28 October 2011
fivancsich
Envision a vision for a better PO I want to point out that a vision is a necessity. The Product Owner is not going to do a good job without one. The product vision is not part of the Scrum framework. Nonetheless it is often mentioned in the Scrum literature ...
Envision a vision for a better PO
I want to point out that a vision is a necessity. The Product Owner is not going to do a good job without one. The product vision is not part of the Scrum framework. Nonetheless it is often mentioned in the Scrum literature as something that is a prerequisite.
In my experience, most companies lack a vision for their products. On rare occasions, there existed a product vision, but it led a gloomy existance in a dusty drawer.
A good product vision is short, concise, broad, understandable and most important - engaging! With a ...
27 October 2011
fivancsich
New Release of Agilo for Scrum Today we're releasing a new version of Agilo for Scrum! Our web-based Scrum Tool that uses push to grant you an experience as good as paper, just got even better! We are excited to introduce to you Retrospectives! - Now we support all Scrum ...
New Release of Agilo for Scrum
Today we're releasing a new version of Agilo for Scrum!
Our web-based Scrum Tool that uses push to grant you an experience as good as paper, just got even better!
We are excited to introduce to you Retrospectives! - Now we support all Scrum Ceremonies!
With this release, every Team Member can create and manage Observations during the Sprint. At the end of each Sprint, after closing it, you will be supported by our Retrospective-Feature that allows you to see all Observations of each team member. Furthermore, you can create team impediments or new ...
25 October 2011
davesharrock
Having moved to Vancouver, Canada to share the magic that is agile42, I was surprised to meet another foreign agile coach in Vancouver. Marius de Beer, from South Africa, had also identified with the beauty of Vancouver (his wife liked the city) and decided to settle down here (his wife ...
Having moved to Vancouver, Canada to share the magic that is agile42, I was surprised to meet another foreign agile coach in Vancouver. Marius de Beer, from South Africa, had also identified with the beauty of Vancouver (his wife liked the city) and decided to settle down here (his wife really liked the city). Over the intervening months, I've had the pleasure of working more closely with Marius, and see something very special in him. Therefore, this week Marius is our Awesome Coach of the Week.
Marius has worked with agile for nearly a decade, and has been coaching ...
24 October 2011
ralfkruse81
Software is getting more and more complex and a lot of projects fail. The students experienced this problem simple exercise: The marshmallow challenge. The students had to build a tower out of spaghettis, cover-tape, a string and with a marshmallow on top in a fixed timebox of 18 minutes.
Well, the exercise worked out as expected. Three of four teams had no tower at the end. Pretty comparable to real software projects :-)
What happend?:
I gave them a complex environment with fixed circumstances and rules. Instead of trying and failing fast and often, they discussed nearly until the timebox was over or they added the marshmallow in the last second and the tower broke under the weight.
After also some other interactive sessions like the well known ball point game the students got the message and learned:
- Assumptions lead to wrong results - proof them fast and often
- Build your ...
20 October 2011
NinaMenke
The article „Agil zu werden ist nicht schwer, agil zu sein dagegen sehr...“ (in engl. "Becoming agile is not so difficult but staying agile can be...") by Marion Eickmann was published in the magazine www.objektspektrum.de on October 20th, 2011.
Becoming agile is not so difficult, but staying agile can be. The introduction of agile practices such as Scrum and Kanban may seem simple at first glance, but is not trivial. The reason for this is that the transition to agile methods are not only changing processes within the company but also the "mindset" of all participants. Teams have more responsibility, management style will change from "Command and Control" to "Agile Leadership" and also the strategic management has to support "Agile Change" with the right communication strategy. But how is it possible to introduce all these changes successfully? The answer ...
17 October 2011
ralfkruse81
When I studied „Computer Science“, I did not learn much about agile software development, although, according to my curriculum I should have.Now, being an Agile Coach, I like to go back to the roots, helping “Agility” to become a part of the universities topics. My old university, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW), gives me the chance to do so.
As we all know a lot of projects failed in the past for various reason. Agile methods like Scrum seems to help solving that issue and therefore more and more companies start moving in the agile direction. My goal is to give the students an understanding of agile beyond the pure mechanics, so that they are learning the theory as well as real ways to work agile in order to prepare them for the real work environments.
In the lecture we will see and experience well known agile approaches like Scrum and Kanban, get an understanding of their background (Lean ...
17 October 2011
bradford653
New Release of Agilo for Trac (formerly Agilo for Scrum) Today we're releasing a new version of Agilo for Trac Pro 1.3.5 (and the Agilo for Trac Open Source edition, 0.9.5). This is a minor release, and contains only the following changes: Rename! Agilo for Scrum has been renamed to ...
