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Essential SAFe and the Agile End Game

Defining the elusive and dynamic Agile End Game for organizations.

Focus on family with an Agile mindset and Scrum.

Focus on family with an Agile mindset and Scrum. I read a parenting article a few months ago about family dinner table discussions with your kids. It was great stuff. The recommendations centered around three questions. 1. What was the favorite part of your day? 2. What was the least favorite part of your day?Continue reading “Focus on family with an Agile mindset and Scrum.”

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”

Committing to Sprint Goals

Is your Scrum team developing a solid set of goals for each sprint? If you are doing so how well is the team meeting the commitment?

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Learning Journey

I am really thrilled to learn more about the Scaled Agile Framework after going through the SPC course and certification process. A big thank you to Eric Willeke as he is an amazing instructor and has clearly mastered the material. I am not a fan of certifications as a KPI for job applicants. Only asContinue reading “The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Learning Journey”