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Piyush Rahate
Sep 19, 2021
Good training, Lots of Insight
Good training, lots of insight.
Not much option can you choose for training in bahasa especially for PSM II. Naveen and his team provide very good option for you to be able to get deeper knowledge for scrum.
Previously confused whether to take SPS or PSM II, but I realized in my scrum implementation still avg also. Took this training and hope could help team better in scrum daily activity.
Iman Satyagraha
Sep 18, 2021
An excellent class to re-learn the scrum
An excellent class to re-learn the scrum. Most of the organizations have anti-pattern and this sessions help to identify them and understand the real Scrum.
Piyush conduct the sessions in very lively manner, encourage discussions and questions. Enlighten you for your scrum master journey
Serin Thomas
Sep 16, 2021
Vikram was and is always there to help
Vikram was and is always there to help. even after the session he helped me understanding few concepts.
Shubhranshu Shekhar Dash
Sep 13, 2021
Excellent traininer for PMS
Overall session was excellent. Now I have very much clear understating about the PSM responsibility after attended this 2 days training session. Very much thankful to Vikram Singh Shekhawat for the way that you have shown us during the training session to handle the situation in different scenarios. Also a big thanks to Piyush Rahate,for your great introduction.
Susanta Bera
Sep 13, 2021
PSM Review
Very timely managed and really good set of day to day examples excercise prepared by Scrum.org. Moderator/Trainers were very helpful in clearing doubts and explaining the scrum with their examples.During training, they made our mind to think in a agile and scrum way.
Jaimin Mehta
Sep 11, 2021
It was a very good session
It was a very good session. All the concepts were explained in a very lucid and lay mans terms...way to go
Rajarshi Chakravarty
Sep 2, 2021
Absolutely great and interactive session!!!
Very informative session by Piyush.
He is very knowledgeable and very Patient to answers all queries asked.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Piyush!!!
Manuja kshirsagar
Aug 31, 2021
Great explanation & details
Now I'm able to clearly differentiate what are the things that we are doing wrong and what do I need to do as a Scrum master. Thanks Piyush for your patience and detailed explanation.
Sairam Reddy Danda
Aug 24, 2021
Well organized in terms of course…
Well organized in terms of course content and time line. The beauty of this course is you learn it in SCRUM way which helps to remember the concepts.
Sunil Joyous
Aug 17, 2021
Piyush has helped us understand every…
Piyush has helped us understand every concept with a live example. He is very patient while responding to queries and has been very thorough in covering the topics. We also received a lot of references from him to refer to, or to read apart from the usual course contents.
Amulya
Aug 10, 2021
It was an excellent experience for me, learning PSM-I
It was an excellent experience for me, learning PSM-I. The training sessions exceeded my expectations. The faculty is skilled and possesses good knowledge of the subjects.
Vinith Vibhu Sobhana
Aug 2, 2021
Good discussion and coverage in depth…
Good discussion and coverage in depth for the advanced level.
Puliyandur Shanmugam Saravanan
Aug 2, 2021
helpful training
Scrum Master Simulation and others material in the classroom is really helpful for me to be a better and effective scrum master.
Syarif Hidayat
Jul 29, 2021
Enjoyed the session.
Very well structured, informative & interactive. The session was very well planned in terms with covering all the topics as well a dedicated time for detailed Q&A session too.
Samuel D'mello
Jul 23, 2021
The real examples was very good in…
The real examples was very good in understanding the SCRUM
Shankar Selvaraj
Jul 20, 2021
Richness of Training with Quality
The Quality of Training was amazing . The richness of subject knowledge and way of explanation on individual topic was very high standard by Instructor named Piyush. The best quality was the easy way of explaining each subject and question-answer was too good.
DEBASHIS
Jul 15, 2021
Informative session by Piyush
Very informative and engaging session by Piyush.
Anupama Inturi
Jul 14, 2021
Training class review
Training class was properly conduct with excellent. Piyush seems to be well experienced trainer and able to address all related questions brought to him. The scrum sprint itself was used to organize this training.
