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Software Process and Measurement Cast 624 is structured a little differently. We begin with the conclusion of a three-column arc on grateful leadership from Susan Parente’s Not A Scrumdamentalist Column.... Read More
Over the years I have gravitated towards the idea that work entry issues are the single clearest indicator of problems in an organization. My first job after getting my Bachelors’s... Read More
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 621 features our essay on why agile coaches need a code of ethics. Agile is practiced in nearly every culture. Each culture has its... 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
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 619 features the return of Joe Schofield. Joe and I talked about his new book, Aligning People and Culture for Agile Transformation: A Leadership... Read More
The SPaMCAST 616 features our interview with Tom Henricksen. Tom brings the industry two great events the DevOps and the Agile Online Summits. He is also an active thought leader... Read More
How work enters an organization or team is almost always a touchy subject because for many it is the root of the pressure on teams to do more than they... Read More
I participated in a panel discussion recently that had to wrestle with the question of why companies use agile. There are lots of good reasons, including improving delivery performance, increased... Read More
The discussion of whether a coach is using a directive or non-directive coaching approach is not an academic discussion. As a person that has held internal and external coach positions,... Read More
The word coach is used so indiscriminately that the meaning is hard to discern. Saying you are a coach still sends a signal, but the signal is at the mercy... Read More
