31, 2022

OTT platforms that use agile methodologies are able to deliver a better user experience by being more responsive to their users' needs. This blog will explore how agile methodologies are being used by OTT platforms to deliver exceptional user experiences.

Agile In Healthcare: How To Apply Agile Methodologies For Greater Efficiency And Effectiveness

Agile In Healthcare: How To Apply Agile Methodologies For Greater Efficiency And Effectiveness

Oct 31, 2022

Most people think of agile methodology as being used solely for software development. But did you know that agile can be applied to other industries as well - including healthcare? In this blog post, we will discuss how to apply agile and lean principles in healthcare settings.

Agile Scrum Framework: Values, Roles, Events, Artifacts, and History

Agile Scrum Framework: Values, Roles, Events, Artifacts, and History

Sep 2, 2022

To reap all the benefits of the Agile Scrum process, an organization must be aware of the Scrum principles, Scrum framework, and all its nuances and facets. This blog will provide detailed insights into each of the key elements of the Agile Scrum framework to help you understand the concept.

PI Planning in Agile: Meaning, Importance, Steps & More

PI Planning in Agile: Meaning, Importance, Steps & More

Sep 2, 2022

Program increment planning or PI planning is a critical component of the Agile Release Train (ART). This blog will provide you with a basic overview of PI planning, including its importance, steps, PI planning meaning, and more.

Jile Product Management vs. Project Management - A Complete Guide

Product Management vs. Project Management - A Complete Guide

Jul 9, 2022

Although we like to say product management vs. project management, the two clearly have many similarities while differing in some key areas. Considering their complementary nature, each of these terms are used interchangeably though they play a distinct role that distinguishes it from the other. This article discusses product management vs. project management at length.

Jile How Agile in Metaverse Enhances Virtual Product Development | Jile

How Agile in Metaverse Enhances Virtual Product Development

Jul 9, 2022

Agile in metaverse can be a game-changing concept for virtual world innovations, especially metaverse technologies. Both these technologies have gained a lot of traction in the world of information technology. Read this blog to know more about agile and metaverse.

Jile Why should Finance and Legal Teams go Agile?

Why should Finance and Legal Teams go Agile?

Jul 9, 2022

Agile project management approach has now spread beyond the IT industry and into several other sectors such as finance and law. This blog will help you to understand why finance and legal teams should adopt an agile approach.

Jile Using Agile in Marketing

Using Agile in Marketing

Jul 9, 2022

Marketing leaders and strategists have been applying agile marketing frameworks to deliver actionable insights to senior management. This enables them to make well-informed decisions.

10 Golden Rules for Scrum Masters Managing Distributed Teams | Jile

10 Golden Rules for Scrum Masters Managing Distributed Teams

Jul 9, 2022

The coronavirus global pandemic has pushed several businesses around the world to embrace a remote working model. These companies are doing everything they can to adapt to this new workplace setting. Let's look at the 10 tips that scrum masters should follow for distributed scrum teams.

The Need for Agile Portfolio Management in a Fast-Evolving World | Jile

The Need for Agile Portfolio Management in a Fast-Evolving World

Jul 9, 2022

Organizations must value and implement agile planning in order to keep up with the rapidly changing business landscape. Implementing an agile portfolio in an organization can provide several benefits. Read this blog to learn more.

Vanity Metrics - Software Production Measurement | Jile

Using Kanban in Your Daily Life

Jun 4, 2022

The Kanban system was designed to handle manufacturing processes. But this does not mean we cannot use it personally to stay organized. The fundamentals of Kanban are so simple that everyone can use it to their advantage.

Benefits of Agile in Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Jile

Agile Ceremonies: Your Ultimate Guide to the Five Stages

Jun 4, 2022

This blog discusses the five stages of agile ceremonies to offer you an in-depth understanding of what each ceremony and stage entails. If you are new to the concept of agile development or just need a refresher on these ceremonies, then this is the perfect guide for you.

Vanity Metrics - Software Production Measurement | Jile

Using Agile for Military & Defence Strategies

Jun 4, 2022

The military may not seem like an appropriate place for Agile implementation. The nuclear, flat organizational structure and experimental mindset behind Agile conflicts with the highly rigid, calculated, and enormous hierarchy of the military. However, there are still good reasons why nations can benefit from using Agile in defence.