Wan
Jul 14, 2021
The class was interactive
The class was interactive, well managed and covered the material required!
Gregory Pillai
Jul 14, 2021
Great Learnings.
Great Learnings.
Interactive sessions
In-depth knowledge of what Scrum Master is all about
Hitesh Galani
Jul 13, 2021
Great Knowledgeable Session
A great session by Piyush to understand core concept of AGILE and SCRUM. Logistics used was also great and it was indeed a good classroom session.
Abhishek Srivastava
Jul 13, 2021
Good training program
The training helped me to gain good knowledge on the scrum framework. It was very helpful and engaging with various activities.
Ramkumar Nithiyanantham
Jul 13, 2021
It was really good one and very…
It was really good one and very interactive
Navitha Sreejith
Jul 13, 2021
This class was worth my time, effort and money.
I would like to thank the facilitators, Piyush Rahate and Naveen Kumar for an insightful and elaborated training. This training not only gave the understanding of the course but also guided me how to approach with Agile practices with the knowledge of Scrum. I totally recommend this class for upcoming enthusiasts and aspirants of Scrum master.
Shrutika Joshi
Jun 23, 2021
A great start to Scrum journey!
Pros: We had a great class with Piyush, full of new ideas and really engrossing. Piyush cleared the doubts multiple times and used practical examples to solidify the concepts. He is a guide in true sense - no spoon-feeding but pointing in the right direction till everyone understood the concept.
Cons: Time management could have been better during the session.
Ankur Aggarwal
Jun 23, 2021
Piyush the very good trainer!!!
Piyush the trainer is very good in explaining the concepts involved in the SCRUM MASTER, in a more interesting and collaborative way. Two days spent on this class is very well deserving and useful. He clarified so many questions and Q&A sessions are always interesting with several real time scenarios. Good place to refresh the SCRUM skills and to start with it!!!
Babu Saminathan
Jun 23, 2021
Great Learning
We have been practicing Agile in our company for some time and the session was very useful to identify the gap.
Piyush was very patient in answering all our questions and clarified concepts. That was a very good interactive session.
The activities helped us to understand even better the concepts of Scrum.
Gayathri Jayakumar
May 22, 2021
Unique way of Presentation
Unique way of Presentation
The Trainer completed the training by actually implementing a Scrum methodology which helped in understanding the concept as the classess progressed
Joseph Ambooken
May 19, 2021
The session held and the topic covered…
The session held and the topic covered were well updated. Piyush Rahate and Naveen Kumar Singh took real time examples and help to understand better on Scrum. This was a good knowledge gain especially from my end to clarify any doubts related to misconception of Scrum.
Sandeep
May 17, 2021
good
It was very informative and interactive session and very helpful.
lakshmi Bhargavi Nanduri
May 17, 2021
Awesome session with Naveen and Piyush
Awesome session with Naveen and Piyush. Learned very important and different ideas throughout the course.
Isha Verma
May 17, 2021
it Was Excellent Interaction and…
it Was Excellent Interaction and Learning and will be helpful in my Career
Neeraj Makkar
May 4, 2021
Excellent Content and well explained by…
Excellent Content and well explained by Piyush
Shweta Mehra
May 1, 2021
The class was very insightful and…
The class was very insightful and informative of the Scrum methodology.
Siddharth Agarwal
Apr 22, 2021
The perspective of the scrum was very…
The perspective of the scrum was very well presented by the instructor. The learnings will go long way.
santosh katakam
Apr 20, 2021
An extremely insightful workshop…
An extremely insightful workshop conducted by Piyush. Accompanied with industry examples and scenarios, made understanding the concepts easy and relatable.
Thank you very much Piyush and Vikram for all the efforts.
Sinjini Chattopadhyay
Apr 20, 2021
excellent explaation of concepts with examples
Piyush and Vikram both have explained concepts with examples, which revealed the meaning of the terminologies and process of the Scrum framework very well.
