Category Archives: Scrum Software
If You Could Say 1 Thing Anonymously to Your President About Agile What Would it Be?
This is a new question we’ve added to our annual State of Agile Development Survey, launched just over a week ago, and I’m chuckling at some of the answers coming in. I thought I’d share some of the good ones. … Continue reading
Making Daily Scrum Meetings Really Effective & Efficient (Part 5 of 5)
If you’ve been reading my earlier posts in this series, you know all about the High-Effectiveness, High-Efficiency Daily Scrum Quadrant. As I wrap up this series, I’ll leave you with 8 practical tips every ScrumMaster should follow to improve the … Continue reading
Making Daily Scrums Really Effective & Efficient (Part 4 of 5)
In my last post I discussed the advantages of the Daily Scrum format and introduced a Daily_Journal template (click here to get a copy) that can be used to facilitate concise and effective reporting, get help from team members, and … Continue reading
Making Daily Scrum Meetings Really Effective & Efficient (Part 3 of 5)
Earlier I outlined the 6 steps to a more effective, more efficient standup and gave an example of how to present individual progress in the format of: “DONE/NOT DONE, and WORK PLAN until the next Scrum meeting. There are several … Continue reading
Making Daily Scrum Meetings Really Effective & Efficient (Part 2 of 5)
In the first post of this series, I defined the Agile Scrum Framework and introduced the importance of conducting “High Effectiveness, High Efficiency” daily Scrums. Today I want to give you 6 key steps to make your Scrum team’s Daily … Continue reading
Making Daily Scrum Meetings Really Effective & Efficient (Part 1 of 5)
The Agile Scrum Framework is based on empirical process control. It requires transparency of the process and work product, and an ability to inspect so the team can adapt to achieve their goals. An important element of this empirical process … Continue reading
Filling a Void in Agile Development
Agile development organizations come in a variety of shapes and sizes: Small teams of a few people simply getting their job done in a manner they find most efficient. Departments with multiple project teams planning their work in concert. Large … Continue reading
Overcoming Internal Resistance to Agile Development
This advice comes with a disclaimer… I am a warrior, so my message will be harsh. Resistance to agile development is futile. I say this to show the ‘Trekkie’ in me and to set the framework for destroying resistance to … Continue reading
Fred’s Foot: A Lesson in Managing Team Conflict – Part 2
The team had been locked in a room for 8 hours with long-time respected teammate, Fred, who now had a horrifying funk emanating from his body that made nose hairs curl. How did I handle the situation? Dutifully and reluctantly, … Continue reading
Learning Your Agile Scales – Part 1
Recently, we looked at how a jazz combo is a great metaphor for the interactions and exchanges that make up a great small team. The question then comes to mind, “surely, isn’t there more to it than that?” The answer … Continue reading