Problem with Management You have a problem with management. Well, at least according to the main agile survey, you probably do. Per VersionOne’s annual survey, management support is one of the…
Scrum Master-Manager? Does it Work? First, a manager of a group should not be that group’s scrum master-manager. I have yet to have met one other coach or trainer who…
How NOT to do “Scrum but” Today we want to talk about overcoming obstacles, or how not to do Scrum but. We have folks in the classes who commonly…
Southern California Agile Leadership Summit At Rocket Nine Solutions, we are excited to tell you about a special event we have coming up: our inaugural Southern California Agile Leadership Summit…
Does your management think scrum is a gym membership? Deciding to use Scrum is a transforming decision. We have people say that they want their kids to go to traditional…
Scrum Team Training is Essential for Buy-in Team Not Bought In? Train Them. As we coach organizations, I come across a common problem of team members not bought into Scrum, resisting…
How to Get Started with Scrum on a Team http://youtu.be/IzOeuzjG430?rel=0 Today we want to talk about what to do as you get started with Scrum on a team. There are a…
Let’s look at the the connections between organizational change, agile adoption and Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore http://youtu.be/2NqnHB894CU?rel=0 Today, I want to talk to you about a common model that…
When considering who should be a ScrumMaster (a popular post on our site), I thought it might be helpful to walk through some traits to look for, or develop, in…