Anagha Ingle
Mar 24, 2021
The Training was focused and involve…
The Training was focused and involve lots of team work. Help to build a clear scrum concept.
Piyush Rahate is excellent and his assistance is commendable.
Anowarus Salam
Mar 9, 2021
Relatable and Insightful
There was a paradigm shift in the way we approach the routine work problems as a product owner/ scrum team member. There were some Scrum notion or terminology which were misunderstood before this class. I am thankful I got a chance to understand the fundamentals early on and look forward to put the learnings into practices.
Sangita Das
Mar 5, 2021
Piyush is a true coach
Piyush was very candid while teaching and has imparted the desired knowledge effortlessly. Good job!
Jaideep
Feb 24, 2021
An Intriguing Session
Piyush was very helpful and diligent while giving individual attention to participants. The session was kept enjoyable and intriguing while the nuances of scrum were explained in detail.
Punit Goswami
Feb 23, 2021
Fantastically practical
The class was very practical and the facilitator was patient and courteous. For a rookie in scrum, I got a very good understanding especially with the case studies presented.
Diepriye Apola Opuda
Feb 23, 2021
Excellent session
Excellent session. I took this session to clear exam but I would have missed out completely the soul of Scrum if I have not attended this session.
Must recommended for one who wanted to be scrum master.
Scrum should give more incentives for promoting people to attend this training, beside 2nd attempt free and 40% discount on PSM2. So that people are forced to these trainings , else we may certified professional but not evangelist of Scrum.
Such as people who has cleared the exam in 1st attempt can convert 2nd available attempt into discount coupon & share it with friends for 20% to 30% free discount for next exam fee or training.
This way more people will attend tannings & win - win situation for Scrum business & philosophy.
Vijay Kumar
Jan 26, 2021
PSM - 2 day training by Piyush Rahate and Vikram Singh
The 2 day classroom activities were very interactive. Helped to understand what is Scrum and what is not Scrum. Thanks to Piyush and Vikram in keeping the sessions as informative, interesting and interactive.
Sujana Alluru
Jan 3, 2021
Thanks Piyush for the session.
Thanks Piyush for the session.. it was well taken with lot of practical examples for us to understand concepts ..
Anshika Goyal
Dec 25, 2020
The questionnaire and class activities…
The questionnaire and class activities helped me understand the content, Training format was very well designed and Piyush's expertise on the topic is commendable
Saba Khalid
Dec 22, 2020
Interactive and interesting session
All the concepts were covered and very well explained. Quite an interactive session.
Vaibhav Gurjar
May 5, 2020
Good training experience
Good training experience
Gaurav Kumar Singhdeo
Apr 22, 2020
Very great experience
Very great experience. Engaging discussions and thought provoking questions. Learnt a great many techniques about communication, emotional safe space, differences in coaching and teaching. I got answers and leading material to many of my concerns when it comes to organizational transformation and coaching managers and product owners.
Thanks for the well organized class with fun and engaging break out sessions.
Uma-Venkata Ratna-Kumar Lekkala
Apr 22, 2020
Great Online Class.
Great Online Class.
Thanks Piyush & Preeth
SADIK ALGUL
Aug 12, 2019
Thank you Piyush Rahate (Scrum Trainer), you rock
One of the best experiences. Keep up the good work
Rohit Taneja
Jun 21, 2019
PSM 1 Workshop Hyderabad
I have attended the professional Scrum master training conducted in Hyderabad by Piyush Rahate, It was an enriching experience and I got to know what really Scrum means and what’s the essence of practicing Scrum.Overall It was a very good experience.
Vishal Alladi
Jun 10, 2019
Wonderful way of teaching
Wonderful way of teaching with real time examples and current scenarios in office. I appreciate Piyush Rahte for his coaching skills and matured knowledge on the subject.
