If Agile Is Dead, Who Killed It? Suspect #1: Your Boss
If the perception that Agile is dying is starting to take hold, the trained criminologist in me wants to know: who killed it? Read more to find out my #1 suspect
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How to Successfully Navigate Agile in a Hybrid Work Environment
The essence of Agile lies in adaptability, and this is particularly crucial in a hybrid work environment. With teams scattered across physical and virtual spaces, Agile principles need to be seamlessly integrated into both remote and in-office settings. Embracing this new paradigm involves reevaluating traditional Agile practices to suit the diverse needs of hybrid teams. Let’s explore strategies for implementing Agile in a hybrid work environment and fostering success in this dynamic landscape.
Why is Agile Scaling So Hard?
Agile scaling is always a hot topic for students and organizations dealing with the complexities of multi-team execution. The question I get asked most often is one that sounds the simplest: “Why does Scaling make everything so hard?”
When the Scrum Master Role is Set Up to Be an Anti-Pattern
If you’ve never experienced what a good Scrum Master does for a team, it’s easy to misunderstand the role as being administrative: scheduling team meetings, taking notes on impediments, nagging people to update the status of things. When that happens, it’s natural for decision makers to feel that the role of Scrum Master is not a real job, and therefore decide not to invest time or money into it. At that point, one of several anti-patterns typically happens. Here are the ones I see most often:
5 Qualities of a Great Agile Coach
Read about five things to look for to find out what working with a great Agile coach feels like.
Three Reports Expert Scrum Masters Use
In this blog, we’ll explore the purpose of three core reports every Scrum Master should understand and use: burndown, burnup, and throughput. We’ll also explain how to read and create each chart.
The Three Inspect and Adapt Loops in Scrum
Read more to learn about EPC, why we use it, and which three inspect and adapt loops are used within the cycle of the framework, once per sprint.
Two Quick Tips that Will Immediately Make Your Scrum Teams Better
Looking for quick ways to improve your Scrum team and its processes? These two quick tips will show immediate improvements.