Hi guys, in my previous post I explained why we should chose only one issue to improve in our retrospectives. This time I want to discuss what to do with that “single issue”. One of the big reasons why I am writing this blog is because I believe I failed as a coach during last […]
Do retrospectives more often!!!
Hi guys, in my last post I explained why I think we should take a single item out from a retrospective. This post received some interesting feedback. One of the examples is: “If a team is big or if items are small, there is no point taking just one item.” My opinion is still the […]
Change one thing at a time!
Hi guys, I have been talking a lot about retrospectives during last weeks. Mainly because our project, “Getting Value out of Retrospectives” was built but also because of my active participation in Retrospectives. I collected some insights that I want to share with all of you. Therefore, I want to discuss why we should only […]
Retrospective Smells
Hi guys, last post I wrote about pre requisites for a good retrospective. In this post I will write about the opposite: “Retrospective Smells”, this means that I will mention several things that you should play attention if it happens to you. These are signs that your retrospectives are not being effective. I want to […]
Retrospectives Pre-Requirements
Hi guys, this blog is part of our book: “Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives”, a book written by me and Ben Linders with the foreword from Esther Derby. The book can be downloaded by free in LeanPub.com or InfoQ.com, please download it and spread it within your colleagues. Like Rachel Davies and Liz Sedley […]
Target Conditions - A way to move towards your “Company Vision”
Hi guys, some weeks ago I spoke about the importance of having a vision for a company, that post can be found here. In this post I will explain a possible way how companies can educate their employees to work towards their “Company Vision”. This blog post is inspired by the book “Toyota Kata” written […]
Becoming a high performing team
Hi guys, some time ago I discussed how important it is for a company to have a vision, here you can find more about it. In this post I would like to discuss about the same topic but on a team level. Currently I work as a Coach for teams that are performing really well […]
Enable Pair Programming Rotation
Hi guys, few weeks ago I wrote a couple of blogs about pair programming: “Intro Pair Programming” and “Ping Pong programming“, I believe these techniques are extremely useful to share a knowledge within a team. This week I will explain how you can enable Pair Programming rotation. This idea was taken from the book Agile […]
Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives: “Boat Exercise”
Hi guys, in this post I will explain how can you use Boat exercise as a tool for a retrospective. I learned this exercise few years ago when I worked together with Vasco Duarte. Few weeks ago I saw an upgrade in Pedro Gustavo blog.This exercise can be found in the book: “Getting Value out […]
Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives: “High Performance Tree”
Hi guys, in this post I will explain how can you use “High Performance Tree” created by Lyssa Adkins. This exercise is deeply explained in the book: “Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches and Project Managers in Transition” by Lyssa Adkins. AThis exercise can be found in the book: “Getting Value […]