Benefits of Agile in Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Jile

Adopting Agile during the pandemic

Jun 4, 2022

Adopting Agile during the pandemic has helped organizations everywhere overcome significant challenges. In recent years, a host of companies in other sectors have adopted Agile to rapidly iterate and deploy solutions. This is why companies are choosing Agile during COVID-19 specifically.

Vanity Metrics - Software Production Measurement | Jile

Beware of vanity metrics!

May 6, 2022

Do the metrics that you use always make sense? Metrics that do not add any real value are not worth it. And that's why we should be beware of such metrics. Read this blog to understand a bit more about such vanity metrics.

Benefits of Agile in Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Jile

Bringing Agile and Artificial Intelligence Together

May 6, 2022

AI has the potential to present numerous advantages to businesses as we've never seen before. And, agile development, and management methodologies have already been indispensable components for businesses. Let's understand more about Agile Artificial Intelligence in detail.

Agile Roadmap for Product Development | Jile

Agile Roadmap for Product Development

Mar 19, 2022

The agile methodology for product development has been hailed as the best way to successfully plan and execute a project related to product development. However, that doesn't mean it's always easy. Check out this complete guide on what goes into agile roadmap planning.

Agile vs. DevOps: Top Differences You Should Know  | Jile

Agile vs. DevOps: Top Differences You Should Know

Mar 19, 2022

Agile and DevOps are two of those most common concepts in the industry these days. The purpose of both methods is similar - deploying the end product as efficiently and quickly as possible. In this blog, we will shed light on DevOps vs. Agile.

Agile Project Management: All you need to know | Jile

Agile Project Management: All you need to know

Feb 18, 2022

Agile project management, fuelled by cutting-edge tech solutions, is the need of the hour for businesses to stay competitive at all times. In this blog, we will cover the roots of agile management, agile project management tools, the key agile frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.

Agile vs. Waterfall - Which is right for you? | Jile

Agile vs. Waterfall - Which is right for you?

Feb 18, 2022

Agile and Waterfall methodologies are two different ways of developing software. Both have their advantages and disadvantages, so we'll go into detail about the difference between Agile and Waterfall methodologies to help you choose which will work best for your project.

Agile Workflow: Your Go-To Guide to an Adaptive Process | Jile

Agile Workflow: Your Go-To Guide to an Adaptive Process

Feb 18, 2022

The Agile workflow process is one of the most innovative and effective processes available today. This blog post will introduce you to an agile workflow process that can be customized for your specific business needs.

An Approach to Agile Portfolio Management | Jile

An Approach to Agile Portfolio Management

Feb 18, 2022

Many organizations leverage Agile portfolio management to plan, organize and prioritize their work. This blog post will discuss the benefits of implementing an agile approach to portfolio planning, how it can help your organization minimize risk and increase agility, and finally, what factors you should consider.

Working with Distributed Agile Teams in Pandemic Times_Infograph | Jile

Working with Distributed Agile Teams in Pandemic Times

Oct 1, 2020

Change is the only constant and hence, enterprises need to adapt to the new normal of remote working imposed by the Covid pandemic to continue to deliver the best value to the customers. Continue reading to learn how Agile teams can work in distributed environments, yet deliver their best.

How to Invest in Value Rather Than Projects: Lean Budgeting for Agile Teams | Jile

How to Invest in Value Rather Than Projects: Lean Budgeting for Agile Teams

Oct 1, 2020

Want to know why lean budgeting is the need of the hour? Read through to know why enterprises need to shift from traditional budgeting to lean budgeting, and how business stakeholders can take product and initiative investment decisions.

Virtual PI Planning - 5 powerful ways to success_Infograph | Jile

Five Powerful Ways to Make Virtual PI Planning a Success

May 18, 2021

How are agile planning events such as PI planning playing out in this pandemic when co-location of teams is no longer a reality? Are these causing massive disruptions to how we work or throwing at us opportunities to relook at the agile ways of working and virtual planning? Get 5 tips that any enterprise, small or big can make use of for a successful virtual PI planning.

5 Levels of Agile Planning | Jile

5 Levels of Agile Planning

May 18, 2021

Planning is an inevitable part of everyone's day-to-day activities! In Agile Software Development too, there are multiple levels of planning based on the scale and size of the requirements and the defined timeframe. A quick read on the levels of agile planning for Scaled Agile!

Shared Services in the Agile way! | Jile

Shared Services in the Agile way!

