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- quotable_quotes_list.old
- for product developers. In fact, reducing risk is so centrally important to product development that i... of our communications” — Alistair Cockburn, Agile Software Development. * “ ... if we have managers ... With analogy] we are doing this because it’s like something else that was done, or it is like what oth... way to control chaos and complexity is to give up some of that control.” — Gyan Nagpal * “Building p
- enterprise_lean-agile_coach_course
- . Context is SAFe as that is where Alex is from so there anti-patterns you hear about in this Traini... Complex Adaptive Systems * Organization as a sociotechnical system * Process as a system of ena... g techniques * Coaching in ‘Gemba’ * Problem-solving tools * Building the rollout roadmap * C... be "do people change their mind after the demo" - source of powerful questions? * (Action) as coach
- so_you_want_to_setup_a_business_as_an_agile_coach
- ====== So You Want Set Up a Business as an Agile Coach? ====== You’ve been coaching for a few years, ... omain and label it with ‘under construction’, get some business cards… you’re a consultant now.” Since... here: - Use a name that describes what you do. Something “Agile”. Or “Agile” something. Examples include “Agile64, LLC” or “Focussed Agile, LLC”. - U
- thinking_in_bets_-_annie_duke
- he short run. When I consult with executives, I sometimes start with this exercise. I ask group memb... s of the previous year. I have yet to come across someone who doesn’t identify their best and worst re... well-reasoned decision that didn’t pan out. No sober person thinks getting home safely after drivin... ntly large sample size, we could figure out, with some certainty, whether the coin is fair. Four flips
- what_are_the_changes_in_culture_that_need_to_happen_with_agile
- ggest obstacle to implementing a Agile approach. Some wit once said "if you think agile is simple, ju... gement, finance, budgeting, HR, architecture, and so on. Someone once asked me "what kinds of changes are we talking about?" The chart below captures some of the changes we see. Of course, "your mileage
- what_is_a_user_story_ssa
- e following format: * "As a <user_role> I want some <capability> so I can get some <business_value_or_benefit>." Some examples: * For a storefront application - "As a shopper, I
- what_kind_of_questions_should_we_ask_if_we_are_hiring_a_coach
- conversation?" The following sections talk about some questions I’ve used in the past to help me unde... evel of experience needed. Also would like to see some enthusiasm in the discussion. Here are some more specific questions that I have used to start that... ing for “get them into a room to focus on jointly solving the problem. * “One of your teams are havi
- how_do_we_encourage_agile_thinking_in_non-agile_organizations_ssa
- tonomous, cross-functional, teams with compatible soft-skills. Create virtual Teams; no need to go thr... pen. - [[how_do_i_set_expectations_of_my_people_so_they_are_motivated_to_improve|Set the appropriate expectations for your people so they will improve]]: Be clear that your business ... eed for the Team is "… running, tested, ship-able solutions, built according to an evolving view of cu
- devops_for_the_agile_enterprise
- there is a personal view “helping Mary and Ralph solve their problems” to drive some the exercises. From introduction: “In this two-day course, you’ll ... s. This includes understanding the full- spectrum software delivery ecosystem, where Agile transformat... d subject matter expertise) * Message for FI - "software is eating the world" - what does this mean
- how_do_we_run_our_first_sprint_retrospective
- ddition in most cases should be an energizing (if sometimes exhausting) event. Everyone on the Team s... helpful, and a beneficial change of pace, to have someone else facilitate the meeting so the Scrum Master can participate as a “normal” Team member during... ill shows potential to be) successful, or whether something else needs to be tried. As much as possib
- how_do_we_overcome_i_win_you_lose_type_thinking_to_open_organization_to_learning
- osing if things don’t follow their thinking; that someone else will win. So while everyone will talk about "establishing a learning culture", the behavior... osing if things don’t follow their thinking; that someone else will win. So while everyone will talk about “establishing a learning culture”, the behavior
- what_inbuilt_biases_do_we_have_that_impede_good_decision_making
- re aware, or have at least heard of the idea that sometimes our brains operate in such a way that we m... manager / knowledge worker. Our work shouldn't be so hard: it is all about figuring out what the custo... with the "the shortest sustainable lead time". Sometime the problem is caused by the fact that your... nly is it hard to learn new tricks [[why_is_agile_so_hard|Why Is Agile So Hard?]] but also our brains
- what_is_the_benefit_of_having_a_cadence_of_meetings_etc
- mplementation), quarterly Portfolio Planning, and so on. There are a number of reasons for this resis... s other Trains / Teams?” Most organizations have some level of cadence (for example, yearly budgeting... ich is often the cause of a lot of resentment and so it comes to a surprise that agile approaches ofte... y standup, iteration demo, iteration planning and so on. * For Trains (Program level - team of teams
- how_does_a_team_initially_get_control_of_work
- ng from, but rather we need to set up the process so that the process of deciding to do work, the new intake system for the Team, also knows all sources of work and what the Team should typically w... ng the process, making progress in finishing work so Team members can take on new, planned work. * R... rum, Kanban and other agile approaches, there are some driving "guiding principles" that drive how we
- hans_samios_how_to_work_personality_issues_without_sounding_like_a_marriage_guidance_counsellor
- s Samios - How to Work Personality Issues Without Sounding Like a Marriage Guidance Counsellor? ======... This idea has been floating around in my head for some time and so decided to pull together a proposal for the Agile 2016 Conference. This session was ac... the point where I feel I am being asked to become something I am not - something like a marriage guida