Problem Solving: The process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues. And essential skill for high performance teams.
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 …
The early days Carlin Vieri from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is credited w coining the term Yak Shaving back in ’00 based on the plot of an episode of a Ren and Stimpy.* Seth Godin gave an illustrative little story as well: “I want to wax …
…What could possibly go wrong? Here’s an idea: conduct a “pre-mortem” to prepare. The gist of the activity is to consider all that could possibly “go wrong.” Then the conversation switches to a mitigation and action plan. (Maybe the team even does a pre-mortem activity at Lift-Off or at Sprint 0?)
