Kanban Considerations for Agile Teams
I’ve had quite a few clients over the years who have wanted to adopt Kanban as their agile process. For some of them, using it is absolutely the right choice. For many [...]
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Category: On Agility
What is a Scrum of Scrums?
It all started with this picture that Mike Cohn published over 10 years ago. In the explanation he briefly mentioned a hierarchal structure where multiple [...]
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Agile Teams – Be more like Scotty!
Nearly every week I hear from an agile team member about them biting off more than they can chew. There are usually [...]
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We need MORE Agile Certifications!?!?
When I first started my agile journey, there was a small set of certifications. The Scrum Alliance was the “lead dog” in the effort. Around 2003-2004, there was only the CSM [...]
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It’s about the Agile Team stupid!
I attended the Mile High Agile conference in April. One of the keynotes was Michael Feathers. He did something interesting in the opening moments of his presentation. htt [...]
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What does “advanced” agile look like?
Last year I scheduled a Product Ownership class that was entitled: Scrum Product Ownership 2.0. The description alluded to more advanced topics and I worked hard to weave them [...]
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The Non-Social ScrumMaster
I think everyone has the sense that the ScrumMaster role is all about: The team, the team, and the team and that they spend all of their time working in groups, with…the [...]
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Software as Learning?
I can’t for the life of me remember where I saw it. I think the when is a bit more distinct, it was within the last year and a half. I can’t remember [...]
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ScrumMasters – Technical or Not?
Learn more about Velocity Partners offshore software development company. I’ve been writing a bit “around” the role of ScrumMaster lately because I don’t think most [...]
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Playing Hockey without a Goalie
I was watching an NHL game the other evening. The team was playing a hockey game without a goalie. Apparently the team had decided that their goalie was too expensive. So they [...]
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