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Cue the eerie sound effects from low budget science fiction movies that signal time travel. After publishing our re-read of Chapter 19 last week, Steve Tendon sent me a message,... Read More
One of the classic issues that pop up when teams chronically don’t complete work they say they will, in the time they say they will is that they are taking... Read More
This week we tackle Chapter 19 of Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron’s Tame your Work Flow. Chapter 19 combines many of the moving parts from the previous chapters into a... Read More
If you have not gathered, I am passionately invested in a code of ethics for Agile Coaches. A CoE is important for a wide range of reasons, but most importantly... Read More
One of the topics suggested by the audience was addressing the problem of stories not completing during a sprint during a panel discussion in which I participated. The majority of... Read More
An Agile Coach’s Code of Ethics (ACCoE) will have a broad set of implications Some of those implications will deliver tactical impact while others will have a more systemic effect.... Read More
An Agile Coaching Code of Ethics (ACCoE) must solve or deter a problem that can occur during a coaching relationship. Even when a coaching gig is strictly transactional, the relationship... Read More
Agile is practiced in nearly every culture. Each culture has its own definition of duty and of right and wrong. Coaches help to establish and address the client’s needs by... Read More
One of the classic change anti-patterns from time immemorial is the pronouncement from on high that “we are going to be _____” — you fill in the blank. I have... Read More
We should be sharpening the saw! I thought I would start this month by sharing the books and podcasts that I am currently consuming. What I am reading and listening... Read More
