As some of you may know, my sense of humor, such as it is, finds Yogi Berra quotes both entertaining and educational. I use some of them in my classes. My hope is that the humor allows people to remember things a bit better. Or in some other magical way, helps learning.
For those who don't know who Yogi Berra is, he was a famous catcher for the New York Yankees baseball team, and later...
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Thomas Edison, an introvert.
I love introverts. Some of my best friends are introverts.
First, it may help to define the terms. Introverts gain energy with quiet time;...
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I led a discussion at the Ottawa Agile and Scrum groups last week.I asked the group to come up with some reasons to do Release Planning. In essence, they represent the meta 'purposes'...
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This is my phrase. Ken Schwaber talks about Flaccid Scrum. (Not my favorite metaphor.) Jeff Sutherland talks about ScrumButt and the Nokia Test. (I like this.) ...
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My guess, based on experience and many conversations, is that these are 'our' top 5 impediments.
Need better Product Owners
Not enough focus on removing impediments
Need better automated...
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One of the things I like most about Scrum is that it makes people, well, personal. It allows people to be themselves.
One of the best suggestions I ever heard for living was: Love...
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At Agile-Carolinas, Laurie Williams gave a great presentation last night on how she does Planning Poker. (Suggestion: Google her. She is a professor at NC State, but that is just the...
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One myth about Agile is 'those agile guys are out of control!'Of course, when one hears that, one must ask, what do you mean exactly?For example, Scrum does reveal that the team is...
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What is the purpose of the Daily Scrum?Well, first, how often do we have one? 'Obvious, toolshed, daily!!' Well, apparently not so obvious to all. Some people think we need one twice...
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I have already started, but want again to continue talking about an easy subject: Transforming a company to agile.
Well, not so easy. But not as hard as some people think.
'A...
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This is essential in Scrum.
Why public? Well, so everyone can see and offer feedback on what are our team's biggest impediments.
Oh, and the list is prioritized. If the priorities...
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One day I was writing down quotes to be printed in a HUGE font and put in the team room. On that day, I thought it would help (and actually, I think for that team, it did help).
Anyway,...
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I was talking to a colleague about one problem, and then said, "but this is not our biggest problem -- our biggest problem is lame scrum implementations."
So, I thought I would discuss...
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