Recognize It, Agile can be stressful.

"The constant strive for improvement, the relentless drive for feedback, the subsequent changes in direction and the incessant social interactions practiced by successful agile teams can create stress just as easily as a death-march project."

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There is no such thing as Best Practices any more

One of the most common reasons for pursuing best practices in a given area is to avoid having to "reinvent the wheel." Part of the problem is with assumptions. “If this wasn’t the best way of doing things, I’m sure it would have disappeared by now,” is a logical fallacy and an unfortunately common refrain. Advisors and leaders have to be ready to build business models that don’t necessarily have a precedent.

How to Deal with Difficult Stakeholders?

"It takes time to do things well and get to the outcomes you want. There is no easy button for effectively managing stakeholders. Leverage resources to assess them and put a real plan in place to engage them in the right way"

The challenges with resource management in agile projects

How to make agile work in fast growing companies? Startups

How to deliver quality working software without QA or Testers?

When you don’t have a QA safety net between you and production, you are going to take quality a lot more seriously.

What is the effect of team empowerment on team performance?

Does empowering leadership style link to improved job performance? and is it true for all types of performance?

Facilitating a Backlog Creation Workshop

Is Product Owner part of the #scrum team?

Scrum Master Vs. Product Owner

The Product Owner and Scrum master complement each other. There should be an amicable relationship between them Disputes may happen between them if the roles are not clarified or the mindset behind those roles are not set as it should.