One PERSPECTIVE from real-life stories: Why a daily Scrum? (explained with a comic) The pattern of blaming Others… To help in solving some common observed dysfunctional organizational patterns, I find it relevant to share with you in a funny manner some comics inspired by real situations experienced at different working environments across the globe illustrating…
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In the previous article, we talked about the Definition of Done. Today we’ll discover the Definition of Ready (DoR), a practice that is as popular as DoD, and highly recommended by many agility specialists. It represents all of the acceptance criteria that define the user story even more precisely. THE DEFINITION OF READY DOR In the…
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The Product Owner is supposed to provide the product backlog with the user stories that the technical team will have to develop, as well as define the priority of the tasks to be accomplished. Which user story to develop first? The solution to this problem can quickly become a headache for the Product Owner and…
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Many executives do not like to give feedback because they feel uncomfortable and do not know how to provide constructive feedback. However, feedback is extremely important for the development of individuals and teams. The Management 3.0 practice “Feedback Wraps” offers a proven “recipe” for constructive, appreciative feedback. An uncomfortable situation Today is not Martin’s day.…
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If agile is also about continuously learning through continuous feedback: Agile coach or Scrum Master? Listen! Listen! Just listen! At what level are you listening? Are you building on what you listen to help the speaker to express more, uncover the unspoken, reveal heavy secrets, free their minds while they are talking to you? Are…
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As a passionate change agent, I’m always keen on how to bring happiness and high efficiency to workplaces. Recently, I was browsing the web and I found an article discussing the Google heart framework. SO What is the Google Heart Framework? The HEART framework is a set of user-centered metrics. It was developed to evaluate the…
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As we have previously seen in the Scrum Beginner’s Guide, the first and most important Scrum event is the Sprint Planning. Sprint Planning is considered the main event in a Sprint, in which the Scrum Team sets their Sprint Backlog. This Backlog determines the final objective of the Sprint. Obviously, the Scrum Team could fall…
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As we discussed in our last article about the different phases of group dynamics and the Tuckman model, there are several leadership strategies to promote good group cohesion and thus help teams succeed in their challenges. In one of my last Agile Transformation at Scale missions, I implemented a simple new practice to help teams…
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Nowadays we often get fuzzy, because of many reasons, but mainly due to our professional life. We get stuck into frames that make us forget how to move forward, or at least know what we are stuck into. Lead myself, how? There are five recommended drivers to trigger once you find yourself in a dizzy…
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The Oxford Universal Dictionary defines music as, “That one of the fine arts which are concerned with the combination of sounds with a view to beauty of form and the expression of thought or feeling” (Little and Onions 1965, 1300). THE ARTIST OF THE WORKPLACE : In analogy, what if we define agile as, “That…
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