Your team is working on the World’s Smallest Online Bookstore, a site that provides the best results (just a few) for every search, not every result on earth. We’re a vulture capital funded company, so if we don’t deliver, our funding will be cut. So begins the opening of the High-Performance Teams Game. My goal […]
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Scrum by Example – Stuck Waiting for Other Teams
The Scrum team has improved, progress has slowed. How to analyze and identify the bottlenecks between Product Development and Deployment.
Scrum by Example – ScrumMaster for Three Teams? What are the Alternatives?
A company adds teams but wants to keep the same number of ScrumMasters. Smart move or disaster? This case study examines how to handle such a situation.
Scrum by Example – Overtime on a Scrum Team is an Unhealthy Sign
A case study of why overtime in an Agile environment doesn’t work. What pitfalls result, and how ScrumMaster and Product Owner can help the team avoid them.
Magic of Science and Teams – #GOAT13 Presentation
#GOAT13 is now but a fond memory. As promised to the attendees I’m posting the presentation slides including presenter’s notes: and handout. I’m also doing a bit of a retrospective to reflect on how to improve for next time. Many of the comments in my Perfection game are based on attendee’s feedback after the session. […]
Stable Teams Really Do Matter
A study from Rally Software explores dedicated stable teams, what contributes to them, and what Scrum Practices they implement.
Product Owner Isn’t Just a Business Analyst on Steroids
There is a common misconception that the Product Owner is just a Business Analyst with a new suit and a better title. While the two share many skills in common, the roles are really quite different. According to the Agile Atlas: “The Product Owner is the single individual who is responsible for drawing out the most valuable […]
Scrum By Example – New People on the Team
Hiring, adding, or changing a Team member in Scrum means the whole Scrum team has to adjust. How a ScrumMaster can help during transition, and problems to avoid.