Vivek Jain
Piyush's Certifications
Piyush's Bio
Piyush is an experienced agile consultant with over 16 years of knowledge and hands-on expertise in product development spanning across domains like banking, stocks, insurance, automotive dealerships, telecom, web hosting and real estate.
Piyush has a Masters degree in Computer Applications along with a Bachelors in Computer Maintenance. He is also a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org, SAFe Program Consultant with Scaled Agile and certified Agile Coach.
Although he still spends some time writing code, designing web-applications for his pet projects; he now spend more time training, coaching and mentoring professionals in their pursuit of agility.
He loves to meet new people and make professional associations. If you want to discuss anything related to Agile, Scrum or just have a coffee conversation, do get in touch.
Piyush's area of expertise include:
- Agile and Scrum coaching, consulting and training.
- Enabling teams and organisations to adopt agility.
- Supporting, mentoring Scrum Masters to be effective.
- Product delivery and management.
Languages
- Hindi
- English
- Marathi
Courses taught by Piyush
See What My Students Say
Sep 19, 2021
Good training, Lots of Insight
Good training, lots of insight.
Not much option can you choose for training in bahasa especially for PSM II. Naveen and his team provide very good option for you to be able to get deeper knowledge for scrum.
Previously confused whether to take SPS or PSM II, but I realized in my scrum implementation still avg also. Took this training and hope could help team better in scrum daily activity.
Iman Satyagraha
Sep 18, 2021
An excellent class to re-learn the scrum
An excellent class to re-learn the scrum. Most of the organizations have anti-pattern and this sessions help to identify them and understand the real Scrum.
Piyush conduct the sessions in very lively manner, encourage discussions and questions. Enlighten you for your scrum master journey
Serin Thomas
Sep 16, 2021
Vikram was and is always there to help
Vikram was and is always there to help. even after the session he helped me understanding few concepts.
Shubhranshu Shekhar Dash
Sep 13, 2021
Excellent traininer for PMS
Overall session was excellent. Now I have very much clear understating about the PSM responsibility after attended this 2 days training session. Very much thankful to Vikram Singh Shekhawat for the way that you have shown us during the training session to handle the situation in different scenarios. Also a big thanks to Piyush Rahate,for your great introduction.
Susanta Bera
Sep 13, 2021
PSM Review
Very timely managed and really good set of day to day examples excercise prepared by Scrum.org. Moderator/Trainers were very helpful in clearing doubts and explaining the scrum with their examples.During training, they made our mind to think in a agile and scrum way.
Jaimin Mehta
Sep 11, 2021
It was a very good session
It was a very good session. All the concepts were explained in a very lucid and lay mans terms...way to go
Rajarshi Chakravarty
Sep 2, 2021
Absolutely great and interactive session!!!
Very informative session by Piyush.
He is very knowledgeable and very Patient to answers all queries asked.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Piyush!!!
Manuja kshirsagar
Aug 31, 2021
Great explanation & details
Now I'm able to clearly differentiate what are the things that we are doing wrong and what do I need to do as a Scrum master. Thanks Piyush for your patience and detailed explanation.
Sairam Reddy Danda
Aug 24, 2021
Well organized in terms of course…
Well organized in terms of course content and time line. The beauty of this course is you learn it in SCRUM way which helps to remember the concepts.
Sunil Joyous
Aug 17, 2021
Piyush has helped us understand every…
Piyush has helped us understand every concept with a live example. He is very patient while responding to queries and has been very thorough in covering the topics. We also received a lot of references from him to refer to, or to read apart from the usual course contents.
Amulya
Aug 10, 2021
It was an excellent experience for me, learning PSM-I
It was an excellent experience for me, learning PSM-I. The training sessions exceeded my expectations. The faculty is skilled and possesses good knowledge of the subjects.
Vinith Vibhu Sobhana
Aug 2, 2021
Good discussion and coverage in depth…
Good discussion and coverage in depth for the advanced level.
