Agile Journal Blogs 10 Common Agile Fatigue Traps and How to Overcome Them By Ishy Bansal Agile Fatigue Alert! I’ve been noticing a growing challenge across many Agile teams—Fatigue. It often creeps in subtly, but the impact is real: low morale, disengagement, and stalled progress. I’ve summarised this into 10 Agile Fatigue Anti-Patterns—each paired with […]
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Agile Journal Blogs Aligning Business Strategy with Execution By Ishy Bansal The Importance of Aligning Business Strategy with Execution In today’s dynamic and competitive business environment, ensuring that a company’s strategy is effectively aligned with its execution is not just a best practice—it’s a necessity. Without this alignment, organisations often find themselves adrift, lacking a
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Agile Journal Blogs Sense of Purpose By Ishy Bansal Creating a Sense of Purpose for Agile Teams A truly effective Agile team isn’t just a collection of individuals—it’s a group united by a shared sense of purpose. As Dan Pink emphasises in Drive, high-performing teams are motivated by: Autonomy – The freedom to make decisions
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Agile Journal Blogs Team Kanban Flow By Ishy Bansal Mastering the Art of Kanban Flow: Lessons from My Agile Journey In my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with many teams across different industries. One of the most transformative frameworks I’ve encountered is Kanban. On the surface, Kanban might seem like a simple visual
Agile Journal Blogs Conflicting Priorities By Ishy Bansal Navigating Conflicting Priorities: Stories from the Trenches Conflicting priorities are an inevitable challenge in any organisation. Over the years, I’ve seen this play out repeatedly while working with teams striving to balance competing demands. Ensuring that teams focus on the right things at the right time requires
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Agile Journal Blogs Leadership Buy In By Ishy Bansal The Leadership Buy-In Challenge: A Personal Journey Over the years, I’ve worked with numerous organisations embarking on agile transformations. One recurring challenge I’ve observed is the lack of leadership buy-in and the profound impact it has on organisational culture. It’s a challenge that, if left unaddressed,
Agile Journal Blogs PI Planning By Ishy Bansal The Power of PI Planning: More Than Just a Big Room As someone who has experienced the transformative impact of PI Planning (also known as Big Room Planning), I can confidently say it is one of the most pivotal events in the agile process. However, this critical
Agile Journal Blogs Scrum Events Challenges By Ishy Bansal The Importance of Scrum Events: Synchronising for Success Over the course of my career, I’ve worked with countless teams, each with their unique dynamics, challenges, and successes. One lesson that stands out is the critical role Scrum events play in enabling teams to align, synchronise, and
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Agile Journal Blogs Team Planning Fibonacci By Ishy Bansal Does Size Matter? The Role of Modified Fibonacci in Team Planning Throughout my career, working with various agile teams, one of the recurring challenges I’ve encountered is task estimation. Teams often grapple with the question: Does size matter? In my experience, the answer is a nuanced
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