Posts tagged with: Agile

SPaMCAST 657 – Teams, Value Chains, and Coaching, A Conversation With Søren Pedersen

In this podcast, I talk with Søren Pedersen.  We talk about teams, value streams, and leveraging agile to improve how teams deliver value.  We started with the definition of a... Read More

Hiking!

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

SPaMCAST 654 – Monotasking, A Conversation With Staffan Nöteberg

This week is a doubleheader (baseball term for two games played by the same teams on the same day against each other). We begin our re-read of  Monotasking by Staffan... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Monotasking, Week 1, Logistics, Game Plan, and Preface

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

Work Entry: An Introduction

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

Defining, Finding, and Solving Eight Common Work Entry Problems

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

Team Work Entry Patterns Between Really Good And Really Bad

Work entry is not the sexiest topic in agile, as a matter of fact, the topic is generally not understood unless a team has mature (or maturing) processes for working. ... Read More

Work Entry Definitions

How work comes to a team and the decision process deciding which work to start is the definition of work entry. Every team has a work entry process. Work entry... Read More

Teams: The Heart And Soul Of Work

Teams are the most common grouping of people in agile. I do not think I have been to conferences, in-person or virtual, without being told how important teams are to... Read More

SPaMCAST 643 – Software Craftsmanship, An Interview With Caleb Wood, CEO RoleModel Software

This week Caleb Woods, CEO and Senior Software Craftsman at RoleModel Software joins the podcast. Caleb and I talk about the role of craftsmanship in developing and maintaining software (or... Read More