Agile Academy

July 5, 2023

How Leaders with Emotional Intelligence Handle Difficult Discussions

It’s not uncommon to see leaders with emotional intelligence falter when faced with difficult decisions. In fact, some may be part of the 70% of employees who tend to avoid Read More…

June 14, 2023

Mastering Effort Estimation in Agile

Effort estimation in Agile is an important aspect that, unfortunately, many tend to get wrong. This, in turn, puts projects at risk, wastes time and effort, and may lead to Read More…

January 11, 2023

A Scrum Master’s Guide to Creating Self-Managed Teams

Any attentive Scrum master must have noticed a slight change in statements related to scrum teams in the 2020 Scrum Guide. One of the updated texts that stood out for Read More…

November 28, 2022

An Interview with Sir Carr – The Anti-Flat Company Culture Symbol

Perched at a highly visible corner is Sir Carr – a reminder for DPL Rebels to maintain a flat company culture. Head to toe in black, his style is inspired Read More…

August 26, 2022

Holacracy and Counterculture – The Key to South Asia’s IT Dream

Holacracy is far from new. This radical method of decentralized management and organizational governance has helped companies like Zappos cement their names in their industry. Question is, would this approach Read More…

August 10, 2022

Learning Agile 101: Lessons on Quality Culture from the Boeing Crisis

Learning Agile is almost impossible without a thorough understanding of quality management. After all, this method is highly focused on achieving the needs of clients or customers. Unfortunately, even early Read More…

July 4, 2022

Pillars of Servant Leadership in an Agile Company

Servant leadership is a superior, progressive leadership paradigm that allows organizations to reinvent themselves. As part of an Agile company, it can foster empowerment, collaboration, and trust among other desirable Read More…

May 11, 2022

Lessons on Navigating IT Operations out of a Crisis

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak introduced unknown variables which put the IT industry’s preparedness to the test. Especially when it comes to IT operations. Typical contingency plans ensure operational effectiveness after Read More…

October 27, 2021

Employee Happiness Matters and Here is How You Can Measure it!

Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients. Richard Branson   Having happy staff isn’t a Read More…

image DPL is going through another major transformation to tackle the challenges presented by COVID-19. Read More