I know, long time since the last post. Life is rich. Thanks for asking. I was at Agile Open San Diego last week. Thi sis annual event where smart people get together to learn from each other. I highly recommend it
Is Scrum the Best Choice for Any Kind of Work?
A frequently asked question in Scrum classes is this: ”Is Scrum best for every type of project?” My answer is “No”. I will explain this answer in three different ways in my next 3 posts. In this one, I will
How to Make a Training Poster
I like to brighten up my training classes with wall posters. They typically reproduce slides in my presentation materials. In one class we had some audio-visual challenges and I actually used the posters as my slides . They serve as
What are the Best Practices for Agile?
“What are the Best Practices for Agile?” If I had a dollar for every time I have been asked this question, I could buy a weekend on Maui. This industry term has taken on a “silver bullet” quality. In our
Where Does a Project Manager Fit in Scrum? part 2
In our last post, we described an exercise for discovering how traditional Project Management duties are shared by the 3 Scrum roles. We raised the question: Is there still enough left to justify a Project Manager? If not, what is
Where Does a Project Manager Fit in Scrum? part 1
There is an exercise that I like to do in my ScrumMaster course to answer a frequently asked question: Where does the Project Manager fit in Scrum? Project Manager is not one of the Scrum roles so there is some