Viyoma Sachdeva Archives - Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast

Viyoma Sachdeva on the anti-patterns that drive fear

Are the team members afraid? Do you hear a lot of “blame” words, or “us against them” comments? This may be because some of the patterns that Viyoma describes are active in your organization. Listen to this episode to find out what those patterns are and how Viyoma tackled them in the past.

About Viyoma Sachdeva

Viyoma has over 11 years of experience in Software and Product development across different domains and phases of software development cycle. She is a certified Scrum Master and Product Owner and has worked in an Agile delivery model for the last 6 years. Her experience includes many different domains like Marketing, manufacturing, retail and Public sector and she has worked in a patent of Epidemic disease predictions.

Viyoma believes that the Agile mindset and practices are keys to solve complex problems.

You can link with Viyoma Sachdeva on LinkedIn and connect with Viyoma Sachdeva on Twitter.

Viyoma Sachdeva: The “How” is more important than the “How Much”

When defining success we often look for metrics that help us assess the progress of the team. That’s ok, but are you looking at the “how”? How is the team achieving that success is also important? So Viyoma asks 4 different questions that help us ensure that not only are we getting the “measurable” success, but we are also helping the team find their “sustainable pace”.

Retrospective format: 3 questions with written answers

Viyoma’s go-to retrospective format is simple enough. But she uses a practice that helps the team members reflect ahead of the retrospective: write the answers down ahead of the retrospective session. This helps the team reflect with more impact, and come up with solutions that are developed over time, not just the last-minute ideas that many retrospectives end up producing.

About Viyoma Sachdeva

Viyoma believes that the Agile mindset and practices are keys to solve complex problems.

You can link with Viyoma Sachdeva on LinkedIn and connect with Viyoma Sachdeva on Twitter.

Viyoma Sachdeva on how to help stakeholders engage with the team

“Developing software for the shelf” is a common term that refers to the anti-pattern of developing software that no one uses. In this episode, Vyioma shares with us the story of a team that was doing just that. Creating software that was not used. What did she do? What were the practices to engage stakeholders? How to get the team to care again? Listen to this episode to hear the story and Vyioma’s solution to those questions.

About Viyoma Sachdeva

Viyoma believes that the Agile mindset and practices are keys to solve complex problems.

You can link with Viyoma Sachdeva on LinkedIn and connect with Viyoma Sachdeva on Twitter.

Viyoma Sachdeva on how measuring individuals can destroy teams

The team was being asked to measure individual velocity and compare that with each other’s velocity. Problems ensued! In this episode, we talk about the individual focus, and why that may be catastrophic for the teams. How do we get out of that anti-pattern? That’s the topic of today’s episode, where we share alternative metrics and other tools that can help the team focus again on collective success.

Featured Book: Start with Why, by Simon Sinek

Viyoma uses the lessons from this book in her own work. She found the inspiration and tools to find the “Why” in every situation. Read: Start with Why, by Simon Sinek.

About Viyoma Sachdeva

Viyoma believes that the Agile mindset and practices are keys to solve complex problems.

You can link with Viyoma Sachdeva on LinkedIn and connect with Viyoma Sachdeva on Twitter.

Viyoma Sachdeva’s tip for new Scrum Masters: Experiment to learn what works!

As new Scrum Masters, we are sometimes overwhelmed with all the things that require our attention. It’s ok! You are not alone. When we start looking at the problems the teams are facing it is easy to be driven to act immediately. After all, many of us have been there before. However, there’s an issue with this. First is that we don’t know what the team has already tried. They can tell us their view. So we must first listen. Second, and most important, we don’t know what will actually work. So let’s experiment. In this episode, Viyoma shares how she helped a team learn how to experiment and solved a serious blocker with the team’s help.

About Viyoma Sachdeva

Viyoma believes that the Agile mindset and practices are keys to solve complex problems.

You can link with Viyoma Sachdeva on LinkedIn and connect with Viyoma Sachdeva on Twitter.