In This Issue
- You May Kiss the Bride and Update the Scrum Board
Read Phil Johnson's Blog Post - Appetite for Change
Read Dean Stevens' Blog Post - Want Successful Projects? Do Less Work
Read Jesse Fewell's Blog Post - Use Physical Story Cards
Read Andrew Fuqua’s Blog Post - Making Daily Scrum Meetings Really Effective & Efficient
Read Satish Thatte's Blog Post
You May Kiss the Bride and Update the Scrum Board
If you think agile is just for software development, think again. Phil Johnson explores the increasing adoption of agile outside the tech world from venture capitalists to marketing…and even wedding planning.
Read Phil Johnson's Blog Post.
Appetite for Change
We ain’t gonna lie – change can be tough to deal with. Transitioning to agile isn’t just about new processes, practices and tools. It’s also about dealing with the human side of change which often emotes fear and uncertainty. Dean Stevens shares some tips to help foster an appetite for change.
Read Dean Stevens' Blog Post.
Want Successful Projects? Do Less Work
As a project manager, have you ever been handed an unrealistic plan along with a mandate to be successful? Jesse Fewell challenges us to facilitate true innovation by finding a new path that involves the shortest distance between today’s problem and tomorrow’s victory. It’s called agile.
Read Jesse Fewell's Blog Post.
Use Physical Story Cards
Even if you’ve already gone virtual, Andrew Fuqua makes the case for using physical story cards too. Andrew’s recommendation? Print out your story cards from your ALM tool, take advantage of the collaborative benefits of being able to slide cards around on a table for a prioritization or planning exercise and then update the tool to keep in sync.
Read Andrew Fuqua’s Blog Post.
Making Daily Scrum Meetings Really Effective & Efficient
In the final part of his blog series, Satish Thatte shares 8 practical tips to help ScrumMasters improve the effectiveness of their daily scrum meetings. From getting set up ahead of the meeting to guidelines on what is and isn’t appropriate to discuss, find out what you can do improve and share your own tips.
Read Satish Thatte's Blog Post.
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