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Leadership

If you are a Product Owner, a Project Manager, a Scrum Master, or a Business Analyst, you are inherently a leader. But it’s not always easy being a leader.

19 Words of Executive Advice on Being a Leader

January 27, 2025 by Rachael
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Three executives from my company’s leadership team did a fireside chat; learn the golden nuggets of advice they shared on being a leader.

Categories Leadership, Management

How to Help Leaders Understand Agile

August 29, 2023 by Rachael
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Becoming Agile is no simple task. However, when leaders are educated and enthusiastic about it, they can become its most ardent advocates.

Categories Agile, Business Analysis, Leadership, Project Management, Scrum

What happens to Middle Managers in Agile?

December 1, 2022 by Rachael
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In agile (Scrum), teams are self-organized and self-managed, largely replacing the need for functional managers. So what happens to them?

Categories Agile, Leadership, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Master, Scrum Team

What happens with part-time Scrum Team members?

November 10, 2022 by Rachael
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Ideally, your Scrum Team includes full-time people with the right cross-functional skills; but if you have part-timers, you’ll have problems.

Categories Agile, Leadership, Product Backlog, Product Ownership, Scrum, Scrum Team, Sprints

How to set your Scrum Team up for Success

September 8, 2022 by Rachael
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You can build a high-performing team by setting them up for success, coaching and guiding them along the way – then get out of their way.

Categories Agile, Leadership, Retrospectives, Scrum, Scrum Master, Scrum Team, Sprint Goal, Sprints

12 Reasons why I love being a Consultant

September 2, 2022August 30, 2022 by Rachael
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I have been a consultant for about nine years. Not everyone is suited to consulting, but I love it. Why do I love it? Let me count the ways…

Categories Employment, Employment, General, Leadership

Product Management is the new Business Analysis

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 by Rachael
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The provocative title of Dave Saboe’s presentation: “Product Management is the new Business Analysis,” drew me to attend this session at BBC.

Categories Agile, Business Analysis, Leadership, Presentations, Product Ownership, PSPO, Techniques, Value

The official conference of the IIBA® is back!

July 30, 2022 by Rachael
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It’s true! The official conference of the IIBA® – Building Business Capability (BBC) is back! Check out Delvin Fletcher’s keynote highlights!

Categories Agile, Business Analysis, Leadership, Organizations

Innovative Employee Incentives #11: Recognition and Rewards

May 19, 2022 by Rachael
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Everyone likes being recognized for excellent work, and organizations that do this are much more likely to attract and retain employees.

Categories Culture, Employment, General, Incentives, Leadership, Rewards and Recognition

Innovative Employee Incentives #10: Culture

November 14, 2022May 17, 2022 by Rachael
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A company’s culture is like its personality or its soul – it’s an intangible set of unwritten norms and rules that guide how people behave.

Categories Culture, Employment, General, Incentives, Leadership
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