Why do people schedule meetings and work-session into an arbitrary constraint of one hour blocks? Are we not capable of looking at the purpose and expected outcomes of the gathering and then estimating the appropriate duration needed to achieve the outcome? Do we not account for the cost and waste of having to reset context each time we meet and get to a partially finished state.
It is the tyranny...
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There is a good dialogue on the topic of Scrum's Sprint Zero going on at Scrumdevelopment@yahoogroups.com. If you follow the group you will surely learn something about Agility....
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If you're task is to motivate people - you may be surprised that you will fail very often. Invert your thinking. Figure out, how do you not demotivate people? It is...
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OK - I've got to remember to bring the FUN. That's what empowers changing behaviors. Not Power-Points, not mission statements, not a list of 10 things you don't know, not a study...
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I wonder about these questions a lot - what types of task belong on the task board? Does every task have to belong to a Story? Are some tasks just too small? Are some...
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The agile reboot is underway... the company says it is using "Agile" yet there is no methodology/process/framework that defines "Agile" is there. So it is not a very valid statement...
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Assuming you are on a Scrum/Agile software development team, then one of the first 'working agreements' you have created with your team is a 'Definition of Done' - right?Oh - you don't...
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One simple initiative each Agile Transformation can make is to create a book lending library focused on Agile processes, organizational change, learning organizations, best engineering...
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Technical DebtThe software term "technical debt" is getting a lot of play on the air waves. But I do not think we are using it the way Ward was when he invented the term (a metaphor)...
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Why do we practice this thing we call Agile? Is it for the results it provides? I've been working with companies and people that use the "A" word in many different ways. ...
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See Also: 13 Agile Tools to Use. I was observing a Scrum daily stand-up for a new team the other day - here is one observation I had. At the end of the stand-up the Scrum...
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I referred to Agile today as a philosophy in a conversation with other Agile coaches. I got a little push back. So it made me think - is that the right word for the thing...
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Here is a visual example of a team learning the value of a Scrum Sprint Burndown chart. To give some context to the images below - the team did a 3 day workshop on Scrum between...
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