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Month: January 2017

The Agile Transformation Manifesto

January 25, 2017May 12, 2021 Jay HrcskoUncategorized

Almost every technology department in an enterprise organization has discovered the “agile bug.”  Recruiters are calling anyone with “agile coach” on their resume.  I have friends whose phones are ringing off the hook with offers to coach “agile” in many […]

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Stop giving answers… ask some powerful questions instead

January 25, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

Scenario: a team member runs into an impediment. Comes to the team lead or the scrum master, and asks “What should I do?” Multiple choice options for the TL/SM’s reply: “I’ll take care of it for you.” “Go talk to […]

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The Super Agile Satchel

January 2, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

This past July I wrote a blog post entitled “Agile Attaché or Coach’s Companion or Super Agile Satchel” about the agile facilitation kit I created in early 2016.  This post serves as opportunity to share the cool things that have happened […]

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10 Takeaways from the Implementing SAFe 4.0 with SPC4 Certification Course

January 1, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has been around since 2011 and I’ve followed its development it over the years, but it wasn’t until this past fall that I really started giving it focused attention.  One of my clients wanted to implement SAFe […]

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Agile Team Metrics

January 1, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

Metrics can be a tricky thing and certainly what is measured can be a focus for the team. Choose wisely, be transparent, and talk about the what and the why for each metric your team chooses…or is chosen for you.  If […]

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Agile Adoption Board

January 1, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

A few months ago, I started coaching a team as they began their journey from waterfall to Agile.  One technique I employed was an information radiator that I named the Agile Adoption Board.  It worked out well, so I wanted to share […]

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10 Retrospectives

January 1, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

I’ve been interviewing ScrumMaster candidates lately and I like to ask about retrospective techniques.  Specifically, I ask the candidate “what types of retrospective techniques do you use for a new team as they adopt the Scrum framework?  Do you have […]

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Sprint Schedule Template

January 1, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

One the templates I’ve used most often as a ScrumMaster is a PowerPoint sprint schedule.  This tool is particularly useful for teams that are newly adopting Scrum.  Here are some examples of how I’ve used it… During Sprint Planning As […]

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What Gets in the Team’s Way?

January 1, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

A simple and powerful technique to identify what get breaks your stride… Any time you are in “Full focus” mode and your progress gets impeded – maybe something that has nothing to do with the work itself like an interruption, or […]

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Lines of Inquiry: Agile Communication and Collaboration

January 1, 2017 AgileUprisingUncategorized

Early in my journey, I operated under many assumptions. One particular one (embarrassing now) was that having exact processes and workflows with good documentation would be enough. Ah, silly me, depending so heavily on best practices. Thank goodness for the […]

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