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I've noticed people I work with really respond to recognition at work in different ways. I think it's universally accepted we like recognition, but people seem to respond to the de…

Emotional intelligence. Specifically: self awareness, self management, social awareness, and relationship management.

The whole point of a stand up (daily scrum) is to discuss how work is progressing towards a sprint goal. If it devolves into a card-by-card status update meeting, it loses its valu…

It is worth noting that ALL the agile values you spelled out are actually important. That said, the values on the right do not take precedence over the values on the left. Processe…

I've ran into this with teams before. I think it's critical to ask ourselves "Who really are our stakeholders?". More often than not, the answer boiled down to a.) our customers an…

This sounds a lot like Kanban for Scrum Teams. https://www.scrum.org/resources/kanban-guide-scrum-teams

Since pipenv is pretty much dormant, this seems to be a nice alternative. Thanks for sharing!

Same here. I moved into Agile/DevOps coaching, where it's expected you learn in order to help your teams grow and improve their practices and products. Haven't looked back. I now s…

I've taken the route of a "build your own MBA", seeking out various industry certifications to validate my learning. I flirted with an MBA program for years, but none offered the f…

Thinking about this earlier this morning as I swim through my inbox. I feel like it'd be easier to track down an email if there was a unique ID attached in the subject line. Had a …

Agreed. Vision and strategy set the table for why and how the work moves towards an intended outcome. Every company I've worked with that does scrumfall tends to value outputs over…

Agreed. Look no further than the iPhone.

If the team isn't relaying how their work is progressing towards the sprint goal, the daily scrum ends up turning into a status meaning, negating its intended purpose. The daily sc…

I would agree the word "sprint" can conjure up a bad picture, but the agile manifesto clearly states the team should work at a sustainable pace. Nowhere in the Scrum Guide does it …

Why should it be put in the same regime as a combustible if you believe nothing is worse than combustible? Trying to follow your logic here.

Ban e-cigarettes until they're reviewed by governing bodies. Continue to sell combustibles that've already received a negative health review for both those who consume them and tho…

I agree. I enjoy speaking to prospects and clients, but I know not everyone feels the same way. I would say instead of letting technical people handle the client/user, it should be…

i think now more than ever, there needs to be a bridge mindset between technical and non-technical. i learned that very early on, and even spent some time in a customer-facing, non…

Makes sense. Thanks for expounding on your point! +1

This is misguided anger at best, and trolling at worst. What were you hoping to achieve with this?

GK, I remember your presence on that thread. For those who were not there, it's under comment history. You spoke to the point of people needing your help (and not just anybody), wh…

Are you saying those who go to RFP to keep cost control transparent really don't need the help? It's also kind of egotistical to assume a company needs you and you alone to solve t…

I'm assuming none of your SOWs have gone to RFP.

In 10 years of consulting, I've yet to see a client buy this line of thinking. Clients want an accurate forecast for cost and key assumptions being made to formulate that cost. At …