One question that I often get asked is what comes after Agile? Many feel like the ride is nearing its end while others are actually just getting started on their Agile journey. I think this question has a more natural version for what we are trying to figure out... As an organization, are we trying to do agile, or are we trying to be Agile and achieve agility? The feeling of uncertainty that revolves around what do I do next? What things should we be benchmarking and keeping

In many organizations, Agile is alive and well within many layers of the company. Change has become something to be expected and even embraced knowing that the way things are working right now might work for now but could change if teams and the organization find a more effective way to operate. With this becoming a state of flux and adaptation that occurs, what happens when this attitude of continuous improvement does not exist within an organization? There are many differen

What happens when the ScrumMaster becomes so overzealous that their message is rejected? Over the past couple years, I have seen this situation play out in several companies that I have worked with in depth. The situation is such that a person who has the role of ScrumMaster gives the “woe is me” response to how well things are going with the team or teams they are working with. Nothing seems to be going right when you talk to them. However, when looking at the team, they con

With companies that have either tried, currently using or are dabbling with Agile, the craze of the early 2000’s has easily become more main

There are many trains of thought about being precise with the roles used within your Agile teams. The underlying principles are about making

To have a release you must have a start and end date, a set of work to be accomplished and a customer sign off. Why plan for this - reduce t

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The Scrum Master, the servant leader. The one who shepherds teams to become self organizing, efficient and effective. The core and soul to

The retrospective is one of the single most important ceremonies to help agile teams improve. Facilitation methods vary but can help teams d

Writing an effective user story can be a lot of work. Is it really worth the extra effort? Isn’t it faster to just have the product owner

AgileDad University takes a detailed look at scrum team roles. What are the three roles of Scrum? What are the distinct differences? What ar

One by one companies utilize efforts to become more Agile in their approach. In so doing, I am met time and time again with companies across

We oftentimes have requests that are submitted through well-meaning stakeholders that fill up our backlog. When those requests come in, we

When implementing Scrum into our workflow we don’t often think about the meaning of the word Scrum. Where did it come from? What does it

Agile has not only changed the way that the world approaches work, but it has changed me personally. On this US Thanksgiving holiday...