Gene Another mind-blowing and core-beliefs-challenging performance has been delivered by Craig Larman – the co-founder of Large Scale Scrum (LeSS). This time, the class size has reached it’s record high (40 people), coming from various parts of the globe, representing different organizations, industries and cultures. The walls of the biggest available, so far, training auditorium were … Read more
2019 Big Apple Scrum Day (BASD) was an amazing experience for many – again! The Coaches Clinic, supported by some top notch professionals in the industry, was one of the greatest hallmarks of the event – the tradition that has been maintained for the last 5 years. 2019 Big Apple Scrum Day 2018 Big Apple … Read more
This page is being gradually developed towards May, 2019 Big Apple Scrum Day Coaching Clinic. For similar past events please visit: 2018 Big Apple Scrum Day 2017 Big Apple Scrum Day 2016 Big Apple Scrum Day Below are some basic guidelines for participating coaches on how to run a coaching clinic during Big Apple Scrum Day. Experience … Read more
For any team that uses scrum framework, a retrospective is a mandatory event that takes place at the end of each sprint. It is an opportunity for a team to reflect on their most recent learning, while it is still fresh in everyone’s mind. There are many tips, techniques and tools for running a retrospective. … Read more
Large Scale Scrum has a history of more than a decade. The first book about LeSS was published by C. Larman and B. Vodde (the co-creators of LeSS) in 2008. There were two more books on LeSS, subsequently written in 2010 and 2016. There is no surprise, why the collection of LeSS experiments from the … Read more
Business Agility is at the top of conversation in the workplace. The Big Apple Business Agility (BABA) MeetUp launched on Monday, March 11, with an interactive presentation, “Does Agile Really Work in Sales?”, by Marina Alex, Business Agility Transformation Coach. Marina related several of her experiences applying agile to sales, from banks, to an Agile … Read more
This was an amazing performance by Erin Perry of JP Morgan – last night, at NYC Large Scale Scrum meetup. The highest ever, record-high number of RSVP-ed people: (108) – since the meetup’s inception in, 2015. Erin spoke about the ‘guerrilla agility’ approach that she has experimented with her colleagues, while coaching the organization, without even calling it ‘agile’. Before Erin dove … Read more
Tweet Download PDF How to Choose Vendor: Vendor Management System (VMS) – The easiest thing could be to refer to and pick from VMS, as long as a vendor card-rate is in a ballpark of what you wish to pay. But please, don’t do that. Do not let costs become the most important determining factor … Read more
Tweet This writing is about mentor-assisted LeSS adoption case study, written by Certified LeSS Trainer-Candidate – Gene G [MENTEE]: Certified Enterprise & Team Coach (CEC/CTC), Certified LeSS-Friendly Scrum Trainer (LFST) / LeSS-Trainer Candidate, Certified in Agile Leadership (CAL) | Certified in Scrum @Scale (CS@S) and assisted throughout by Jurgen D. S. [MENTOR]: Certified LeSS Trainer, … Read more
Tweet Another Certified Large Scale Scrum Basics is compete! Such an engaging and participating crowd!!! Tons of provocative questions and complex organizational scenarios. Some most intriguing and and actively discussed topics: Seeing and Hearing Local Optimization Feature Teams vs. Component Teams Mentor-ship vs. Ownership Individual motivation Organizational Design implications on LeSS adoption Organizational De-scaling as means … Read more
