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Value is POWERFUL for people and work

In the last week I have been hit hard by the reminder of how powerful value is.  There are two instances I want to highlight.One is related to people and the other related to stories. VALUE YOUR PEOPLE...

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Commit and don’t look back

We talk a great deal about commitment in Agile.  Generally, in IT, we’re afraid to commit.  When you commit it could mean you put yourself and your team on a death march.  There’s no such thing as a...

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The question challenge! Who’s in?

Something I often try to remind myself and team members is to listen to understand rather than listen to respond.  It is ever so much easier to say this than it is to do it!  So, next week, I’m going...

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Focus on those who OPT IN

I’ve been thinking a lot lately on where to focus.  In a large transformation effort, there’s more than one area requiring attention:  Teams, Scrum Masters, Middle Management, Leadership, Performance...

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Is The Burndown an Indicator of Team Maturity?

The daily burndown is an excellent, simple tool for a team to use as a visual indicator of their progress against their original plan to meet the sprint goal.  When used by the team effectively some...

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So many options….so little time. What to do? PRIORITIZE

So often I am amazed at how much I learn with regards to Agile that applies to my own life.  Most recently, prioritization was front and center.  I had a difficult and personal decision to make and I...

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Sometimes you just need a little courage…

There have been many times in my life where I haven’t had courage.  In the last several years there have been too many times.  Today, for me, was a big courage day.  The wonderful Lyssa Adkins posted...

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They’re NOT Overhead!

GAH!  Do you ever hear that statement in relation to stand-up, planning, retro and demo?  I do.  I hear it far more often than I would like to.  Often I hear it’s because the Scrum Master isn’t good....

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How do you overcome fear?

When dealing with change of any sort, there’s an element of fear and your ability to confront and conquer it will be essential to your success negotiating it.  When you’re transitioning to Agile it’s a...

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Speaking of Fear…

Today on Pinterest there was a great quote: “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Isn’t that awesome?  There’s conviction – you MUST.  Ed, very nicely, said my last post...

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