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Chapter 2 of Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond begins the heavy lifting of describing what is required to be a badass agile coach... Read More
Chapter 1 of Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Beyond is an overview of the book including thoughts on how to read it. I like... Read More
There are several assumptions that are part of the conversation about neglected WIP. I have had a lot of training in math and quantitative methods which means I recognize that... Read More
I have known Bob Galen for many years. I think my first memory of meeting him was at a QAI Quest Conference (I am unsure of the year). Even though... Read More
I view Coaching Agile Teams as a tale of two themes. The first is a book of philosophy and the second is a how-to book full of techniques. The full... Read More
One of the most common problems teams face is starting more work than they complete. The reasons this occurs are both myriad and legendary. The impacts of teams starting more... Read More
I am going to combine the conversation of Chapters 12 and 13 of Coaching Agile Teams this week because there is a common core in these two chapters. Chapter 12,... Read More
Chapter 11, Agile Coach Failure, Recovery, and Success Modes, begins Part 3 of Coaching Agile Teams. Part 3 is titled “ Getting More for Yourself.” I view the three chapters... Read More
Work In Process (WIP) is a simple concept. The simplest definition of WIP is any piece of work started and that isn’t complete. It does not matter whether it is... Read More
The two most important items for me during this read of Coach Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins are found in the first part of this chapter. Reflecting back on my... Read More