With so many teams attempting to try out Kanban for the first time, I receive tons of questions.Here are a few of the questions I've received and the answers I gave at the time. Keep in mind that as my knowledge of Kanban grows and changes, so do my answers so keep in mind these... Continue Reading →
What does an Agile Team look like?
Thanks to some friends and colleagues at Rally for sharing this from Liz Keogh's work.This is a great tool to use when trying to assess where a team is in their agile adoption. It be used as a guide for periodic retrospectives and even goal setting for teams looking to move to the next level... Continue Reading →
Atomic Tom – iphone band!
This New York band made some kick ass lemonade on the Subway after having their equipment stolen! http://youtu.be/NAllFWSl998?hd=1 On the road, they stopped to remember one made that helped them with the recipe... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y-syhdIQHdI
Scrum in Under 10 Minutes – HD
I've used this to share with new students and it's been the best, quickiest and most simple way to explain what Scrum is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5k7a9YEoUI&feature=player_embedded
Kanban as an alternative to Scrum
Here's a list of sites that are good resources for Kanban instruction and introductories: Thoughts on Kanban in an Ops environment by Kevin Lawver Debate over Scrum and Kanban (link to Agile Juournal)
Help with Agile Assessments
Agile Anti-Patterns Collaborative Team Assessments Project Manager Assessment Quiz Agile Star Quiz
New iMac for Me!
Yes, I finally did it. I finally made the official switch to Mac today. I've been carrying around this quote from the Apple store for weeks resisting the urge but I finally broke down after spending two days getting my stupid Dell with Vista, yeah double my fun, working again with the wireless printer and... Continue Reading →
Scrum 1:2:2 (Month One:Week Two:Day Two)
This is my second day of the second week of my first month at my new job. The differences between me and the other Scrum Master are really style at this point so it doesn't make sense for me to sit in on all of their meetings anymore. I've been focusing on the Business and... Continue Reading →
Scrum 1:1:3 (Month One:Week One:Day Three)
Long day yesterday so I'm late with my blog so I'm catching up while I ride the train to our other office. I observed Sprint Planning for each of the first two teams. This is their fourth sprint so they are working quite well together. There is open dialogue about stories and their purpose, detailed tasking... Continue Reading →
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