INTRODUCING CERTIFIED AGILE LEADERSHIP FOR ORGANIZATION LEADERS (CAL-E & CAL-O)!
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Whenever an organization brings me in as an Agile coach, I ask management, “Why am I here?” Their first answer is often, “You gotta help our teams write better user stories! They are horrible!” And generally, they’re right: those teams’ user stories are horrible. Where management is often wrong, though, is about why those stories are so […]
Agile in Unexpected Places: The Universal Adaptability of Agile Methodologies
Agile methodologies have long been associated with the fast-paced world of information technology. However, the transformative principles of Agile are transcending traditional boundaries and finding applications in unexpected sectors. This paradigm shift is a testament to the universal adaptability of Agile methodologies. Breaking Stereotypes in Healthcare Agile in Patient Care: In the healthcare sector, where ...
Agile Leaders: Driving Organizational Success
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, organizations face an ever-increasing ne...
Agile Beyond Tech: Unlocking Agile Across Industries
Agile Beyond Software Development Agile methodologies have long been associated with the softw...
Agile vs. Waterfall: The Showdown
Choosing the right approach to project management can make all the difference in project succe...
When the Scrum Master Role is Set Up to Be an Anti-Pattern
Sometimes an organization struggles to understand the value proposition of a Scrum Master. The role...
How Agile Leads to Increased Revenue
If you like money and like delivering valuable solutions to your users, Agility helps you...
What is a Cross-Functional Scrum Team?
Cross Functional Teams MBABrief.com defines a cross-functional team as “a group of people whose members...
Improving Scrum Using Kanban Work-In-Progress Limits
You limit work-in-progress (WIP) in Scrum to the work items in your sprint backlog. Doing...
5 Qualities of a Great Agile Coach
It’s easy for someone to call themselves an Agile coach. Certifications don’t necessarily guarantee real-world...
A Day in the Life of the Scrum Team
A client recently asked me, “Can you tell me what the members of the Scrum...
Three Reports Expert Scrum Masters Use
Intro Reports are an invaluable tool to monitor the health of your system. You use...
Why Agile Teams Use Fuzzy Estimation
Why teams estimate Nimble estimation of backlog items is a common feature of Agile frameworks...
Common Questions About Sprint Planning, Answered
The goal of sprint planning is to ensure the Product Owner (PO), Developers, and Scrum...
5 Myths About Your Daily Scrum Meeting
The daily Scrum meeting is both the most familiar and most misunderstood event in the...
Defects: Find Them Early, Fix Them Fast
“Most defects end up costing more than it would have cost to prevent them. Defects...
Stop Adding Tasks to User Stories
Creating tasks for each user story before implementation may seem like it is adding value...