One thing about Steve and Elon
In this 2-minute Short, Kevin O’Leary describes what it was like working for and with Steve and compares Steve’s Signal-Noise-Ratio to Elon’s.
Call Out Bottlenecks When You See Them
(And be ruthless about resolving them). You have to do it, and, depending on the risk, rather quickly. First and foremost to protect the team, but also to keep the flow of value, well… flowing.
Autonomy doesn’t mean “do whatever”
In this excellent video, Jimmy, of the “Agile with Jimmy” – YouTube channel explains what autonomy means in the context of a team based agile organisation.
Reimagine Agile with AI
The “Reimagining Agile” group, that questions the continued relevance of the Agile Manifesto, just had a workshop in Wellington, New Zealand.
The Product Owner
More important than a 100% cross-functional team is a Product Owner who knows his salt. If the PO has the authority and respect the role demands, the PO can align everyone else to do anything.
What does Cross-Functional Team mean?
Cross-Functional Team: We look at a basic understanding of what a Cross-Functional Team means and compare various Team shapes.
The Fibonacci Sequence – Behind the Numbers
In Agile methodologies, particularly in Scrum, the Fibonacci sequence is often used for estimating the relative size of tasks or user stories.
The Misuse and Abuse of Story Points
Are you a Story Point?
Have you been misused and abused?
Know that you are not alone.
Call 1-800-STORY-POINT right now.
The Role Of A Scrum Master
Inappropriate expectations of the Scrum Master role can hinder the effectiveness of Scrum and the overall success of agile projects.
Scrum: My First Time
It was not a team’s decision whether or not to use Scrum. It should have been this way but it wasn’t. The team was on life support, frustrated. And so was I.