Helping Nonprofits Create Twice the Impact in Half the Time at a Sustainable Pace
Do you ever get overwhelmed by ALL the things you have going on? I adopted a philosophy about five years ago that I no longer wanted to use the word “busy” to describe myself or especially to use as an answer to the question, “How are you?” I decided to reframe my approach and think of my days full of things that I am…
As you would imagine, I commit to a weekly workout backlog for myself and yes, it looks different each week…broken toe recovery, still snowing outside, gorgeous forecast, etc. This week, when I committed to the backlog, I forgot that it was going to be nearly 70 yesterday and to plan for an outdoor bike ride. My backlog said “cycling” for Sunday, and while I…
You’ve heard me say more than once how taking time to practice Agile values and the specific frameworks your team may/does use is a great idea. I recently had one of those days where it really tested the “Responding to Change OVER Following a Plan” Agile value. I wanted to work out at 5:30 am before getting started with my “official day” as…
As a Scrum Master, you need to remember one thing, your team’s happiness matters A LOT. I know this may sound silly to say, but sometimes in the very virtual world that we live in, this may get forgotten, looked over, or put on the back burner. I’m certainly not saying any Scrum Master does this on purpose. You as a Scrum Master have…
As our keynote speaker for the Agile in Nonprofits Summit, Hana Siddiquee, a trainer from Agile in Education USA & Bohnishikha explains her experience using Scrum in the classroom to help students participate and be motivated in their studies. Once Hana introduced this process she saw a 32% increase in student engagement. She started with a simple daily Scrum in the classroom, making sure the…