The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Robert Burns writes eloquently in his poem “To a Mouse” that “The best laid schemes of mice and men go often askew, and leave us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy!” To an extent this poem is an analog to the Torah portion Vayeishev, which […]
Sprint Review/Retrospective & Sprint Planning gets easier
The more sprints that a Team has had together, the more we learn about each other and the power of “Team” and the more everyone buys into the strength of the agile approach. Some time ago I worked with a startup Team. After the fourth Sprint Review/Retrospective & Sprint Planning period they were more relaxed […]