Scrum master…the odd-sounding term conjures up images of someone doing something nefarious in a dark alley where you would not want to be at night (at least in an overactive imagination). But it’s really not. In an Agile team, a scrum master is a key leader, mover, and shaker. What do they do?
Archive for March, 2011
All Hail the Scrum Master!
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Methods, Leadership, scrumTags: Agile, Leadership, scrum
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PMI is in the Agile Certification Game
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, PMBOK v4, Project Management Institute (PMI), project managementTags: Agile Adoption, PMBOK v4, project management, Project Management Institute (PMI)
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On February 24, 2011, the Project Management Institute (PMI) unveiled their new Agile certification. The number of Agile sessions at PMI events has been growing over the last six years.
What motivates teams? You have to see this YouTube Video!
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Adoption, IT Productivity, Leadership, management, scrumTags: Leadership
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Hello All, This never gets old. A fascinating view into what motivates us. Autonomy, self-direction, mastery, creativity and purpose. Forget the processes you are trying to build to create great teams. Instead, focus on these things. Greatness will follow! Pete
Reducing Risk and Avoiding Pain – Agile Lessons Learned (Part 3)
Posted: 22nd March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, Application Development, Software Development, scrumTags: Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, scrum, Software Development
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Hello All, In the first two parts of this series, we discussed six of Jim Dempsey’s lessons learned in building an Agile software development program. You can review these in the previous blog posts: Reducing Risk and Avoiding Pain – Agile Lessons Learned (Part 1) Reducing Risk and Avoiding Pain – Agile Lessons Learned (Part [...]
Certifiable Scrum!
Posted: 21st March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, scrumTags: Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, scrum
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As Agile becomes adopted in a wider variety of settings, there is a need to ensure that the resources you’ve selected really know what they’re doing in Agile, especially Scrum Masters. But does a certified scrum master (CSM) really bring value to the table?
Is Your Agile Workspace Crowded By Elephants?
Posted: 16th March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, Leadership, Software Development, scrumTags: Agile
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Hi All, One of my colleagues, Mr. Nick Spanos (www.LeanITBlog.com) directed me to an article on CIO.com entitled Elephants in the Room – What Agile Practitioners Don’t talk about. After 10 years since the Agile Manifesto changed our way of thinking, we are now in a phase of “shaking out the bugs” so to speak [...]
How Do You Measure the Performance of an Agile Team?
Posted: 11th March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, IT MetricsTags: Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Methods
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I’m thinking of it from the point of view of what you’re trying to improve. In this case, your[sic] measuring estimates and actuals to improve your overall planning and estimation processes. These activities are typically front-loaded actions and are often static…meaning they are completed once at the beginning of the project.
Denounce Your CSM?!
Posted: 6th March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, Leadership, Software Development, management, project management, scrumTags: Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, Leadership, management, project management, scrum, Software Development
Hi All, Seems like there is a movement afoot to diminish the significance of having a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) title. I ran across an article on www.AgileScout.com – Denounce your CSM - that is quite critical of the entire Agile Alliance and the Scrum Master Certification program. Apparently there is a new kid on the [...]
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I wrote a quick review of the book Rework on my LinkedIn profile. I wanted to share with you. “Halfway through but I have to say…Smoking Hot Book. Just started it tonight. Can’t stop turning pages. AWESOME Read. Will question everything you do!” Pick this book up and think about it in relationship to [...]
I am not failing…I am just getting closer to success!
Posted: 4th March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Methods, Application Development, scrumTags: Agile
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Failure is such a nasty word. We use failure to describe the end result of something. But with the advent of Agile Software Development techniques, we have changed the paradigm. Software development is no longer about beginnings and endings. It is about developing an evolutionary approach to the delivery of business value through software. It [...]
