You knew it was going to happen some day, right? We would all be replaced by robots. Well, since I am retired from Agile Coaching now, I recruited a robot to take my place. And she has a sidekick for
Goodbye to Agile Crossing
My blog has always had a pretty personal tone. This post may be the most personal of all. If i thought more than 3 people will read this, I might feel a bit shy. But here goes, better late than
Agile Coaching in the Age of COVID-19
On August 18, 2020 I joined some colleagues for a MeetUp session on the Business of Agile Coaching. I have done similar sessions on this topic over the years. This was one of an annual series presented by the San
Why Hire an Agile Coach?
I was honored to present at the Scrum Alliance(r) Austin Scrum Gathering in the Champions of Agile Track on May 23, 2019. My topic was “Why Hire an Agile Coach?”. The slides from my talk are available here. I don’t
Agile Agency: State of the Art 2018
I did some Scrum training for a creative agency earlier this year. The workflow at this company is not an obvious fit to Scrum as originally designed for software. To help find the best fit, I did a survey of
Just Say No
Scrum is, by design, a “pull system” rather than a “push system”. The Scrum Team determines how much work they will pull in to each Sprint. The Product Owner determines what items are ready to be pulled in according to