May 18, 2021

It is always better to have a Shared Services Unit that performs niche activities for all the Agile product teams, rather than having a dedicated resource for every product team! And, if these teams embrace agile ways of working, then they can reduce the overall cycle-time and throughput considerably, aiding agility! Read more to find out how!

Top 5 factors influencing Backlog Prioritization

Top 5 factors influencing Backlog Prioritization

May 18, 2021

Watch out for the top 5 factors influencing backlog prioritization, which helps identify the immediate need of users and the business.

Lean vs. Agile: What are the Differences between these two?  | Jile

Lean vs. Agile: What are the Differences between these two?

Mar 19, 2022

Agile and Lean are two standard methodologies that enable teams to generate faster, more sustainable solutions in the software development and project management spheres. Here we will be discussing all about agile vs. lean methodologies, what are their unique pros, core values, and benefits.

Agile vs. Scrum: Importance in Your Agile Project Management Journey | Jile

Agile vs. Scrum: Importance in Your Agile Project Management Journey

Mar 19, 2022

Agile vs. Scrum are two of the most popular project management frameworks today. This blog will explain the difference between Agile and Scrum, how they work differently, Agile project management with Scrum, and which one might be the right fit for your business.

Agile Methodology in Project Management - 2022 | Jile

Agile Methodology in Project Management - 2022

Feb 18, 2022

Agile methodologies are widely used by software developers to improve speed and quality when developing new projects. This blog will provide you with a brief introduction to agile methodology in project management, including some key methodologies involved in the process.

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Testing times in Scrum

May 18, 2021

'Testing early, testing often' has become the norm in the agile world. The sooner the defects are discovered, the better! Testing professionals have a tough time trying to cope up with changing requirements. We look at how testing becomes a cake walk for QA professionals through Scrum!

Agile Ways of Working (WoW) - Know your WoW now! | Jile

Agile Ways of Working (WoW) - Know your WoW now!

May 18, 2021

Embracing Agile software delivery is an evolutionary journey starting with adopting Agile by individual teams and then scaling across multiple team-of-teams and finally transforming into a product-centric enterprise. Find out how Jile enables this evolutionary transformation through its support for multiple Agile ways of working, providing flexibility for teams to decide the Agile methods, processes, and practices that best fit their needs.

Moving away from Project-Centric to Product-Centric Delivery! | Jile

Moving away from Project-Centric to Product-Centric Delivery!

May 18, 2021

In this digital world, the adaptive approach of software development is the way to go to achieve true enterprise agility! Hence, Projects can no longer be the mode of execution. It has to be Products! This is where Product-Centric delivery model comes into the picture, enabling enterprises to adopt this adaptive approach through products to deliver continuous value to its customer. Read on to find how!

Five Powerful Enterprise Agile
                                        Frameworks

Five Powerful Enterprise Agile Frameworks

May 18, 2021

It is easy to achieve fast and quality delivery with small teams. But, how can you scale up for a large enterprise?

6 Factors that any DevSecOps team should consider in CI/CD pipeline | Jile

6 Factors that any DevSecOps team should consider in CI/CD pipeline

May 18, 2021

Believe it or not! But a single security breach can be disastrous for your business! Since the effort spent on security testing doesn't add much business value, every DevSecOps team should try to optimize this effort as much as possible! Read how you can deliver continuous value faster to your customers in a secured manner!

Define product vision, goals and roadmap

Connecting the dots: Business and Development

May 18, 2021

Today, enterprises are competing to stay relevant in the market. Every enterprise, be it small or large should have a clear cut vision with all the stakeholders abiding by it to succeed! Know how every business strategy should align with any new product development and delivery to the market.

Value driven agile development

Ditch the Feature Factory

May 18, 2021

Teams churn out feature after feature at the end of every release without realizing the value added to the business. Find out how teams should focus on a value driven product development rather than an outcome driven one.

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Sports car on a mud track

May 18, 2021

In this fast paced digital world, agile has gained importance like never before! And, automation is the key to unleash the true potential of agile. Here are a few engineering practices that help teams automate their continuous delivery pipeline.

Ten Road Signs in Agile Journey

10 Road Signs to watch out for in your Agile Journey

May 18, 2021

Buckled up and all set to kick-start your Agile transformation journey? Watch out for these Agile road signs to ensure a safe journey.