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Are You a Great Leader? Many Realities Exist at The Same Time People who have trouble accepting and respecting this fact turn out to be poor leaders. They tend to speak more than they listen. But the greatest leaders know how to do this one thing. They’re able to feel the discomfort of holding opposing realities at the same time in the mind. Without reaction. Without fear. This discomfort is  cogn...

The BEST Skill to Learn Is Often to Forget How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehenson/

What Are Words For? NOTHING is more annoying than when people take words and twist them out of context and or take sound bites of entire documents to force others to believe their point of view. While there is a time and a place to be selective of our word choices, dissecting the Agile Manifesto is NOT one of them. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram] ...

Yes, Agile Teams Can Create Accurate Plans - Mike Cohn The term  release plan  made a lot more sense when Scrum first began in the 1990s. At that time, most teams would run a series of sprints and then release a product. Today, most teams release more often than every few sprints. Some release every sprint and others release multiple times per sprint or even many times per day. Release plan  might...

UX Research Methods Mapping In research, we explore our questions with research  methods . We might use qualitative methods, like in-depth interviews, or quantitative methods, like surveys. Preferably, we will use a few methods and layer the insights from them together, but it is very important to pick the right research method for the questions you’re exploring. Cue the UX Research Methods Map. H...

Don't Get Stuck In the RACI Rabbit Hole... Imagine you’d like to clarify who can make what decision. One of the most popular methods is to create a RACI-matrix (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed). But it has several serious shortcomings. If you’ve ever been in a conversation about a RACI, you’ve likely discussed the difference between Responsible and Accountable. And that is not su...

Buddha Kept Repeating This When He Taught Mindfulness This one line was what most powerfully imprinted itself into my mind. Atapi sampajjano satima , a refrain of the  Satipatthana Sutta  is probably the most succinct definition and description of mindfulness in the Buddha’s own words. In an age of commercialization of mindfulness, the original definition can often get obscured. This is why elucid...

Signs That You Are a Good Manager... 1) Have a passion for technology but care more about ensuring that their underlying team succeeds 2) Motivates his/her team on a regular basis 3) Passion to teach or help younger members learn 4) Ability for the lead to handle their big titles. 5) Openness to share their expertise & insight with team members 6) Ability to Humble oneself 7) Check often to se...

The Death of Scrum... NOT Again! Scrum is dead... It will NEVER make it through 2024... Nobody will do Agile. Everyone will do something new. I have heard it all and now I have had enough. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www.linkedin....

Are User Stories & Story Points Required? No... - Mike Cohn I’m often asked if user stories are part of Scrum. No, they’re not. You can have a phenomenally successful team and never work with user stories at all. At its core Scrum is a very small set of rules. The Scrum rules are defined in the Scrum Guide, and they’re things like keeping sprints short, no longer than a month. Outside this cor...

The Difference Between Definition of Ready, Definition of Done, and Acceptance Criteria The DoD, DoR, and the acceptance criteria are fundamental concepts in product development. While DoD and DoR are part of Scrum, Acceptance Criteria is an additional very important practice.

10 Unhealthy Habits You Need to Quit Doing Right Now! Gossiping Doom Scrolling Talking Over People Not Investing Spending Your Savings Poor Sleep Hygiene Procrastinating Being Late Smoking and Drinking Being Sedentary How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Lin...

Agile Personal Leadership Supports a Strong Stable Work Culture If you have not heard about Stable Framework yet, it is high time that we do something about that! I was knee-deep into reading The Stable Framework when I came across a section on Personal leadership application that I felt really makes Stable stand out above all other business agility frameworks. Have a listen and go grab a copy of...

8 Ways Organizational Culture is KILLING Agility: Hierarchical organization structure /  Taylorism No learning culture Fragmented responsibilities or silos Individual appraisals The organization values output over outcome Efficiency over effectiveness HIPPO culture HR ignores agility How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile...

The Top 4 Patterns for Product Teams to Achieve Successful Outcomes: Engage directly with users and stakeholders. Emerge and validate your product in thin, end-to-end slices. Finish one thing before starting another. Work as a team, not a collection of individuals. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook...

Do We Re-Estimate Split Stories? - Mike Cohn Someone asked this question at a recent webinar I hosted on user stories: Do we re-estimate the user stories after we split them? The short answer? Absolutely. When you break stories down during product backlog refinement (or during sprint planning if you’re trying to make a story smaller to fit inside a sprint), the team will want to re-estimate them....

It's Lee here, your host from the Daily Standup Podcast, and I'm absolutely thrilled to share something extraordinary with you. We've just hit a milestone that's both humbling and exhilarating – our 1000th episode! 🎙️🎊 In this special edition, I sit down with the remarkable Bob Hartman, and together, we dive deep into our agile journey, the incredible community that's been our...

Retrospectives - It's Good To Be Choosy - Mike Cohn I’ve learned not to go to the market when I’m hungry. If I do, I buy too much. When I’m hungry, everything looks too tasty, and I buy more than I can possibly eat. Agile teams often behave similarly in retrospectives, especially when beginning their agile journey. During a retrospective, team members identify so many promising opportunities f...

Agile WILL be AI in The Next 5 Years! Product and Project management jobs will be gone in less than 5 years! Yes, that’s the prediction. The landscape of product management is on the cusp of a revolutionary transformation, driven by the relentless advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). As we project into the next five years, a profound question emerges: Will the traditional role of the prod...

How Teams Handle Unplanned Work & Interruptions Plenty has been written about how to prioritise roadmap items, but what about those disruptions or interruptions — the urgent requests from customers, the unscheduled maintenance, the technical questions from customer support, or the accumulating stream of bugs? How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  h...

Discovery & Delivery ARE Part of Kanban Discovery work would be, for example, research to figure out whether this is the right thing to build for the customer. Maybe we are doing some experiments or some prototyping. It is very wise to do experiments when we have insufficient evidence so we can harvest the proposed value because at the end of the day, our work items are bets at best. They are...

Learn To Unlock Your Full Potential - There is simply TOO MUCH great information to write a description for this episode which is filled with practical tips and application. Be prepared to take LOTS of notes! How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  h...

Is The ScrumMaster Role Dying Out in 2024? No... Join V. Lee Henson as we explore the evolution of the ScrumMaster Role and the Accountabilities that are often associated or mis-associated with it. How to connect with AgileDad: - [website]  https://www.agiledad.com/ - [instagram]  https://www.instagram.com/agile_coach/ - [facebook]  https://www.facebook.com/RealAgileDad/ - [Linkedin]  https://www....

The Top 5 Things We LOVE About Agile Flexibility and Adaptability : Agile allows teams to adapt to changes quickly, whether they're shifting customer requirements or project scope changes. This adaptability is key in today's fast-paced business environment, where being able to pivot and respond to new information is a critical advantage. Customer-Centric Approach : Agile focuses on custome...

The Top 4 Reasons Your Team Might Be Resistant To Change - Mike Cohn Reason 1: Lack of Awareness about Why The most common reason people resist change is a lack of awareness about the reasons for the change. If your team is being split into two teams, you’re much more likely to support that change if you understand why it’s happening. Reason 2: Lack of Information about What Another reason employe...