Self-Organization: The Secret Sauce for Improving your Scrum team
Google asked for an advanced Scrum presentation for those already doing Scrum. So we talked about “Shock Therapy” and how to bootstrap a hyperproductive team. Click here for slides.Scrum and the A3 Process: Game Over for Waterfall Companies
The best teams I work with are using lean tools to identify waste, particularly value stream mapping. They then use Scrum to eliminate waste by working the Scrum impediments list. This has the benefit of pushing Scrum out of development into the rest of the...TableNinja: Poker Consultant expert advice to Agile developers
Alex Sutherland graduated from Cal Tech a few years ago and continued into the doctoral program in math and econometrics. However, his online poker hobby was generating all the cash he needed and he noticed that the PokerStars user interface was not suitable for...
Sprint Burndown: by hours or by story points?
The best teams I work with burn down story points. They only burn down when a story is done. To do this, the team needs to have small stories. They will need to work with the product owner to make this happen. In disciplined teams this saves a lot of overhead and...French Scrum Meetup: Should you take the Red Pill or the Blue Pill?
The first French Scrum User Group meeting was a great success and we had more people than the room could hold. I reported on the Scrum Gathering in Orlando and reviewed some of the highlights of that meeting. The major focus was on the architecture presentation that...6 Agile Ways To Increase Employee Engagement
Organizations who utilize Agile ways of working experience a 20-30% improvement in employee engagement. Engage, Equip & Empower your employees.
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