Puliyandur Shanmugam Saravanan
Aug 2, 2021
helpful training
Scrum Master Simulation and others material in the classroom is really helpful for me to be a better and effective scrum master.
Syarif Hidayat
Jul 29, 2021
Enjoyed the session.
Very well structured, informative & interactive. The session was very well planned in terms with covering all the topics as well a dedicated time for detailed Q&A session too.
Samuel D'mello
Jul 23, 2021
The real examples was very good in…
The real examples was very good in understanding the SCRUM
Shankar Selvaraj
Jul 20, 2021
Richness of Training with Quality
The Quality of Training was amazing . The richness of subject knowledge and way of explanation on individual topic was very high standard by Instructor named Piyush. The best quality was the easy way of explaining each subject and question-answer was too good.
DEBASHIS
Jul 15, 2021
Informative session by Piyush
Very informative and engaging session by Piyush.
Anupama Inturi
Jul 14, 2021
Training class review
Training class was properly conduct with excellent. Piyush seems to be well experienced trainer and able to address all related questions brought to him. The scrum sprint itself was used to organize this training.
Wan
Jul 14, 2021
The class was interactive
The class was interactive, well managed and covered the material required!
Gregory Pillai
Jul 14, 2021
Great Learnings.
Great Learnings.
Interactive sessions
In-depth knowledge of what Scrum Master is all about
Hitesh Galani
Jul 13, 2021
Great Knowledgeable Session
A great session by Piyush to understand core concept of AGILE and SCRUM. Logistics used was also great and it was indeed a good classroom session.
Abhishek Srivastava
Jul 13, 2021
Good training program
The training helped me to gain good knowledge on the scrum framework. It was very helpful and engaging with various activities.
Ramkumar Nithiyanantham
Jul 13, 2021
It was really good one and very…
It was really good one and very interactive
Navitha Sreejith
Jul 13, 2021
This class was worth my time, effort and money.
I would like to thank the facilitators, Piyush Rahate and Naveen Kumar for an insightful and elaborated training. This training not only gave the understanding of the course but also guided me how to approach with Agile practices with the knowledge of Scrum. I totally recommend this class for upcoming enthusiasts and aspirants of Scrum master.
Shrutika Joshi
Jun 23, 2021
A great start to Scrum journey!
Pros: We had a great class with Piyush, full of new ideas and really engrossing. Piyush cleared the doubts multiple times and used practical examples to solidify the concepts. He is a guide in true sense - no spoon-feeding but pointing in the right direction till everyone understood the concept.
Cons: Time management could have been better during the session.
Ankur Aggarwal
Jun 23, 2021
Piyush the very good trainer!!!
Piyush the trainer is very good in explaining the concepts involved in the SCRUM MASTER, in a more interesting and collaborative way. Two days spent on this class is very well deserving and useful. He clarified so many questions and Q&A sessions are always interesting with several real time scenarios. Good place to refresh the SCRUM skills and to start with it!!!
Babu Saminathan
Jun 23, 2021
Great Learning
We have been practicing Agile in our company for some time and the session was very useful to identify the gap.
Piyush was very patient in answering all our questions and clarified concepts. That was a very good interactive session.
The activities helped us to understand even better the concepts of Scrum.
Gayathri Jayakumar
May 22, 2021
Unique way of Presentation
Unique way of Presentation
The Trainer completed the training by actually implementing a Scrum methodology which helped in understanding the concept as the classess progressed
Joseph Ambooken
May 19, 2021
The session held and the topic covered…
The session held and the topic covered were well updated. Piyush Rahate and Naveen Kumar Singh took real time examples and help to understand better on Scrum. This was a good knowledge gain especially from my end to clarify any doubts related to misconception of Scrum.
Sandeep
May 17, 2021
good
It was very informative and interactive session and very helpful.
lakshmi Bhargavi Nanduri
May 17, 2021
Awesome session with Naveen and Piyush
Awesome session with Naveen and Piyush. Learned very important and different ideas throughout the course.
