The Agile Truth

We all know that working during the pandemic wasn’t easy. But what were the consequences for our employees and what changes had to be made in order to maintain a strong corporate culture? In this special episode, our IBM iX HR Director Petra Lindner talks about the opportunities and risks, how they have changed our everyday working lives, and established new ways of working at the same time. Listen in!

In the last episode of our first season of The Agile Truth, Senior Scrum Master Shoaib Naik talks about the incident management process. Agile frameworks usually don't refer to this part of the software development process. So what to do when a given incident management tool is not user-friendly at all? Shoaib has the answer - tune in! Hear you again after our summer break.

Of course, Scrum Masters play an important role in every team, but how fundamental this role is, becomes particularly clear in crisis situations. When the team is not performing as successfully as planned and everybody points with the finger on somebody else, it's the scrum master's task to get the team out of this frustrating situation. Listen to today's episode to find out how!

With a growing project and team, dependencies among the members are increasing, too. The higher amount of team members eases the work on the one hand side but adds complexity on the other. How to manage dependencies and resulting issues in order to fulfill the customer's need? Clear, transparent communication was the first thing Laura Iucu implemented with her team to tackle this problem - tune in to find out her next steps!

Life happens. And so it can happen that within a dedicated long-term team an important role suddenly leaves. With no replacement in sight, how does a team cope with the loss of a leading role? Listen to today's episode to find out what our pragmatic solution at IBM iX looked like!

Expectations: One ambitious team working together with joint forces towards the project's goal with a code of superior quality.

Reality: Subgroups within one team and resulting communication problems leading to demotivation and quality issues.

In today's episode, we tell you how to overcome these problems and ensure that the whole team truly contributes with exceptional quality.

Usually, there are three defined roles in Scrum Teams: Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Development Team. Although implementing further roles contradicts this approach, it can be beneficial. Listen to today's episode to learn which extra-role we added!

The interpersonal interaction between all parties in any project impacts the workflow as well as the results. Without trust, seamless cooperation, and clear communication, success is hardly possible. Find out how to keep and deepen the relationship between all stakeholders in today's episode!

Keeping the agility in projects high while minimizing the client's fear of losing control. How to win a client's trust with this approach? That's the topic of our third episode of The Agile Truth.

Many people think of sprint velocity as a performance indicator. Others assume the more story points the better the team. Myths or truth? Let's clear up some common misconceptions about sprint velocity!