Our Favorite “Modifications” to Scrum
The Scrum Guide, the official definition of Scrum, has changed over the years. But various practices have become “standard Scrum” even if they’re no longer… Read More
Key Ideas of the Week
The Powerful Gratitude Practice Most People Have Never Heard of
It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow here in the US, and you’ve probably seen a lot of articles about the benefits of gratitude. Studies have shown over and… Read More
Build Capability as Part of Your Work
As the end of the year draws close, it’s tempting to delay professional development until after the holidays or when “things slow down.” But the… Read More
Rework Isn’t Inevitable
Talking with a software development lead recently, I heard, “Probably 50% of our user stories have some sort of issue that shows up in UAT… Read More
Finish the Year With New Product Skills
A lot of the agile practices have become standard (at least in name). Organizing work in iterations is commonplace. Cross-functional teams are more common than… Read More
Our First Class of Certified CAPED Consultants
We’re always afraid to go to the complex because it’s the unknown. CAPED gives us the guardrails and parameters on how to think about the… Read More
Are You Defining Your Contribution Too Narrowly?
I was talking with a Head of Security who was drowning. Overwhelmed, reactive, constantly pulled in every direction. He’d become a bottleneck for his entire… Read More
Asking Why Without “Why”
With their Five Whys, Toyota made asking “why?” the go-to root cause analysis technique. Author Simon Sinek got famous for telling leaders to “Start… Read More
Scrum or Kanban? (And Why That’s Not Really The Question)
“Should we switch from Scrum to Kanban?” We get this question all the time from struggling teams. Usually after a few rough sprints where commitments… Read More
How You Start Is Everything
Whether your next big initiative delivers value quickly or becomes a million-dollar lesson in what not to do comes down to one decision: what you… Read More