Communicate to be Understood, Not Just Heard
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One of my favorite quotes from the famous Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, is: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Have you […]
Webinar Recap: Effective Retrospectives in the Age of Coronavirus
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Setting the stage. Gathering data. Encouraging participation. Making your team feel safe. Facilitating retrospectives doesn’t come without challenges that require attention and preparation to overcome. And these obstacles to success […]
Tips for Better Remote Meetings
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Many people are now accustomed to working from their home office. I myself am mostly staying at home, avoiding face-to-face interaction with colleagues and friends, especially those over 65 or […]
Scrum Masters are People Too – Give ‘Em a Break, and a Hand
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There are great Scrum Masters and lousy Scrum Masters. There are also great and lousy managers, developers, testers, salespeople, and neighbors. People are people – no matter what their profession […]
Is Agile Accountability an Oxymoron?
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Despite what some people may think, accountability and Agile are not mutually exclusive. How does your organization incorporate accountability? Is it part of your organization’s value statement or part of […]
Toxic Team Members
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One toxic team member, left unchecked, can lead to low morale, and low productivity, or can even destroy an Agile team. Imagine this was your Agile team: Your Product Owner […]
Agile Q&A: What is a Self-Organizing, Cross-Functional Team?
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Learn how project managers accustomed to a more traditional software development environment can adapt to a more Agile approach in this post from the Agile Alliance blog.
Agile Q&A: Is There a Place for Managers in an Agile Organization?
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Learn how project managers accustomed to a more traditional software development environment can adapt to a more Agile approach in this post from the Agile Alliance blog.
How do we get better at our jobs? Practice, practice, practice …
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I’ve asked this question a lot over the last few years to a wide range of professionals across different occupations and got similar answers. We can read, take classes, attend […]
A Conversation with Avraham Poupko on Rethinking Diversity
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My latest conversation is with Avraham Poupko. He will present his experience report, “Soup or Salad — Models of Diversity”, at Agile2018 in San Diego. As you listen in, you’ll […]
Manage the Growing Pains of Scaling an Agile Team
One of the biggest challenges of developing a digital product is accepting that your core development team may not be enough to get a complex product out the door quickly. […]
8 Reasons Why Agile Projects Fail
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It’s no secret agile projects can fail, but do you know the reasons they fail and how to avoid them? I could tell you why I think they fail. Instead, […]