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This week…I am hiking in the woods without my laptop albeit I do have my copy of Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg. I am continuing to focus on using shortlists, which... Read More
This week we focus on Chapter One of Monotasking by Staffan Nöteberg, which is titled Monotasking In A Nutshell. This chapter lays the foundation for translating the Five Axioms of... Read More
The first chapter in Monotasking by Staffan Noteberg is the introduction, titled The Five Axioms of Monotasking. As a reminder, an axiom is a statement that is regarded as being... Read More
We start our re-read of Monotasking by Staffan Noteberg. The book is 237 pages published by Racehorse Publishing (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) and was released in English on... Read More
We have read or re-read Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems by Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley cover-to-cover, if you don’t count the index at the back... Read More
Chapter 15 is the final chapter in Fixing Your Scrum by Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. Next week I will sum up my thoughts on the book and the lessons... Read More
How work enters an organization or team is almost always a touchy subject. For many, it is the root of the pressure on teams to do more than they are... Read More
I have heard the sprint review called everything including a demo, demo day, show and tell and sprint review. If teams and organizations do the sprint review well, I don’t... Read More
The majority of work entry problems are caused by eight problems. The eight problems often occur in clusters and are a reflection of organizational culture. The eight are: Differences in... Read More
Help choose the next book in the Re-read Saturday feature. I have been chewing through a book a chapter or two at a time for several years. All of these... Read More
