Category: leadership
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Scrum Masters, Adapt!
I’m writing a three part series on the pillars of Scrum. These are at the heart of what is means to “do Agile” in my mind. Those three pillars of scrum are Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation. Today I want to talk about what I think is the most important pillar for a scrum master, adaptation.…
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Turn Your Negative Into A Positive
When I was about ten, I was given a copy of the movie GRIT. The girl in the story fascinated me. She was dealing with a horrible situation and instead of crying in a corner or running away, she was relentless in her hope and pursuit of justice. Rattlesnake bites, being shot at, kidnapped –…
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Servant Leadership in Uncertain Times
It’s a rainy day and I finally have ten minutes before my next meeting. I hear a buzzing sound and it’s my cell. I quickly glance over and see it is one of the developers on my team. It’s Jim*. He sounds unusually nervous and rushed. That’s odd, he is usually very calm and collected.…
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Is WIP holding your team back?
Here is one of those scenarios where many popular Agile methodologies smack right into the wall of reality.
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Tools for Remote Teams
I attended a virtual lunch with other agile enthusiasts today and many of them had great suggestions on tools they use. Here are some great tools to use for remote teams used by myself and others: Estimation: Firepoker.io FirePoker is a virtual estimation tool that comes highly recommended by multiple agile coaches. Virtual Video Conference:…
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Leading Remote Teams
Right now, my team is remote. It’s a bit unusual, since we have a device lab and usually my programmers test systems side by side with audio visual engineers. How did we make this shift? How can you, as a leader or coach or team member, adapt to remote work? Here are my top tips…