Is The Tesla Model 3 A Lean Mean Driving Machine?
Tesla unveiled the next addition to its premium electric vehicle family, the Model 3, last week. At $35,000, Elon Musk made good on his promise for an “affordable” EV option and the public has responded by exceeded expectations for the slow rollout. According to Bloomberg, there are more than 325,000 reservations giving Tesla Motors Inc […]
Adventures In Agile Marketing: The Editorial Calendar
When was the last time that your editorial calendar got a makeover? As a marketer before Agile (BA), my editorial calendar was pretty standard: title, info, status, and dates. It was the piece of data that, I now know, was a very waterfall way of creating content. Before Agile, I never realized how much risk […]
Shared CARGO™ And Successful Agile Teams
Books like Khoi Tu’s “Superteams” and articles in the Harvard Business Review discuss what makes successful, high-performing teams. In the Agileverse¹, we talk a lot about self-organizing teams, transparency, servant leadership, and the power of cross-functional teams. One of the important aspects of these teams is the sharing that occurs and how it leads to […]
5 Common Story Point Estimation Mistakes
Remember when you were a kid being told to eat your vegetables? Even though you know they’re good for you, you just don’t “wanna” sometimes. Story point estimation can be similar. It can feel like an extra meeting in your already busy schedule. IN spite of several story point estimation mistakes, it’s well worth it. […]
Millennials And The 9 – 5: 18 Statistics Important To Attracting And Retaining Millennial Talent
You may have seen them working on the couch in the common room or maybe you haven’t actually met them at all. Perhaps you have only interacted with them via Slack, email, phone, or, their favorite, text. At this moment, they are between the ages of 22 and 34. They are either just entering the […]
How to deal with Agile haters on the team
Whether transient like sudden thunderstorms or constant like Eeyore’s rain cloud, negative attitudes can sap energy from those around them, particularly if it’s the latter. If there’s a Debbie Downer (or Agile hater) on your team, it’s important to have a plan to work with that person to find solutions before their negativity begins to […]
Diagnosing the Wellness of your Product Backlog
A healthy backlog has 2 sprints worth of sprintable stories. What does this mean? Learn what makes a story “ready” and how many to have in your backlog at all times.
Not Another Scrum Event: 11 Responses ScrumMaster’s Can Use To Fight Agile’s Most Common Argument
With Daily Scrum, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and finally the Retrospective, Scrum provides a lot of opportunities for the team to come together and discuss, assess, and pivot when necessary. In other words, meet on a regular basis. Following the framework, a two-week Sprint will have up to ten hours of meetings per […]
4 Characteristics Of A Personable And Useful Customer/User Persona
Imagine you were tasked with building a transportation vehicle for two individuals. What would be your first step? If you dove head first into your list of features, you made the wrong move. What if the person needed to travel from Austin, Texas to Oxford, England? Or what if he only needed to go […]
The 8 Skills Of Successful Scrum Masters – As Told Through Leslie Knope
The Scrum Master’s job is to realize the full potential of Scrum by facilitating meetings including all of the Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, and resolving conflicts. It’s a good job, both in terms of financial, emotional, and intellectual gain. As teams adopt Agile, the need for certified Scrum Masters has risen as indicated by the […]