Sometimes ‘Transparency’ Just Means Not Lying
December 03, 2021Victor’s Shell Game Victor, a CTO, was a skilled swindler and played a marvelous shell game with his executive colleagues. Here’s how the…
Victor’s Shell Game Victor, a CTO, was a skilled swindler and played a marvelous shell game with his executive colleagues. Here’s how the…
As I write this, there are 46 people worldwide authorized by the authors of The Kanban Guide to deliver Professional Kanban courses. I am…
Antipattern: A pattern that may be commonly used but is ineffective and/or counterproductive in practice. A few years ago, I was hired by…
Dear software development manager, Excellent software teams can deploy code multiple times per day. Deploying code multiple times per day…
1 Month ago, I shared a thought at LinkedIn and the response was significant. It’s nice to see widespread agreement that this one, simple…
Foreword The following article was originally published in 2015 by my friend, colleague, and mentor, Mike Caspar . As he’s retired and in…
Foreword The following article was originally published in 2012 by my friend, colleague, and mentor, Mike Caspar . I have re-published it…
Guidelines that Encourage Action If you feel that work needs to be done – it probably does. So, go ahead with it. If you feel responsible…
A Common Question I keep hearing from Scrum trainers that Scrum is not for remote teams. Is there any truth to that? The quick answer…
Starting with APS (Applying Professional Scrum), a crash-course in iterative & incremental product development with self-organizing teams…
Starting with APS (Applying Professional Scrum), a crash-course in iterative & incremental product development with self-organizing teams…
What Is a Solutions Architect (SA)? In my experience, Solutions Architect is a job title applied to one of these two roles: A developer who…
Great Scrum Masters have a well-developed interpersonal intelligence (an eye for team dynamics), excellent group-facilitation skills, broad…
Considerations for Individuals — My Advice When individuals approach me with questions about training and certification, the conversation…
Context I am a Professional Scrum Trainer, PST, licensed by Scrum.org. I’ll not hide my obvious bias toward our catalogue of courses and…
Sub-title: Not Every Defect is a ‘Bug’ “Name It to Tame It.” Dr. Dan Siegal coined that phrase as a way of handling difficult emotional…
The Problem With so much discussion about teams and their work environments, it’s important we be careful with terminology…
The map below illustrates a classic problem with the common use of 'velocity' as a metric. Scenario Your family travels each weekend to a…
Approximately 600 people worldwide are authorized, by the authors of Scrum, to teach Scrum. I am honoured to be part of that expert…
A Workshop Facilitation Guide This sense-making workshop helps teach a team how to simplify valuable documentation and reduce wasteful…
It appears to me there are more jobs available for Scrum Masters than ever before! Why is it so hard for some people to find employment with…
This is a story about one of Canada’s most amazing blunders. It's a story about a multi-billion dollar failed project and the reason Scrum…
A discussion is raging at LinkedIn about the Iron Triangle because the co-authors of Scrum say that “Scrum breaks the Iron Triangle…
A Workshop Facilitation Guide The purposes of this activity are twofold: To illustrate for participants a few of the many real challenges…
One of the most powerful assumptions built in to Agile methods is that we learn by doing — that our learning, our planning, our problem…