Reflections on 3 Years as a “Scrum” Master and Scrum Master.
4 Habits for Remote Collaboration
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, businesses are adapting by finding creative ways to work without physical contact. Effective remote collaboration is essential, with practices like deep listening, participation encouragement, and holding space for different viewpoints critical for maintaining effective communication and leadership. Embracing uncertainty, fostering teamwork, and developing strong communication habits are key for teams to thrive, especially for those already familiar with agile methodologies like daily Scrums. Leaders are encouraged to step up with humanity and humility during these rapid changes.
Definition of Done : Why it matters?
One of the first things we recommend new Agile teams establish a “Definition of Done”. A shared definition of "done" is crucial to highly functioning Agile Teams in helping them develop practices and behavior that drive quality, consistency and transparency. A useful...
Distributed Agile Simulation
Simulations reveal ones default behavior. I have learned a lot about myself and my default settings when I have participated in simulations. Shout out to AYE conference, PSL workshops and may other excellent learning opportunities that have immersed me in...
Kanban Exercise
Kanban at its essence is a signaling device that instructs the moving or creating in a "pull" based system. Kanban when applied within a system enables synchronization between the rhythm of demand (customer) and rhythm of production (producer). The pace or beat, of...
Afternoon ScrumMaster
Context explains a lot of our behavior. This is a most intriguing case, that I feel I can now retell. For much time has passed by and my metaphorical obfuscation will protect the innocent. In the warm summer months of August, I was engaged to a client most ambitious...






