7 Things You Should Do During Sprint Planning

Be Here Now - Mike CohnOne of my favorite books is one I’ve never completely read. It’s called Be Here Now. A friend’s older brother was reading it when I was 10. He let me page through his copy.The b...

16 Sep 9min

Be Here Now - Mike CohnOne of my favorite books is one I’ve never completely read. It’s called Be Here Now. A friend’s older brother was reading it when I was 10. He let me page through his copy.The b...

16 Sep 9min

Your Team Is Delivering. So, Why Does It Feel Off?The stories are getting completed.Velocity looks good.Releases are happening on time.Stakeholders seem happy.So why does something still feel... OFF?T...

15 Sep 4min

When Managers Solve Every Problem, the Organization Gets WeakerGreat managers solve problems.Right?Maybe not.One of the easiest traps for a talented leader to fall into is becoming the person everyone...

14 Sep 5min

Remembering September 11thSome days pass into history.Others remain with us forever.September 11, 2001 was one of those days.In this special episode of The Agile Daily Standup, we're setting aside our...

11 Sep 4min

The Better You Are at Delivery Management, The Less Visible You BecomeHere’s one of the strangest paradoxes of great leadership:The better you become at delivery management, the less people may notice...

10 Sep 3min

ARE LEADERS KEEPINGPEOPLE IN THEIR LANES?YOU CAN'T DEMAND TEAMWORKWHILE REWARDING INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR.And perhaps a small visual callout:STAFFED AS INDIVIDUALS.MEASURED AS INDIVIDUALS.REWARDED AS INDI...

9 Sep 4min

Is Transparency Really the Answer? Is Transparency Really the Answer?We hear it constantly in Agile: “We need more transparency.”But does transparency really mean sharing everything?In Episode 1647 of...

8 Sep 4min