Another LeSS Training (CLP) with Craig Larman is in the CompuBox. This highly engaging training brought together 35 attendees from all over the globe. One of the attendees was Chet Hendrikson. A bit about Chet: Chet has been involved with Agile Software Development since 1996 and is the first signatory to the Agile Manifesto. Along with his … Read more
Key Takeaways Read the original post on InfoQ. There is a frequently seen confusion with respect to the definition of agile coaching: coaching focus (e.g. enterprise vs. team) is confused with coaching alignment (centralized vs. decentralized) within an organization Centralized coaching departments run the risk of turning into a single-specialty organizational silos that are locally … Read more
2018 Big Apple Scrum Day (BASD) is in the Copy Box. This was another amazing annual event, organized by BASD team of volunteers. The agile coaches-clinicians serviced more than 30 attendees, by addressing a variety of questions and concerns. While some of the discussion topics were similar to the prior years’ clinics, there was a … Read more
Tweet Another Large-Scale Scrum Training (CLP), taught by Craig Larman in NYC, is in the CompuBox. More than thirty people from all-around the globe (North America, South America, Europe) came together for this brain-jelling learning experience! The group consisted of product owners/managers, software engineers, managers and organizational design consultants (scrum masters, coaches and trainers) – … Read more
Tweet Last week, at New York Scrum User Group (NYSUG) monthly event, co-facilitated by the agile coaches Dana Pylayeva and Emilie Franchomme, there were multiple agile games presented – all for different purposes and for all types of audience. Above all, what really stood out was the “Beautiful Meadow” game that helped with making a revealing … Read more
Tweet [also, cross-posted on less. works] Large Scale Scrum (LeSS). It is the framework for scaling agile development, done by multiple teams, as they work on same product and work for a single Product Owner. In order to be effective, LeSS requires organizational descaling that means simplification/flattening of organizational design. What is Organizational Design? … Read more
Tweet If you were a company’s CEO and had a very clear and urgent need to improve your organization, to stay competitive and successful in a marketplace, and therefore, were looking for guide-level senior advisers and coaches, whom you could trust and rely on during your challenging journey, who would you choose: people on the … Read more
Tweet These days, almost everyone knows that organizations cannot “do” agile; they can “be” agile. And today, this contrast is used not just by agile coaches and scrum masters. Everyone likes building this fancy figure of speech in their daily lexicon: managers, analysts, developers. Great!!! Below is a snippet from Wikipedia, defining the word … Read more
2017 Scrum Coaching Retreat in Kiev is in the books!!! The event has brought together a few dozens of agile coaches and trainers from nearby and far away. The participants came from different backgrounds and focus areas but due to everyone’s extensive experience in self-organization and self-management, got the show on the road very quickly. After … Read more
Whether you are a high school teacher, a college professor or professional training instructor you probably always look for ways to increase value you bring to a classroom and some of the questions you might be asking yourself are: “how to enrich students’ in-class experience?”, “how to ensure information retention by students?” and “how t … Read more
