Helping Nonprofits Create Twice the Impact in Half the Time at a Sustainable Pace
Nonprofit Agile Tools After just about every training we host at Agile in Nonprofits, one of the questions that comes up is “what Agile tools do you suggest for Scrum boards?” or “which Agile tool should we use for Sprint boards?” These questions, before COVID, were easy to answer, a whiteboard or dry erase board, a few markers, and sticky notes – the super sticky…
The English poet John Donne said it well when he wrote that no person “is an island, entire of itself.” We are interconnected to one another as people, and a crime we commit against ourselves is isolation. There is a term used in the Agile space called a “community of practice.” This term refers to the positive connection one person or group has to…
On our YouTube channel, Diane H. Leonard, GPC, STSI gives a quick but important mention of the Daily Scrum: https://youtu.be/kziJ7FKMh44 The Daily Scrum is attached to the Scrum framework, just one framework among many that utilize agility and adaptability for a greater impact. The Daily Scrum is one of the five events that are described in the Scrum Guide. Many nonprofits find the Daily…
My tech friend said to me, “You’ve become quite the Scrum advocate.” My housemate rolled his eyes and said “Yes, you already told me about Scrum.” My roommate’s voice came out of the dark and said “Can’t fall asleep? What’s on your mind?” My First 24 Hours as a Scrum Master My mind was consumed by Scrum. As an Agile framework, Scrum claims that…
Agile Bookshelf and an Agile Mindset There is an ever-growing list of books in the world today, but how do we find the ones that impact us? We had our product owner, Diane H Leonard, GPC, STSI and another one of our trainers–Erich Leonard, STSI–come together to discuss the books that have influenced his outlook on Agile. Five books that have helped Erich in…