Isha Verma
May 17, 2021
it Was Excellent Interaction and…
it Was Excellent Interaction and Learning and will be helpful in my Career
Neeraj Makkar
May 4, 2021
Excellent Content and well explained by…
Excellent Content and well explained by Piyush
Shweta Mehra
May 1, 2021
The class was very insightful and…
The class was very insightful and informative of the Scrum methodology.
Siddharth Agarwal
Apr 22, 2021
The perspective of the scrum was very…
The perspective of the scrum was very well presented by the instructor. The learnings will go long way.
santosh katakam
Apr 20, 2021
An extremely insightful workshop…
An extremely insightful workshop conducted by Piyush. Accompanied with industry examples and scenarios, made understanding the concepts easy and relatable.
Thank you very much Piyush and Vikram for all the efforts.
Sinjini Chattopadhyay
Apr 20, 2021
excellent explaation of concepts with examples
Piyush and Vikram both have explained concepts with examples, which revealed the meaning of the terminologies and process of the Scrum framework very well.
Anagha Ingle
Mar 24, 2021
The Training was focused and involve…
The Training was focused and involve lots of team work. Help to build a clear scrum concept.
Piyush Rahate is excellent and his assistance is commendable.
Anowarus Salam
Mar 9, 2021
Relatable and Insightful
There was a paradigm shift in the way we approach the routine work problems as a product owner/ scrum team member. There were some Scrum notion or terminology which were misunderstood before this class. I am thankful I got a chance to understand the fundamentals early on and look forward to put the learnings into practices.
Sangita Das
Mar 5, 2021
Piyush is a true coach
Piyush was very candid while teaching and has imparted the desired knowledge effortlessly. Good job!
Jaideep
Feb 24, 2021
An Intriguing Session
Piyush was very helpful and diligent while giving individual attention to participants. The session was kept enjoyable and intriguing while the nuances of scrum were explained in detail.
Punit Goswami
Feb 23, 2021
Fantastically practical
The class was very practical and the facilitator was patient and courteous. For a rookie in scrum, I got a very good understanding especially with the case studies presented.
Diepriye Apola Opuda
Feb 23, 2021
Excellent session
Excellent session. I took this session to clear exam but I would have missed out completely the soul of Scrum if I have not attended this session.
Must recommended for one who wanted to be scrum master.
Scrum should give more incentives for promoting people to attend this training, beside 2nd attempt free and 40% discount on PSM2. So that people are forced to these trainings , else we may certified professional but not evangelist of Scrum.
Such as people who has cleared the exam in 1st attempt can convert 2nd available attempt into discount coupon & share it with friends for 20% to 30% free discount for next exam fee or training.
This way more people will attend tannings & win - win situation for Scrum business & philosophy.
Vijay Kumar
Jan 26, 2021
PSM - 2 day training by Piyush Rahate and Vikram Singh
The 2 day classroom activities were very interactive. Helped to understand what is Scrum and what is not Scrum. Thanks to Piyush and Vikram in keeping the sessions as informative, interesting and interactive.
Sujana Alluru
Jan 3, 2021
Thanks Piyush for the session.
Thanks Piyush for the session.. it was well taken with lot of practical examples for us to understand concepts ..
Anshika Goyal
Dec 25, 2020
The questionnaire and class activities…
The questionnaire and class activities helped me understand the content, Training format was very well designed and Piyush's expertise on the topic is commendable
Saba Khalid
Dec 22, 2020
Interactive and interesting session
All the concepts were covered and very well explained. Quite an interactive session.
Vaibhav Gurjar
May 5, 2020
Good training experience
Good training experience
Gaurav Kumar Singhdeo
Apr 22, 2020
Very great experience
Very great experience. Engaging discussions and thought provoking questions. Learnt a great many techniques about communication, emotional safe space, differences in coaching and teaching. I got answers and leading material to many of my concerns when it comes to organizational transformation and coaching managers and product owners.
Thanks for the well organized class with fun and engaging break out sessions.