New Release of Agilo for Trac (formerly Agilo for Scrum)
Today we're releasing a new version of Agilo for Trac Pro 1.3.5 (and the Agilo for Trac Open Source edition, 0.9.5). This is a minor release, and contains only the following changes:
- Rename! Agilo for Scrum has been renamed to Agilo for trac
- In keeping with the new name, we've also given the tool a visual makeover
- The ability to allow cascading deletions has been added (see agilo-help/admin/LinkAdmin)
How to Update
- Download the new version from the tools page and unpack the ...
14 October 2011
davesharrock
Two weeks ago, Olaf and I had the pleasure of participating in the AgileCoachCamp US (#accus). We played our brand new Kanban Pizza Challenge on the Games Day, and hosted multiple open space sessions. One of my sessions got exceptionally good feedback, so I decided to provide a little more information on the agile42 Agile Strategy Map...
At the AgileCoachCamp US in Columbus, OH, I facilitated an open space session on Agile Strategy Mapping.
The opening question was how to effectively manage the work of the leadership or transition teams in large enterprise agile adoptions. The group quickly identified two scenarios: one in which the traditional backlog and task board approach worked extremely well; and one in which the backlog and task board lacked sufficient cohesion to lead an effective adoption, perhaps a result of lack of commitment or discipline.
In the latter case, we discussed the impact of using an Agile Strategy Map. This tool is ...
13 October 2011
marion
Hello All, I am happy to announce the next Scrumtisch in Berlin, an I hope many of you will come. Andrea will tell you a bit about the last Scrum Gathering which is happening right now in London, and about some news regarding the Scrum Certifications. The other topics we ...
Marion Eickmann
I am one of the founders of agile42. Even though I am not an engineer I
consider myself almost a "Techi" as I have been working in the field of
software development for 10 years now.
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Scrumtisch Berlin
Hello All,
I am happy to announce the next Scrumtisch in Berlin, an I hope many of you will come.
Andrea will tell you a bit about the last Scrum Gathering which is happening right now in London, and about some news regarding the Scrum Certifications. The other topics we will found on the "fly" :-)
- Date: 10. November 2011
- Time: 18:30
- Place: Cafe Restaurant Hundertwasser, Simon Dach / Ecke Krossener Strasse
We are looking forward to meet you there.
Marion
10 October 2011
davesharrock
I'm pleased to put forward Andrea Tomasini as our Awesome Coach of the Week!I've been fortunate to know and work with Andrea for over three years. First, we brought Andrea into our company as a consultant, having bought into his vision for how we could turn our product development team ...
I'm pleased to put forward Andrea Tomasini as our Awesome Coach of the Week!
I've been fortunate to know and work with Andrea for over three years. First, we brought Andrea into our company as a consultant, having bought into his vision for how we could turn our product development team around. Andrea is a a passionate advocate for agile, and an intoxicating communicator. The workshops, training and coaching sessions often attract observers and impromptu visitors. People just have to find out what is going on? Why is everyone moving around, building lego cities, running back to their ...
10 October 2011
fivancsich
Only one Face to a team! It is simple as that. There should be only one Person talking to the development team about priority and things to do and that is the Product Owner. In literature, you will likely find the happy scenario, where the Product Owner and team are ...
Only one Face to a team!
It is simple as that. There should be only one Person talking to the development team about priority and things to do and that is the Product Owner.
In literature, you will likely find the happy scenario, where the Product Owner and team are working together without the hassles of real life. The Product Owner runs the Sprint Planning meeting and asks the team to commit to certain stories. After the Sprint, the Team will present what they have achieved at the Sprint Review.
So far, so good. But what if you have more ...
7 October 2011
NinaMenke
agile42 consulting ltd's Dave Sharrock to speak at Much Ado About Agile VI Extreme Lego Scrum Game Tutorial and Leading Agile Change Seminar (VANCOUVER, Canada, October 24 & 25, 2011) agile42 consulting ltd. announced today that Dave Sharrock, VP Professional Services for Canada, will be speaking at Agile Vancouver’s 6th ...
agile42 consulting ltd's Dave Sharrock to speak at Much Ado About Agile VI
Extreme Lego Scrum Game Tutorial and Leading Agile Change Seminar
(VANCOUVER, Canada, October 24 & 25, 2011) agile42 consulting ltd. announced today that Dave Sharrock, VP Professional Services for Canada, will be speaking at Agile Vancouver’s 6th annual conference, Much Ado About Agile. Dave will be running a tutorial “Extreme Lego Scrum Game” where attendees will experience hands-on Scrum practitioning and uncover the principles of Scrum from real need, learning why the artifacts are there and how they naturally fit together to improve flow, and come ...
Franz Ivancsich
