Category Archives: Kanban

VLOG – Coaching Tip #2 – Dealing with Epic Failure

This is my second vlog — ever — and coaching tip of the week. You know, since I didn’t find the time to do one every day. So this one is two minutes, twice my normal intent of one minute quick tips. Enjoy, I hope…  

First vlog – ever – inspired by Jem + coaching tip

So, Jem D’jelal asked, “Would it be more entertaining to see sharing of 10 years worth of ScrumMaster journals as blogs or short vlogs? User feedback please!” I was inspired by his question this afternoon on the drive home. I thought I’d have a little fun. Share my opinion in an entertaining way and alsoContinue reading “First vlog – ever – inspired by Jem + coaching tip”

Tushar Paunikar: Agile and the KRA Conundrum

Reblogged with permission from Tushar Paunikar, the original author of this content, as a contributor to blogagility.com. Originally published on LinkedIn, November 22, 2016.   Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives. -Viktor E. Frankl Metrics drive behavior. I bet all would agree. We have experiencedContinue reading “Tushar Paunikar: Agile and the KRA Conundrum”

Upgrades! Power up your coaching

Time for a few upgrades. Since I can’t add anymore brain cells… I’ll settle for aids. I tried the iPad with the fire timer. That was a fire fail because you have to deal with keeping it charged all day. Plus, it encourages students to play with their electronics. And, what about breaks and timeContinue reading “Upgrades! Power up your coaching”

SAFe© – The Program Board, a real life working example

I promised a picture of the (jokingly) “super duper milestone, feature, dependency board runway” (PB) for our Agile Release Planes (ART) two weeks ago from my amazing uber client people at ESC. Well, here you go. before the ART 1 and ART 3 PI4 Planning (P4 PIP):

How to describe a Fractal in Agile

A fractal is a mathematical set that exhibits a repeating pattern displayed at every scale. Modularity and Fractal behaviors of scaling “Agile” frameworks. Do you see the consequential behavior of scaled Agile implementations as fractal patterns? Shouldn’t they be or are they? Should a team’s relative estimating be fractal? performance in value and successful outcomes?Continue reading “How to describe a Fractal in Agile”