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Part 3 of Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow, integrates team interactions with the team topologies. In Chapter 7, Team Interaction Modes, the authors define three... Read More
I have been considering the relationship between privilege and fatalism. Boiling down the impact of privilege into a few words, we find advantage and the potential for power. Whether it... Read More
A funny thing happened on the way to SPaMCAST 757. I was considering critical thinking when I ran into data that challenged a common agile belief – enter critical thinking.... Read More
The boundaries of teams are shaped by a huge number of pressures ranging from corporate politics and specialism to architectural structure. Inspecting the majority of team boundaries it would seem... Read More
Some of the most celebrated stories in business literature are where people did not accept the rules or others believed that they were not empowered to act and acted. One... Read More
SPaMCAST 756 welcomes back Paul Gibbons. In this visit, we discuss his new book Change Myths: The Professional’s Guide to Separating Sense from Nonsense which he co-authored with Tricia Kennedy.... Read More
A few weeks ago a colleague and I were discussing why a team never had anything to show during the demo part of their sprint review. The team works on... Read More
SPaMCAST 755 features an essay on the relationship between engagement, hierarchy, and fatalism based on a discussion of the topic between the SPaMCAST Columnists. The ideas of hierarchy, engagement, and... Read More
Chapter 5 Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais is a powerhouse. This chapter lays out the four fundamental team topologies... Read More
Today I would like to introduce you to the Software Process and Measurement Cast’s newest columnist, Keis Kostaqi. Keis is a scrum master and coach. She will bring a Scrumban... Read More
