Agile Software Development

Jem D’jelal: Are recruiters too dumb to learn agile?

Reblogged with permission from Jem D’jelal, the original author of this content, as a contributor to blogagility.com. Originally published on LinkedIn December 15, 2016. Jem D’jelal Coaching individuals & teams to find “better” ways of working. You can be the judge of that. Because we REALLY put that question to the test.

Jem D’jelal: The agile hypocrite who hated recruiters.

Reblogged with permission from Jem D’jelal, the original author of this content, as a contributor to blogagility.com. Originally published on LinkedIn November 21, 2016. Jem D’jelal Coaching individuals & teams to find “better” ways of working. There’s this ScrumMaster I know. Who turns his empathy off like a light switch. You see with his team he’sContinue reading “Jem D’jelal: The agile hypocrite who hated recruiters.”

Steve Mayner at the 2016 SAFe Summit discussing an Agile Transformation in the Federal Government, Third Time’s the Charm

AGILE MOMENT: Framing a User Story, a Visualization.

What does it mean to frame a user story? This often can be a difficult process to explain. Try to use this technique when you are teaching planning poker and writing user stories. As we work through the process of doing planning poker to create amazing estimates (based on: knowledge, uncertainty, volume, and complexity) weContinue reading “AGILE MOMENT: Framing a User Story, a Visualization.”

Booked! Leading SAFe

I am teaching Leading SAFe with my co-instructor Jose (Joe) LaTorre USMC (Ret.) this Friday! The kit is prepared! We have some prep work to do still but I am SUPER EXCITED about teaching the course! Thanks to the Scaled Agile, Inc. folks for the support and to my gracious and eager to learn clientsContinue reading “Booked! Leading SAFe”

Jem D’jelal: When ScrumMasters don’t need to Scrum.

Reblogged with permission from Jem D’jelal, the original author of this content, as a contributor to blogagility.com. Originally published on LinkedIn July 11, 2016. Jem D’jelal Coaching individuals & teams to find “better” ways of working. Going on the adventure that is Scrum involves an appetite for change & a disruption budget. Not everyone has thatContinue reading “Jem D’jelal: When ScrumMasters don’t need to Scrum.”