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 the ‘Leadership’ Category
All Hail the Scrum Master!
Posted: 23rd March 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Methods, Leadership, scrumTags: Agile, Leadership, scrum
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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
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 [...]
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 [...]
Race to the South Pole and Lean Project Management
Posted: 11th February 2011 by Peter DeYoe in IT Learning, IT Metrics, IT Productivity, Leadership, Risk Management, Software Development, management, project managementComments Off
Hi All, ITMPI has released 2 new webinars that I thought you might find of value. They are available for FREE until February 20th. Pete —————————————– Webinar # 1: Lean Project Management Speaker: Nick Spanos Abstract: This webinar with Nick Spanos discusses how we can apply Lean concepts to project management to reduce costs while [...]
Reducing Risk and Avoiding Pain – Agile Lessons Learned (Part 1)
Posted: 3rd February 2011 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Methods, Leadership, Risk Management, Software Development, management, scrumTags: Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, it risk management, Leadership, management, product owner, project management, scrum, Software Development
Hello All, I hope that after one month into this New Year you are well underway with accomplishing all that you set out to achieve in 2011. I am already noticing that the lethargy of last year has broken and businesses are starting to look at strategic projects. If this characterizes your company, perhaps you [...]
Building Partnerships: An Evolving Leadership Imperative
Posted: 6th August 2010 by Peter DeYoe in IT Learning, Internet Economy, Leadership, Software Development, management, project managementTags: business model, IT Learning, itmpi, Leadership, management, Partnership, project management, Software Development
Hello All, I had the opportunity recently to present to a group of current and future leaders in my home state of Delaware. The topic of the discussion was Building Partnerships: An Evolving Leadership Imperative and was given to the Leadership Delaware organization class of 2010. I thought I would share the discussion with my [...]
How do you recognize individuals in Agile/Scrum?
Posted: 17th November 2009 by Peter DeYoe in Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, Leadership, management, scrumTags: Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Methods, Leadership, project management, scrum
Hello All, I have been thinking lately about a question that someone posted on a LinkedIn Group discussion. His question was “do you recognize individual performance in Scrum?” Many of us are somewhat predisposed to a culture that rewards the individual. You might call this type of model a meritocracy and one of the goals [...]
