The Cost of Context Switching

It’s a pretty tired discussion in my house: Multi-threading, multi-tasking, the cost of context switching, etc. Especially with a teenager at the dinner table… So I found a nifty exercise to drive the point home. Supplies Needed: One volunteer who considers themselves an expert context-switcher / multi-threader Three decks of …

Agile Learning Games: Applied Improv

The Challenge In the pursuit of delivering business value, there is no shortage of obstacles to overcome to achieving high levels of trust, good communication, and the ability to have productive conflict on agile scrum or kanban teams. Those impediments have the potential to restrict continuous improvement and get in the way of …

Scrum Learning Games: Elephant Carpaccio

There are a number of great scrum learning games “out there” and this one was developed by Alistair Cockburn. It is a classic that’s great for Shu level teams. I’ve taken a few liberties, inspected and adapted, and offer up my own recipe. Nano Incremental Development Cockburn designed the exercise to help people practice …

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