Uma-Venkata Ratna-Kumar Lekkala
Apr 22, 2020
Great Online Class.
Great Online Class.
Thanks Piyush & Preeth
SADIK ALGUL
Aug 12, 2019
Thank you Piyush Rahate (Scrum Trainer), you rock
One of the best experiences. Keep up the good work
Rohit Taneja
Jun 21, 2019
PSM 1 Workshop Hyderabad
I have attended the professional Scrum master training conducted in Hyderabad by Piyush Rahate, It was an enriching experience and I got to know what really Scrum means and what’s the essence of practicing Scrum.Overall It was a very good experience.
Vishal Alladi
Jun 10, 2019
Wonderful way of teaching
Wonderful way of teaching with real time examples and current scenarios in office. I appreciate Piyush Rahte for his coaching skills and matured knowledge on the subject.
Vivek Jain
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Piyush Rahate
Every Sprint starts with a Sprint Planning event. It is very crucial to ensure that the Scrum Team comes to a shared understanding of what and how are they going to deliver a “Done” increment that creates maximum business impact. Although, like other events Sprint Planning also is often marred with few dysfunctions. In this post I will bring forth 5 common dysfunctions that I have observed associated with this event.
Unavailable Product Owner:
Product Owners often tend to think that their job is to pass on the requirements to the Development Team and that is good enough to get the work done. They spend too much time with the end-customers, stakeholders or just writing detailed requirements for the team. On the other hand they spend too little time with the team and are mostly unavailable to the team when they are needed the most. This leads to the most common dysfunction – unavailable Product Owner which percolates to other dysfunctions.
Lack of Refinement:
Since Product Owner is often unavailable, the development team skips the Product Backlog Refinement sessions. As we are aware, Product Backlog Refinement is a collaborative session where the Product Backlog Items are refined and moved towards the ready state i.e. detailed enough, ordered and estimated. Ordering of Product Backlog Items is accountability of the Product Owner, as well as providing enough details around any Product Backlog Item is job of the PO. Now, since the PO is not available then the refinement doesn’t add any value.
Ambiguous Requirements:
As enough time is not spent in Product Backlog Refinement, the development team sees the requirements for the first time during the Sprint Planning. Since, refinement has not happened these requirements are often vague and ambiguous. The development often does not have clue how to move forward. They spend lot of time going over and over a single PBI and thus not making use of the Sprint Planning event to Inspect and Adapt for the Sprint.
Erroneous Forecasts:
Since the team sees the PBIs for the first time during the Sprint Planning, they often do not have any clarity of how to approach the requirement, or they often overlook scenarios/complexities that may arise as they start implementing the requirements. As a result, the estimates provided by the team are either overestimated or underestimated. This in-turn leads to erroneous forecasts of what can be done during the Sprint or thereafter.
No Shared Commitment :
All the above four dysfunctions lead to the final dysfunction which is No Shared Commitment within the Scrum team. As the requirements are vague, the forecasts over/under estimated and there is no shared commitment within the Scrum Team, a tiff starts between the business (Product Owner) and delivery (the Development Team). A game of pointing fingers and highlighting what other has not done or could have done begins. None of which is conducive for the team to work as a cohesive unit.
Conclusion:
There might be many more dysfunctions that might lead to not having a successful Sprint Planning event. These are few that I came across. As a Scrum Master it is always good to be vigilant about such dysfunctions, reveal them and help the team to overcome the dysfunctions.
Mar 31, 2020
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Piyush Rahate
The Daily Scrum is an important Inspect and Adapt event for a Scrum team. Yet the purpose is often ignored and swept under the carpet by a multitude of teams.
Jul 19, 2019
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Piyush Rahate
As many Professional Scrum Trainers have experienced, there is always a good discussion around the Sprint Goal. A similar discussion recently led me to address this not so well understood aspect.
Apr 2, 2019
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Piyush Rahate
There has been so much written about Velocity and its impact on teams yet it is one metric that eludes everyone and keeps cropping up whenever there is discussion around productivity.
