Full Time Scrum Master – a 6 week experiment pt 1
I’m a tester in a small delivery squad at Trade Me. Karen joined our team four months ago as a Product Delivery Manager and in… Read More »Full Time Scrum Master – a 6 week experiment pt 1
management
How I lost my job by implementing Agile #sgza
This was an open, honest and powerful talk by Jan Jaap Cannegieter. He told the story of how he attended AgileTD and realised that he… Read More »How I lost my job by implementing Agile #sgza
All people are awesome. Always. #sgza
Danie Roux gave the opening keynote at Scrum Gathering South Africa 2016 (#SGZA). You can listen to the talk here: https://t.co/yoMup5vyye. He said: All people are… Read More »All people are awesome. Always. #sgza
3 Key Skills for Servant Leaders
Servant Leadership is a big buzzword these days. Everyone knows Scrum Masters and agile managers need to be servant leaders, but often it’s difficult to… Read More »3 Key Skills for Servant Leaders
The Four Day Work Week
About a year ago, we made a fairly major decision at Growing Agile. We realised we were too busy, so we decided to work less. We… Read More »The Four Day Work Week
Invoicing without timesheets
We recently worked with a client who do outsourced software development. They were looking to start using Scrum with a bit more discipline than they… Read More »Invoicing without timesheets
Agile Hotline – Dealing with command and control
Welcome to Agile Hotline! One of the Scrum Master’s we coach often calls us with problems he is dealing with. He joked that we should… Read More »Agile Hotline – Dealing with command and control
Helping others deal with conflict
One of the sessions I attended at Agile 2014 by Tricia Broderick was on how managers can help team members resolve conflict themselves. She had… Read More »Helping others deal with conflict
Three key success factors for ‘going agile’
When companies approach us about ‘going agile’ they often what to know what needs to be in place before they start. Most often companies believe… Read More »Three key success factors for ‘going agile’
Agile Ci2i
Last month (9 – 11 February 2015) we attended the Scrum Coach Retreat in South Africa. Karen found herself in a group that was focussed… Read More »Agile Ci2i