When Scrum is not a Good Fit...

When is Scrum not appropriate and can cause more harm than good (generally speaking)?

I have been asked this question from time to time during first scrum tarring sessions. So I have decided to collect some answers from experts around the web. Not all of those answers are really a good fit to the question.  Some of them are just a good indicator to a wrong implementation of scrum or misunderstanding of agile mindset. But just so you can relate to those pitfalls out there… here are certain situations where it doesn't seem like Scrum works well.

What shell be a "good" sprint lenght? why and how?

If you search Google for the "ideal sprint length" you will get varying results. Many people have different opinions on this and I truly believe that you should find the right balance for your organization or project. Traditionally you would try to reach some kind of happy medium for sprint length and that sprint would become the heartbeat of iterations for your software. So what is a good length? When to shorten it, how and why? Should it stay constant and more… all and more explained by the experts in this Roojoom.

Recognizing office politicians types

In office politics, success often depends on recognizing patterns, relationships and interdependencies. If you can recognize similar, personalities, types or situations you have encountered in the past, it is possible to apply similar tactics to the situation at hand. As your ability to recognize patterns increases, so will your ability to read the field and read the players, defend yourself and make the workplace better for everyone around you: your friends, colleagues, even your boss. Here are a handful of patterns we may find around the office and how to deal with them. 

Office politics series 360. Things that any change agent should know about.

On your first day at a new firm, you may be shown a chart of the hierarchy, but what’s really important is what lies behind the chart.  Love it or hate it, you can't ignore politics at the workplace.  In any organization, informal networks develop – and your ability to understand these is the secret of mastering office politics. This Roojoom will deal with the many aspect of office politics such as : how does it look like , can we deal with it? what the deference between bog and small organization politics? is there any ethical code.. and more.

Dealing with office politics

"Although those are personalities and behaviours some might want to avoid in the office, some experts say playing the office politics game the right way is essential to workplace success. They describe office politics as building relationships with people to create momentum for your projects and advance your career."

How to hire for DevOps

Demand for people with DevOps skills is growing rapidly because businesses get great results from DevOps. But Recruiting for DevOps can be headache. Expect to recruit hard and compete for top candidates. So how do we hire them? What are DevOps skills? What to look for in a DevOps candidate? How to hire for a DevOps team?

When Agile and DevOps come together

DevOps and Agile Operations are often mentioned in the same breath these days while DevOps enables realization of the benefits of faster delivery of functionality achieved through Agile. DevOps and Agile complement each other well and help the business and release teams plan the annual release calendar. With continuous engagement and collaboration of both  development and Ops team implementing DevOps to increase speed and innovation requires adopting Agile development methodologies, and Agile development requires quicker and more frequent release cycles.

Extra Materials for new Scrum Teams - For use After the Basic Trainings

This collection includes references to many of the issues related to scrum and agile. I usually refer to this collection new scrum teams right after the Basic training sessions.

Enjoy :)