Exploring the new “Rock Crusher” from IIBA®
There are a few problems and gaps with agile that I have struggled with and the IIBA®’s new Rock Crusher is intriguing as it addresses them.
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How to Help Leaders Understand Agile
Becoming Agile is no simple task. However, when leaders are educated and enthusiastic about it, they can become its most ardent advocates.
More Agile Great Debates, Part 8
This time on “More Agile Great Debates”: incomplete backlogs, improvements, “special” Sprints, people swapping, and cross-functionality.
The Great User Story Debate: To Assign or Not to Assign on Agile Teams
Should Sprint Backlog Items (aka User Stories) be assigned to an individual, or left un-assigned? This is my latest Agile great debate.
My Scrum Team Doesn’t Want to do some Events
Each event of Scrum has a specific audience and purpose. While skipping some might be tempting, you might want to read this before doing so.
More Great Agile Debates, Part 2
In the second part of my blog series on “Agile’s Great Debates,” learn about five more agile topics that people argue about and disagree on.
What Happens if Your Scrum Team isn’t Trained?
Scrum Teams without formal training are apt to make tons of mistakes because they don’t have experience or guidance. Here’s what can happen.
It’s OK to Skip some Scrum Events, Right? Wrong!
While Scrum is a flexible framework, it isn’t Scrum unless you have all the components, so NO, it’s not okay to skip some Scrum events!
Retrospectives don’t have to be Boring or Bad
It’s easy to sink into a comfortable but bad or boring routine with your agile Retrospectives, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Learn how!
The Dirt on the Daily Scrum
Mastering the Daily Standup is more challenging than you might imagine. Let me clear up what this agile crucial event is and what it isn’t.