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Coaching Agile Teams, Re-Read Saturday Week 1, Logistics and Introduction

This week we began our re-read of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate line https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3 buy a copy).  The entire title is Coaching Agile Teams; A Companion... Read More

Agile and Lean Basics: Four Common Attributes of Flow

Definitions provide several benefits. The first is that once a definition for an object or concept is agreed upon, it is far easier to have a discussion without getting confused.... Read More

Re-Read Saturday Why Limit WIP Week 12, Epilogue and Final Notes

Completing a re-read is always bittersweet. Today we say goodbye to a friend, Why Limit WIP: We Are Drowning In Work. The final chapter is the Epilogue and interwoven are... Read More

Next Re-read Saturday Books, Power Cords, and Extreme Programming Explained

The votes are in!  The next three books for Re-read Saturday are: Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Arkins https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3  Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching by Bob Galen https://amzn.to/3wJsbtS  Team Topologies by... Read More

Re-Read Saturday Why Limit WIP Week 11, Chapter 10 Learning

The bottom line to chapter 10 of Why Limit WIP: We Are Drowning In Work is simple (assuming you have been re-reading along); too much WIP interferes with learning. Without... Read More

Agile and Lean Basics: Flow

Flow is one of the most used words in agile and lean (and there are a lot of overused words in the field). Even though the word is used by... Read More