Agile tools are some of my favorite things to continue to learn about. While tools don’t make you Agile they do help your team keep all your work visible. It may not always be…
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A Unique Approach to Team Celebrations for Achieving a Goal
I am always asking teams how they celebrate their successes, but unfortunately, regardless of the type of work the team does and the type of organization they are in, more often than not, am hearing…
Practicing Agile Techniques in Real Life – Studying for Exams
It is midterm season in my house for both of my daughters. Midterms span two weeks and cover all of their subjects. My oldest daughter, a junior in high school, after numerous years of midterm…
Agile In Real Life – Workout (Sprint) Goals
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…
Responding to Change OVER Following a Plan
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…