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Remote Community of Practice/Interest Checklist

Community of Practice and Interest (CoP and CoI) meetings are both formal events, therefore they need planning so the friction for participation is minimized. In a less complicated day and... Read More

Mashing Up Communities of Practice and Interest

Even though Communities of Interest and Practice have two very different sets of goals requiring very different approaches, organizations often combine the two ideas.  The common goals are: Community of... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Fixing Your Scrum, Week 2: A Brief Introduction To Scrum, and Why Scrum Goes Bad

Today we dive into the main part of Fixing Your Scrum, Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems, by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller, published in 2020 by The Pragmatic Programmers. ... Read More

Communities of Interest

Communities of Interest (CoI) are groups of people with common interests that come together to share experiences and knowledge. The community is focused on the subject rather than the people... Read More

Community of Practice

Organizations are increasingly becoming more diverse and distributed, while at the same time pursuing mechanisms to increase collaboration between groups and consistency of knowledge and practice. Communities are one tool... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Fixing Your Scrum, Week 1, Logistics and Front Matter

Today we begin the re-read of Fixing Your Scrum, Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems, by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller, published in 2020 by The Pragmatic Programmers. I interviewed... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Great Big Agile, Week 10, Final Remarks

On November 28, 2020, we began the reread of Great Big Agile by Jeff Dalton. Since jumping over quite a few chapters last week I have received a few emails... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Great Big Agile, Week 9, Chapter 73 – Using The Agile Performance Holarchy

Today we take on Chapter 73 of Great Big Agile, An OS for Agile Leaders by Jeff Dalton. In two  more weeks, we will begin Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions... Read More

DevOps Online Summit Media Spotlight

Over the 14+ years that I have been editing and publishing the Software Process and Measurement Cast I have met and engaged with a lot of cool and interesting people.... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Great Big Agile, Week 8, Chapter 7 – Performance Circle – Teaming

Today we take on Chapter 7 of Great Big Agile, An OS for Agile Leaders by Jeff Dalton. In three more weeks, we will begin Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions... Read More