“Do we have to use Scrum?”, “Do we have to use Jira?”, “I’m not sure we can form as dedicated teams”. These were comments and questions I was asked as I was started with a client. The questions they asked were tentative, as if they were afraid of how I’d answer. This was a particularly exciting engagement for me as they weren’t an IT...
Month: March 2019
A Leader’s Journey
The Path from a Scrum Master to Agile Coach What does it mean to be a Scrum Master? The Scrum Guide defines the role as someone who upholds the values and principles of Scrum, someone who helps the rest of the team understand Scrum theory, and who supports their growth and maturity as individuals. Not everyone can perform this role as the skills required...
WIP It!
Most organizations have much more to do than they have time for. And the most common solution to that is to work more hours. The result is almost always the opposite of the intent - the systems gets overloaded and we get lower efficiency and poor quality. Here is a better way of handling this problem....