Saturday, March 11, 2023

What is a Team

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The last couple posts have focused on teams, but I haven't addressed a basic question; What is a Team?  I ran cross-country in college, ...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

What is the Right Team Size?

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Team in front of Computer Code, generated by DALL-E 2  What is the right size for a team? Can it be too big or too small? I worked with a te...
Wednesday, January 04, 2023

Even the Best Chefs can't make a bad recipe taste good; why someone else's Agile Transformation recipe may not work for you

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 I've been reflecting on some of the agile transformations I've been involved in over the past few years. In some cases, I see some ...
Saturday, November 21, 2020

Is it Time for Holacracy?

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I was doing some research last weekend on  Holacracy  for a course I’m developing for  University of California - Irvine Extension . I have ...
Monday, December 17, 2018

What the Military can teach us about Sprint Planning

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As a coach, I've seen many Sprint Planning sessions. Some are more effective than others. When it comes to planning, the military has a ...
Tuesday, December 04, 2018

Getting Rusty

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I was in the Moab, Utah area last weekend and got some mountain biking in. I haven't spent a lot of time mountain biking this year so ...
Thursday, November 29, 2018

If You're Going to Offshore, Get it Right

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In general, I prefer having fully co-located teams but I've been working with a number of organizations that use off-shoring as part of ...