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Essays from 2017

5 essays from 2017

1. 01

   Don’t plan to fail! Or how to never be late, never ever! #NoEstimates

   Project management methodologies involve some kind of estimates on the content of the project (i.e. scope) and effort/duration (i.e. schedule). Simple techniques like WBS (work breakdown structure) with Gantt Charts or more complex techniques like PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) involve estimating the content and ultimately the duration or effort of each of the …

   4 October 20177 min readteams

2. 02

   A #NoEstimates tool: The slicing meeting, replacing estimation meetings while creating shared understanding

   Before we start, I’d like to thank to Neil Killick and Woody Zuill for inspiring this technique with their work. Sit down. Let’s estimate This is not a good start of a meeting for many of us. Asking for estimates may be an easy thing to do, but going through the process of estimating Stories …

   2 October 20173 min readteams

3. 03

   How to manage risk in Agile?

   Unvalidated opinions are “bets”, with the caveat that they beget even more “bets” (decisions based on that opinion). So we can say that unvalidated opinions generate other unvalidated opinions based on the original one, therefore creating exponential growth in risk. The process of validating an opinion (like Popcorn Flow by Claudio Perrone) helps us jump …

   29 September 20171 min readteams

4. 04

   How to define purpose for an Agile team? A practical guide to defining purpose and aligning with your organization’s goals

   As a Scrum Master, we are often worried about what goes on with the teams we work with. We care about the people. We help the team communicate, collaborate so that they can achieve the team’s goals. However, we often don’t work on a larger goal: the goal of the organization that needs that team. …

   27 September 20171 min readteams

5. 05

   5 tools all Scrum Masters should be familiar with. From managing conflict to Lean Startup

   Today is Tuesday. I get up and go to work. This Tuesday is the same as every Tuesday. After a few Tuesday’s we get the hang of the work we do. We get familiar. And after the familiar comes the routine and ultimately the boring. Is this how you want your job to be, routine and ultimately boring? …

   26 September 20178 min readteams

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