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How to create great working agreements using the Working Agreement Canvas
A few years ago, I came across this quote from Patrick Lencioni (Author of the book "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team"). “Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that...
Scrum Guide 2020 – The most important changes!
The refined Scrum Guide 2020 - launched on November 18 - includes some small, yet significant changes. The co-creators, Dr. Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber, highlight the changes...
What is the Definition of Done (DOD) in Agile?
The Definition of Done or short DoD is a specific type of working agreement. It captures the shared understanding of a team about what “done” means to them. The concept of the...
Teamwork Are we really a team
Chris Li gave a very interesting session about team building and team composition at the agile100 july event. Similar to Tricia Broderick and Heidi Helfand, Chris showed what it takes...
Escaping Drama, Returning to Conflict
Have you ever found yourself stuck in a dramatic situation? That despite really good intentions, the conflict just keeps increasing with no end in sight. You wouldn’t be alone. ...
Coaching Teams Through Change: Dynamic Reteaming
Heidi Helfand gave a presentation about "Coaching Teams Through Change" at the June event of the agile100 (Read our recap here). She gave an overview about different theses of team...
5 Judgments against Scrum – truth or myth?
Scrum and Agile are the keywords for innovative project management. Scrum as an agile framework helps you to structure and prioritize complex projects. In addition, your team is...
Servant Leadership: How Does Leadership Work in an Agile Context?
The roles of Scrum Master and Product Owner are initially seen by many as leading positions with classic leadership tasks. But instead of telling the team members what to do in...
Velocity – Definition and how you can calculate it
Once a development team knows the velocity, it can predict almost exactly how many user story points it can work on in the next sprint. But how can velocity be calculated and which...