Problem Solving: The process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues. And essential skill for high performance teams.
Bring up the topic of “technical debt” to a software engineer, a product owner, a stakeholder, or heavens above, the gold owner. What happens? Do you get frowns? Smiles? Nervous fidgeting? Technical Debt is such a loaded, misused and misunderstood term. I imagine in most conversations when the topic comes up we probably aren’t even …
TLDR – Kaizen If you think you can make something better (in your personal life, within a team or a collection of systems you work on, a process in your company), do it. What is it? “Kaizen” is made up of two Chinese characters: 改 kai = “change” + 善 zen = “good” – So kaizen …
By communicating clear expectation and agreements, teams create an environment where positive norms – rather than default habits – become their operating guidelines. Think of the “Team Agreements” as the glue that helps binds a team together. This glue: Fosters trust and openness Creates a common vision Generates a nutrient rich environment for …
The goal of the Agile project inception stage is to: Bring clarity to what it is that might be built, who to build it for, and why Drive down risk in a very cost-effective way – by prototyping and experimenting Fail fast, cheap and safe (if in fact we’re going …
I don’t recall exactly where I read this: Teamwork is a worthy goal. And there is no disputing that it is uniquely powerful – enabling groups of people to achieve more collectively than they could have ever imagined doing apart. However, the demands of real teamwork cannot be underestimated. On high performance …