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- quotable_quotes_list.old
- e problem, it’s always a people problem” —- Gerry Weinberg * "Almost any question can be answered cheaply, quickly, and finally, by a test campaign. And that's the way to answer them not by arguments around a table.” Claude Ho... economic impact.” — Donald G. Reinertsen * “If we incentivize conformance, people will insert conti
- thinking_in_bets_-_annie_duke
- and luck. Learning to recognize the difference between the two is what thinking in bets is all about. ... strategy just because a few hands didn’t turn out well in the short run. When I consult with executi... cision where they got lucky with the result, or a well-reasoned decision that didn’t pan out. No sob... avoc on our decisions in an uncertain world. When we work backward from results to figure out why thos
- enterprise_lean-agile_coach_course
- nnot leverage variability, that's a problem * Powerful question - litmus test for organization - "How do we treat variability and uncertainty?" If we don't like then we don't understand what is truly going on * Complex adaptive systems defn "a syste
- under_what_conditions_is_full-time_equivalent_fte_resource_planning_effective
- ce planning effective? ====== Traditionally when we plan work for Portfolios of Projects we will pull together a detailed resource plan of our people with the idea being that we can predict how people will work to deliver Projects. We use this information to: * Develop and work a
- how_do_we_overcome_i_win_you_lose_type_thinking_to_open_organization_to_learning
- lace. ====== Meta Data ====== * Title: How to we Overcome Win / Lose Type Thinking to Open an Orga... ===== Version as Initially Presented ===== When we work an agile transformation we see a number of leadership behaviors that slow the adoption of the new approach. One is that we continue to see people, especially leadership, ge
- turn_the_ship_around_-_a_true_story_of_turning_followers_into_leaders_-_david_marquet
- rn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders" - David Marquet ====== ====== No... ing managers understand and implement a more "empowered" approach to leading a group of people. Based ... o many. The book captures the approaches that allowed him to change how the management model worked on... d practically what needs to be done as a manager. We talk about "servant leadership", a bit about "emp
- how_do_we_run_our_first_sprint_retrospective
- ====== How Do We Run Our First Iteration (Sprint) Retrospective? ====== ====== Premise ====== At the... en see that the Retrospective is about: * What went well that we should continue to do? * What did not go well that we should perhaps improve? * What id
- what_is_the_benefit_of_having_a_cadence_of_meetings_etc
- ====== Why Do We Establish a Cadence of Events? ====== Or “What is the Benefit of Having a Cadence of Meetings?” Or “Should We Establish a Common Cadence for Planning for Our Organization?” ====== Background ====== As we transform organizations to execute in an agile wa... se Planning events if they all happen in the same week?” Or “I am a Product Manager of a product with
- how_do_we_use_story_point_estimates_to_forecast
- ====== How Do We Use Story Point Estimates To Forecast? ====== ===== Team Velocity ===== We have Team based Story Point estimates. How can th... k they think they can deliver in the next, say, 2 week period to form the "Iteration" or "Sprint" Back... complete 3+5+8+5, or 21 Points of work in this 2 week period. If at the end of the 2 week period the
- what_is_a_user_story_ssa
- <WRAP todo>Work in progress</WRAP> And "why do we use them?" And "what makes a 'good' user story?" And "how do we create a user story?" And "who creates a user sto... ontinue to shop later". * For an integration between two systems - "As a support analyst, I want to ... art to understand is that this is not a task that we as implementers need to do, but rather the functi
- how_do_we_allow_for_innovation
- ====== How Do We Allow for Innovation? ====== > Or "Why Do a Hack-a-thon" > Or "What You Can Expect f... re part of a successful software development shop we all know the problem when people ask you to be “more innovative.” We don't really allow the time to do true innovation... er all everyone knows about all the urgent things we have coming up in the plan and if we take away ca
- what_are_the_changes_in_culture_that_need_to_happen_with_agile
- Someone once asked me "what kinds of changes are we talking about?" The chart below captures some of the changes we see. Of course, "your mileage may vary". You will... while testers will find hundreds of trivial bugs. We need to focus instead on "delivery of value to th... the month” targets, and working to determine what went wrong (and in the worst case finding someone to
- how_does_a_team_initially_get_control_of_work
- s I’ve always done?” ====== Premise ====== When we kick-off a Train, we will often kick off the Teams for that Train a little in advance. The problem is... know where their work is coming from, but rather we need to set up the process so that the process of... a number of reasons for starting the Team before we get to a PI Planning event: * Learn Agile: It
- simulating_agile_execution_with_the_ball_point_game
- you think you'll get done in a 60 sec period * We will then run an iteration of 60 secs where you'l... ink you'll get done in the next 60 sec period * We are go to do 5 60 second periods * We have "quality control" - if you drop a ball that ball has to ... on my phone and write results up on the board as we go. I also take notes as the game progresses base
- so_you_want_to_setup_a_business_as_an_agile_coach
- y not be useful to you. In the following section we will look into the basic process to set up an Agi... stablish your LLC as an S-Corp * Establish your website * Find a small business accountant * Fin... y that in my experience given the kind of company we are it is more important that you like what you c... ve chosen in multiple ways - a registered name, a website, in Linked In, in Twitter, in Facebook, etc.