By Sanjeev Shukla   Isn’t there a significant risk that Scrum runs wild with everyone doing as they like? Experience from a multitude of various projects shows that this does not happen. The reason is that the principles are easy to understand and the team has visible deliveries every 30 days. The shared responsibility for [...]

By Sanjeev Shukla   Scrum and agile methods are hot topics these days. We hear different opinions about Scrum. “A simple method for the management of complex projects …”  “Older methods focus on staying on track; Scrum is aimed at delivering business value all the time …” “The market is changing more rapidly, external factors [...]

By Sanjeev Shukla Many of us work with global talent pool and often end up working in distributed or virtual teams. In virtual teams the team members are not co-located. Who hasn’t wakened a colleague from a deep sleep with a mistimed telephone query, wished for a quick in-person chat to resolve a sticky problem [...]

By Sanjeev Shukla Leadership is about relationships; consider applying these strategies to improve your organisation. Leadership is about people, while management is more about processes and tasks. According to Dwight Eisenhower, leadership is “getting other people to do what you want done because they want to do it.” Ultimately, leadership is about building relationships with [...]