Blog: Agile & Business
BVPs, Fun, and the Game
Topic: BVPs, Fun, the Game, and Transparency I will lead the discussion of this topic on Thursday (March 24th, 2022) at Agile-Carolinas. 5:00pm – 7:00pm EDT Online this time. (In-person next time.) What is the topic? Here are a few ideas that give you some hints. I advocate for Business Value Points. And the use […]
In-Person Courses – Some comments
We started doing in-person courses again August 2021. We paused them (partly us, partly the market) for a few months as the Omicron variant passed through. We are doing In-Person courses again. As the market demands. If you are interested, contact us at info@leanagiletraining.com with questions or comments. Side Note: We want to be […]
Becoming a Better Change Agent (How do I get more change to happen)
I was recently leading a Webinar called Agile Leaders Dialogue. (Please come next time.) This topic (change) came up. So, I wanted to review with you my main suggestions. A Learned Skill Becoming a better change agent is a learned skill. Yes, maybe some people are naturally better at it. Maybe they have practiced it […]
How to fix this Team? Diagnosis-1
Lots of people are doing Scrum ok, but not getting the results they should be getting. So, we want to start this series of blog posts to help with that. First, it helps to define success, and how much success you want. Definition of Success Here’s a definition of success that we like. Note that […]
Webinar: Becoming a Great PO
Webinar. Date: Friday, January 14th, 2022 Time: 2pm – 3pm ET You are invited. Free. *** Let’s discuss these points mainly. Why do I want a great PO What are the key metrics for a great PO How do I implement those metrics Is it all about the numbers How to get better and faster […]
Webinar: The Link between Estimating and Successful Sprints
Webinar: All Invited. Free Date: Monday, January 3 Time: 11am – noon ET, 1 hour A discussion with a leader. *** Problems: Some of you have problems estimating using the recommended Wide-Band Delphi Expert Estimation pattern, using the Fibonacci cards. Some of you have problems promising (or forecasting) the right number of stories or story […]
Agile Managers Workshop – Some topics
Basics We have an Agile Managers workshop, to help managers become better agile managers. The next is: Date: Dec 2nd, 2021 – Thursday Time: 2:00 – 5:30 p.m. EST Via: Zoom Topics We want to work on three topics per session. Here are some sample topics and then proposed topics. Proposed topics are the ones […]
Webinar: What should an Agile Manager do?
Webinar: What should an Agile Manager do? Let’s discuss what our current thoughts are. We will propose 8 actions, a small set, of things a manager might start by doing. They are: Set a Goal Check your financial situation Resolve that you want lasting stable Teams Identify the Work for the Team Resolve that you […]
Iterative and Incremental at 3 Levels – #1 “the what”
THIS IS A DRAFT. (Comments welcome.) I will try to express two big thoughts. Hopefully these are formed well enough that as I talk about them clearly, you can use them in your situation. * Background So, the two ideas are basically these questions: How do we coordinate at the 3 levels on “the what”. […]
Managers: How to have break-out, outstanding Teams. #1
The Agile community is not generating enough high-performing teams. Managers: I put this to you. We could put it to the SMs, the POs, the Scrum Teams, the CEO, etc. So, why so few break-out Teams? Well, to be honest, I do not care much why we are NOT having this success — what I […]
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