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Saturday, December 26, 2015

TWEAK: Knowledge

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Creating great products requires the right environment, the right people - but also the right knowledge. In an ever evolving world, knowledg...

TWEAK: Ambition

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Ambition is the desire not to just fulfil a duty, but to excel -  do  something better,  achieve  something better,  be  something better. T...
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TWEAK: Energy

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Energy is how things are in motion. Low Energy usually implies that something, somewhere is impedited. Leadership activates energy, on which...

TWEAK: Trust!

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Your team requires a high level of trust within, from the outside in, and towards the outside. Otherwise it will be difficult to perform pr...
Monday, December 21, 2015

Planning Poker: Why Points, not hours

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Many Scrum teams struggle with Planning Poker and it's proper use. A recurring question is: "Can't we just use hours instead?...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Effective facilitation

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The problem of teams new to agility is that they need to self-organize and may not feel ready for that: Self-organization should never be co...

Ask the right questions

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Questions are your most powerful tool for facilitation. Many people are afraid to ask questions, because they feel it exposes uncertainty o...
Monday, December 14, 2015

How fancy does a Retrospective need to be?

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Especially new Scrum Masters might feel compelled to conduct a firework of Special Effects in order to conduct a Retrospective. Fancy chart...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

What type of Product Owner are you?

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The Scrum Primer has a very clear definition for a Product Owner. "[The PO] is responsible for maximizing return on investment (ROI) by...
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Sunday, December 6, 2015

You, too, can increase agility!

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Individuals stuck in a classic waterfall organizations often ask "How can I be agile here?" - and quickly conclude, "I can...
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Act on your Retrospective!

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Some teams sit together nicely during the Retrospective, but they will dismiss the Retro as soon as it ends. Thats an antipattern: Improveme...

Prepare your Retrospectives!

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Why do we have Retrospectives? It may seem obvious, but the idea is not to burn a couple hours in order to reminiscence the past. The idea i...

Keep your Retrospectives focused!

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The retrospective should be oriented towards a meaningful result, as you want something to get better. However, many teams struggle with the...

Why a good meeting room matters

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Scrum has a set of ceremonies that are conducted in a meeting atmosphere. They are Planning, Refinement, Review and Retrospective. All of t...
Friday, November 27, 2015

Are problems your problem?

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Many organizations, and likewise the individuals working there, struggle with the notion of "Problems". A "shoot-the-messeng...