A Systems modeling technique to visualize and act on deeply entrenched systemic issues.
Decide how you are going to decide
Deciding how you are going to decide can be the most important team decision you can make. Clarity in your teams decision making modes can unlock your team productivity.
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...
CPR Technique
The software world has misused so many terms from the medical profession that one more would not hurt. CPR - Categorize, Prioritize, Resolve. This is simple mnemonic that aids me to be methodical in my approach towards uncovering and resolving impediments. Categorize:...
Virtual Parkbench
For large distributed retrospectives, where participants in the retrospective are in different cities, I have created a variation of popular group discussion technique called as “Park Bench”. Some Background: I was coaching within a large organization with different...