On an early weekend morning I found myself going back to my origins in Scrum and watching this video where I finally could prove that Jeff Sutherland was inspired in his service days…anyone who wants to really understand the origins of Scrum should watch this… Continue reading »
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The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. Niels Bohr
Openness is synonymous with transparency, and this requires candid and frank communication. The most important word in the previous sentence is communication – if this isn’t happening then openness is simply impossible. This can be a challenging value to hold dear and is particularly difficult to achieve if respect and courage are not yet instilled, and even more difficult it trust is yet to be established – this is probably why Commitment is the first value! Anyone affected by conversations and decisions must be made aware as soon as possible – and without disrupting their current focus. Openness needs to be considered at the highest levels of the organisation. Consider distributed, multiple teams facing a common impediment. There is little opportunity for passive communication and it’s probably something that is not within a single team’s control – in this situation openness becomes essential to everyone. Continue reading »Jul 292011
All too often people forget what was learned in a training session or struggle to apply what they have learned to real-life. Coaching enhances and extends training by helping people to understand what they have learned and how they can leverage it to their advantage in a real-life situation. Coaches work closely with you and your people, pulling information from across the organisation and supporting you in defining what success looks like. An Agile Coach will help you set goals and support you in discovering the right way for your organisation to use Agile to your advantage.
Coaching can be effective for short and long term purposes. Short term coaching is usually focused on specific activities, for example coaching a team’s planning meeting or helping groom Continue reading »
