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- quotable_quotes_list.old
- ackwards in a rapidly changing world.”— Lauren Bacall * "The people who sweep the floor should chose ... ehar * “If we have data, let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.” — Jim ... ng a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.” — Fred Wilson ... nity, not a threat." -- Jim Highsmith * "We are all familiar with guardrails on highways. They are pu
- simulating_agile_execution_with_the_ball_point_game
- ====== Simulating Agile Execution with the Ball Point Game ====== I have no idea where the "Ball Point" game came from but I learned about it from Bo... to work today you actually came to work in our 'Ball Point' factory. Your 'ball point' team is everyone in the room. Work consist of passing the ball aroun
- thinking_in_bets_-_annie_duke
- rence between the two is what thinking in bets is all about. Pete Carroll was a victim of our tendenc... ability. Seeking certainty helped keep us alive all this time, but it can wreak havoc on our decision... ept that we can’t be sure, we are less likely to fall into the trap of black-and-white thinking. When... omatically rejecting every other possible choice. All those rejected alternatives are paths to possible
- enterprise_lean-agile_coach_course
- and culture ==== Important Ideas ==== * Overall aim when dealing with CAS is to "minimize the con... Reductionist as "how organizations think". Waterfall is example, but it's everywhere e.g. Planning. ... tally cannot predict) * Non-linearity: very small changes may lead to dramatic outcomes (e.g. Sudde... eans return / investment. We map to value / size. All good. To to improve value we must experiment with
- so_you_want_to_setup_a_business_as_an_agile_coach
- up a business as an independent Agile Coach. A small business of one person - you. You start looking around to see what it takes to get a small business started and find that you will probably ... an S-Corp * Establish your website * Find a small business accountant * Find a small business lawyer * Establish a business banking account * Setu
- what_is_a_user_story_ssa
- ing tool, so I can update my customers when they call." A user story describes: * Who wants the cap... the case for me. The problem is that you’ve lost all the context. For example, if I understand why som... tually we don’t need a save – we can just do a recall of the shopping cart based on the IP address – wo... from the user’s perspective in what some people call the “user’s voice”. Computer requirements specif
- devops_for_the_agile_enterprise
- sh DevOps transformation team * Consider having all SDL (architects) attend DevOps course to help und... ode to Cash Goal: New code has opportunity to go all the way to release. Difference between developme... dset start at odds to eachother as development is all about change, and operations is all about stability. Definition from Wikipedia: https:%%//%%en.wikipe
- how_does_a_team_initially_get_control_of_work
- k, the new intake system for the Team, also knows all sources of work and what the Team should typicall... result is that some organizations try to work out all the new processes in advance of converting to the... ired. To do this well, you have to make sure that all Team members bring their work with them. * "All work is visible on the team board": In order for eve
- johanna_rothman_-_scaling_agile_projects_to_programs
- objective? If you do what you’ve done with one small project, you’ll get bloat. Instead of bloat or la... and lean approaches to manage your program with small-world networks. Small world networks help each team to remain autonomous, and still collaborate and ex... e programs * How the teams can self-organize to small-world networks * How deliverable based planning a
- second_generation_lean_product_development_by_don_reinertsen
- ble ===== I.e. Not traditional upfront planning, all requirements which is 1st generation Have you ev... feedback ===== Understand your economics ===== All product development decisions have more than one ... ity Efficiency Revenue Unit cost Value added But all need to converted to see impact of one dial on li... se overrun, model cost overrun, model value shortfall, model schedule delay, model risk change Use this
- what_guidance_do_you_have_for_good_conference_calls
- u are working with remote people on a conference call. The most important thing to remember is the bas... : * Pick a quiet place to take your conference call. * Be mindful of nearby babies, animals, lawnmo... lose the office door or window before taking the call. * Don’t join conference calls from public plac... absolutely necessary. * If you have to join a call from a car, use the mute feature. Reduce persona
- this_is_lean_-_resolving_the_efficiency_paradox_-_niklas_modig
- introduction to help you understand what lean is all about and, just as importantly, what it is not. I... d. In a process, something is moved forward; we call these flow units. A flow unit can be material, in... of definitions: * “Flow units in process” are all the flow units within the chosen system boundaries: all the flow units that have begun the process but ha
- what_can_we_do_to_improve_our_retrospectives
- as to why we should bother with Retrospectives at all. After all, nothing really changes ... In many organizations: * There is significant inertia aroun... is very easy to slip into acceptance that this is all there is and that it is impossible to change / im... plan for this”). Sometimes the improvement is “we all agree to do ... “ * Do have mechanism to work “
- what_is_the_benefit_of_having_a_cadence_of_meetings_etc
- for this resistance: * Leadership cannot be at all places at once: For example, “I am an executive o... f an organization with 15 Trains. How do I get to all these Planning events if they all happen in the same week?” Or “I am a Product Manager of a product with 10 Teams working on it. How do I get to all the demonstration events of these Teams if they a
- how_do_we_overcome_i_win_you_lose_type_thinking_to_open_organization_to_learning
- ure", the behavior isn't really about learning at all but rather posturing. In traditional management... ucts experiments. Of course in many ways this is all a lead up. In the final analysis we want people t... data to fit your argument or point of view. After all, people in the “spin room” in a political setting... ept that we can’t be sure, we are less likely to fall into the trap of black-and-white thinking. =====