When Processes Replace Interactions
What happens when your processes interfere with interactions? Not much, and that is the problem.
Whose Job is it Anyway?
Without a Product Owner, whose job is it to maintain the backlog or groom stories?
Why do Daily Scrums Suck?
Have you replaced your weekly status update with a daily status update and called it “Agile”? You are not alone, and that sucks. Many companies working to transform into an Agile organization struggle with this most fundamental shift in culture. Most often the culture of an organization is very static and requires huge effort to…
Illusion of Control – You never had it
I recently had a conversation with a functional manager that was concerned with the transition of her organization to agile. It wasn’t any tool or process or the manifesto but the perceived lack of control. She wanted to know how to maintain the illusion of control. “How can I manage my team when they get…
Scrum Gathering Munich
For those of you thinking about attending a Scrum Gathering, even a regional one, trust me, just make it happen. In October, I attended the Global Scrum Gathering Munich and it was the first conference in many years that I did not feel like I was wasting my time.
Introducing The Scrum Ninja
I have been tossing around the idea for quite some time to focus a blog on the challenges, successes, and yes, failures of Scrum and Agile in my professional life and personal life for quite some time, but never was quite sure of what to do with it other than continue to evangelize and practice…