Category Archives: Agile Teams
Put It On the Team
Do you want to have more effective daily stand-ups? Do you want to have the planning meetings flow better and increase the value of these meetings? Do you want to see continuous improvement flow from your retrospectives? If your answer is … Continue reading
StandUp? Or StandAround?
StandUp is a cornerstone of any agile practice. It runs like a well-oiled machine at most agile shops. You get the talking stick (or ball, or the coolest piece of swag from your last agile conference (for the record, it … Continue reading
Agile Culture: One More Secret to Building it
I recently read the excellent and fascinating book “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg. The book doesn’t only cover habits of individuals, but also habits of communities and organizations. Reading it reminded me of a conversation I had with … Continue reading
Agile and Beyond: A Right-Sized, Value-Rich Conference
VersionOne was proud to sponsor and exhibit at the 4th Annual Agile and Beyond conference on Saturday, March 9th in Dearborn, Michigan. We talked with many project managers, developers, business analysts and directors about their past, current or future agile … Continue reading
No Resolutions, Please
As I sat with my strong-willed 5-year-old on Christmas Eve, she prepared to write a letter to leave out for Santa Claus. “What should I write?” she asked me, this being the first year she could actually pen her own … Continue reading
5 Things We Learned at AgilePaloozas in 2012
2012 was a great year of learning, collaboration and fun at AgilePalooza. We’ve crossed this great nation of ours, bringing stimulating talks on release planning, retrospectives, Lean thinking and more to project managers, developers, ScrumMasters and executives. As we retrospect, … Continue reading
Rightsourcing Organizational Agility
Guest post from George Schlitz, BigVisible Co-Founder & Coach In today’s complex business environment, people and teams can be overwhelmed with the sheer amount of change they face. If priorities ever seem clear, they quickly shift in response to new competition, … Continue reading
Agile Product Partners: Friends or Frenemies?
Guest post from Ellen Gottesdiener, founder & president of EBG Consulting It continues to baffle me. Clients share their struggles managing three, four, or five different product owners (or, as we refer to them, product champions). Delivery teams end … Continue reading
3 Tips to Engage Your Agile Software Community
At VersionOne, we’ve always been committed to connecting and energizing with our community of agile software development and project management professionals. Here are a few keys as you look to build community within your organization and beyond. 1. Let them run … Continue reading
What Happens When the CEO is the Product Owner and Part-Time Developer on the ‘The Team?’
I recently visited with a client where the CEO and founder of the company is also an active part-time developer on the Dev Team. This provides an interesting dynamic that has some advantages but also some genuine risk. This company is … Continue reading