Listening is an art and meeting room is the Gridiron where you can actually see the masters of this art. Any and every meeting has always got me new learning. As an active or passive participant a meeting can teach you a lot and not all of it would be from the content of the meetings. People, Environment, Attitudes and flow contribute a big chunk. While in the last few months we religiously started...
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Things I miss.....
Things I miss....
1. A display of committed vs achieved.
2. A view to what is blocking.
3. An integration that happens on every logical point as opposed to complete story point.
4. An ambiguous requirement that you encountered mid way.
5. A design that evolves with audit.
6. A user story that is sliced enough to know what is achievable and when.
7. A glimpse to non-availability that is blocking.
8....
Thursday, 24 April 2014
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
How well do you understand a requirement? More importantly How well do you understand a requirement when it is only documented? How well do you understand a requirement when no discussions have happened on it? Do you compare your initial understandings to the final outcome? Do you find a difference...
Tuesday, 22 April 2014
Are you serious?
There is a very fine line between easy going and laid-back. A lot of times it is not very difficult to jump from one side to other. Laid-back attitude can really spoil a lot of things nevertheless the results that can have long lasting impacts. Over the last few days we had several situations where the most easy going team members switched to the other side and with ease, most without realising that...
Saturday, 19 April 2014
Look Beyond Clouds....
I have seen Russell Crowe starrer Gladiator n times, and while I write this I am just about watching it for another time, same passion, same thrill. Just the very same wrath and power. While astonishingly Maximus inspires you, the contributions and work of Juba and Hagen cannot be forgotten. But do you think Juba and Hagen would be of any help had they not known who the Spaniard was and what he wished...
