Every season brings change. In the spring (the formation of a new company), everything is fresh and new. Summer (the growth years), brings new and exciting opportunities. Autumn (stability), brings about an opportunity to let…
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Mindset Check
As we’ve discussed before, a mindset is a fixed attitude, disposition, or mood. Your mindset is formed throughout your life and is shaped by your beliefs. When you are very young (0 – 6 years…
The Empirical Process
Transparency | Inspection | Adaptation Although empirical process controls are an embedded concept in the Agile values and principles, how to actually practice these simple ideas eludes many teams and organizations. Let’s break it down…
The Ripple Effect
We think of the ripple effect when we drop a pebble into a pond and watch the ripples begin to spread. The flow seems to continue moving outward forever. Perhaps you’ve seen how this works…
Benefits of Storming
Whenever I think of the team development phase called “storming,” it makes me feel excited. Storming is that phase after the honeymoon period, where we start to feel comfortable with our surroundings and we allow…
It’s All About Trust
This is a sticky subject. In all the books about Agile and Scrum, there are comments regarding the importance of having co-located, dedicated, persistent teams. The idea is that teams who work together closely and…
Storming Happens
In 1965, Bruce Tuckman identified the five developmental stages a team goes through: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning. When you first join a group, whether it’s a team at work, a community project, or…
Responding to Change
2020 has forced people to become more Agile, whether they wanted to or not. As the pandemic spread, companies were forced to change how they conducted business and these changes happened swiftly. So what prevents…
Agile is a Mindset
If your organization is on an Agile journey, you’re probably aware that Agile is all about mindset; however, if you’ve only read articles in the past few years, you’ve probably seen the term being used…