Will Your Agile Transformation Improve Employee Engagement?
Several years ago, I wrote an article on the importance of Employee Engagement and it's relationship to Agile Methodologies. In the last week, I read a newly published article from…
For High Performing Teams, Stop Assigning People to Multiple Teams
In an effort to do more with less, most organizations take their best people and assign them to multiple projects. This approach rarely leads to high performing teams and actually…
Don’t Overlook this Requirement for High Performing Teams
Most leaders would claim that they want high-performing teams but many of them don't know what it takes to create them. In some cases, leaders actually behave in ways that…
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The Myth of the Agile Project Manager
Between Santa Claus, Big Foot and the Agile Project Manager, which exists? Few people argue for the existence of Big Foot or Santa Claus, though most believe that Agile Project…
An Exciting Benefit of Agile Transformation
A few months ago I had a conversation with a development manager whose teams had transitioned to Scrum earlier in the year. The development manager said he was really happy…
Motivated Individuals: Your Champions for High Performing Teams
The 5th Agile Principle says to hire motivated people and empower and trust them. The opposite of this would be to hire unmotivated people and to disempower and micromanage them.…
Try the Veal, and Other Agile Coaching Tips
This post is about the value of an Agile Coach to support your Agile Transformation. But first, a quick story. Imagine that you have a favorite restaurant and that you…
Succeed with the Scrum Framework; Don’t Break these 7 Rules
I find that many of my clients today are trying to improve their use of the Scrum Framework. Many of them are missing out on the benefits of Scrum without…
Tips for an Effective Daily Scrum Meeting
I am working closely with some distributed Teams using the Scrum Framework and seeing some challenges with the daily Scrum Meeting. They are probably typical challenges for all new Scrum…