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Agile & Scrum Methodologies
Agile isn’t ceremonies; it’s a planning loop. I run Scrum so delivery becomes predictable — sizing honestly from velocity, re-planning each sprint, and making commitments the team can keep. The proof: +25% sprint delivery predictability on an AI product platform.
The Workflow — How I Approach It
Frame the work
Break epics into user stories with clear acceptance criteria — the work must be understandable before it is estimable.
Size from evidence
Use velocity from completed work — not gut feel or hope — to know what the team can actually deliver.
Commit honestly
Size the sprint to proven capacity, not aspiration. A commitment the team can keep is worth more than a big one they can’t.
Run the loop
Standups, reviews, and retrospectives that actually change the next sprint — not meetings that repeat themselves.
Re-plan with data
Burndown and velocity feed the next commitment — the plan improves every cycle because it respects the evidence.
Report outcomes
Predictable dates and progress to stakeholders — so trust is built on delivered results, not promises.
My Operating View — The 2 Cents
Sprints are promises. My 2 cents: over-committing is the root of all Agile failure. Size from what the team has actually delivered, not what they hope to deliver — a predictable sprint builds more trust than an ambitious one that slips.
What Worked & What Didn’t
What Worked
- Honest sizing from velocity — sprint predictability up 25%.
- Retrospectives that changed the next sprint, not just discussed the last one.
What Didn’t
- Ceremony without re-planning — meetings that produced no change.
- Treating velocity as a target — it is a measure, and gaming it breaks the plan.