While there is no single set of prescriptions or a silver bullet that will ensure repeatable success for every feature, every team, and every organization, the following Scrum Master Checklists might just help you get started thinking about the things that will ultimately move the ball in the right direction. The Really Short …
High Performance Defined From Wikipedia: A high-performance team (HPT) can be defined as a group of people with specific roles and complementary talents and skills, aligned with and committed to a common purpose, who consistently show high levels of collaboration and innovation, that produce superior results. Characteristics of an HPT …
…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?)
Agile in 5 Quotes “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” – Alexander Graham Bell “Fortes fortuna adiuvat – fortune favours the brave” – Latin proverb “It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks …
I am a pragmatic and accomplished agile humanist with 20+ years of experience across a variety of corporate and start-up environments. I apply compassion, common sense, and situational flexibility as I champion the adoption and propagation of agile values and principles. I am passionate and determined to help catalyze and …
