Beyond Roles in Scrum

Posted by on Feb 19, 2014 in People's Scrum | 8 Comments
Beyond Roles in Scrum

In this post we will explain how we can move to shared responsibility by focusing away from roles in Scrum. (This is a joint post with Michael Sahota) Build the Right thing. Build it Right. Build it Fast. ? Henrik Kniberg produced a kick-ass intro video on Agile and Scrum that we use a lot […]

How Play4Agile Changed My Life

How Play4Agile Changed My Life

Play4Agile has been the most transformative gathering I’ve attended. It’s been substantial in my personal growth, and the connections I’ve made in the agile community. This is my P4A story… How It Started Long after online interactions with the XP crowd in 98-01, my first real-life contact with the agile community was ScrumGathering 09 in […]

Reading the Agile Manifesto

Posted by on Feb 11, 2014 in Agile & Lean, Agile with a Purpose | 5 Comments
Reading the Agile Manifesto

I’ve been uncovering better ways of becoming agile by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work I’ve come to read the manifesto from different angles. Hint: These are interpretations of an inspiring work of art created by a courageous group of people. Neither of my two interpretations replaces the original. The second one […]

Scrum in Stories: Sam Gamgee

I recently introduced Hero Feedback at a client company. The idea of archetypes and role models from famous stories resonated with people. When they wanted to find a better name for the Scrum Master “role”, they started having conversations around movie and story characters that fit as role models for a Scrum Master. The first […]