Mar 8, 2019
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Piyush Rahate
A few days back I did a Scrum Tapas Video explaining a few of the rules within Scrum. Besides these rules, there are also certain guidelines which help Scrum Teams to make the best possible use of Scrum framework to create maximum Business Impact.
Dec 25, 2018
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Piyush Rahate
Photography may sound simple but is actually a problem of complex domain. There are many variables - light, subject, motion, distance, composition, framing - that come into play while capturing an image. Although, with current range of cameras equipped with highly adaptable sensors (empiricism) many of these variables can be ignored to an extent and great images can be clicked with press of a button.
I am passionate about Scrum as well as about photography and when I thought of writing my first blog, I thought of sharing important lessons that I found useful while supporting Scrum and taking photographs.
Lesson 1: The Three Leg Rule.
For creating awesome images, a photographer has to understand 3 important aspects which are key to capturing images. These aspects are - Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO rating. Not paying attention to anyone of these impacts the quality of the image captured.
For Scrum to create maximum business impact, empiricism is must which is upheld by 3 pillars of Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation. Every Scrum team should be paying attention to all the three aspects. Ignoring anyone of them is going to impact Scrum implementation adversely.
Lesson 2: Perspective and Viewpoint.
A simple photograph can have a dramatic effect if the perspective and viewpoint is changed while shooting the image. A shift in perspective or viewpoint brings out so many different details in the object that otherwise would not be visible.
Scrum thrives on self-organizing, cross-functional teams. The perspectives and opinions that are brought by individuals to the team are valuable. Whether it is planning poker for estimating the work or Sprint Retrospective to look at the Sprint gone by; paying attention to everyone's perspective and taking them into account takes the Scrum team on its journey of high performance. Overshadowing the teams thoughts with the Hippo's opinion has devastating impact on other team members.
Lesson 3: Light and Management
Light is an important factor while capturing images. But it is out of the control of the photographer. In any given situation, we need to click images with the amount of light that we have, cannot ask for more or less. We need to tweak our settings to make the best use of available lighting conditions and create great images.
Management, in any organization adopting Scrum, is like the light for photographer. One cannot ask for more or less. We need to work with what we have and make the best use of it to "promote and support Scrum, within the organization as defined in the Scrum guide". The best way to deal with Management that I have experienced, is to make them feel important and take their help in tackling organizational impediments.
Lesson 4: Borrow all that which is good and helps you do better at what you do.
A good camera is just the starting point. For capturing great images, in variety of situations, we might need much more than just a good camera. First and foremost, we need the skills of an able photographer to identify the right frame and composition. Then we might need a wide-angle/zoom lens, a flash gun, a tripod or may be a remote release. Using all the gear that we can make use of; we can create stunning imagery. This all would help only if we don't let go of the 3 legs of photography - Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO rating.
Scrum, does not create software by itself. It is a framework that provides certain ground rules which can help any team/organization to better its existing software development process. Within the Scrum framework, Scrum Teams may utilize practices, methods from different frameworks, processes that they find useful. Some common practices that I have seen teams use and benefit from are - test driven development, pair programming, user stories; story points etc. All these practices stand good as long as the key pillars of Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation are not compromised.
Lesson 5: Finally, results can be verified only in hindsight.
A moment is captured the instant the shutter is released. No matter how much planning goes into capturing a moment, one can only say the image is good, bad or ugly after looking at the image once it is clicked. That's when one learns what all aspects can be improved, to capture a better picture.
With Scrum unless the Sprint is ended and an increment is created, we do not know whether it adds value to the product or not. We may do necessary planning, but given the complex nature of our problems, will we get the desired results at end of every sprint, every time; maybe not. Although, we can always look at the results and retrospect over the sprint about how to do better in upcoming sprints.
Would love to hear your thoughts and learn; what were your experiences while supporting Scrum in your journey.
Nov 22, 2018
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