Our Thanks To Attendees of Global Day of Coderetreat 2014!!!
Agile Velocity had a great time hosting and facilitating a location in Austin during Global Day of Coderetreat 2014! This was our first time hosting and facilitating this event and we enjoyed the group that came out for some community, learning, and deliberate practice!We had a small group (largely due to our late entry into […]
Agile Benefits – Deliver Double the Value
Are you successfully realizing agile benefits and effectively delivering software? David Hawks, CST, CSC, and CEO of Agile Velocity, demonstrates how our Technical Player-Coaches work with your team(s) and help organizations realize a 50% gain in productivity. Say you need to get 50% productivity increase, if I have a team of 6 people, you can add 3 […]
The Technical Debt Game
Technical Debt Every software project has it. Technical debt in a software project is essentially a backlog of technical stories the development team thinks need to be completed that are not visible to the product owner and don’t directly implement user features. These stories arise from either the inevitable trade-offs made during rapid implementation, or […]
Being Agile – Deliver Double the Value in Half the Time
David Hawks’ presentation, Being Agile vs. Doing Agile: Deliver Double the Value in Half the Time, given at the PMI conference in Austin, September 2014. Being Agile: Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development processes harness change for customer’s […]
What are your biggest risks in Product Development?
We asked Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Project Managers to identify their most challenging product development risks. See how these three professional groups ranked the risks. Business Analysts: Risks in Product Development 1. Product incompletely addresses the needs of targeted users 2. The design of the product is inherently flawed 3. The product is not […]
Energize Your Meetings Series
All of us have led or attended meetings that were boring or a waste of time. We aspire to lead meetings so people are engaged, actively contributing, and eager to help solve the pressing problems. In this blog series, we’ll share exercises increasing engagement and ways to energize your meetings. These are great tips for Scrum […]
Energize Your Meetings – Exercises to Prepare for Long Meetings
This is Part 3 of a 3-part blog series for Scrum Masters, Product and Product Managers, and facilitators. Use these exercises to lead long meetings that are fun and energized, resulting in more participant engagement. These exercises are great for re-energizing a group, especially in long meetings. Highly interactive, these exercises are fun and also break […]
Energize Your Meetings-Exercises to Break the Ice
This is Part 1 of a 3-part blog series for Scrum Masters, Product and Product Managers, and facilitators. Use these exercises to break the ice and lead meetings that are fun and energized, resulting in more participant engagement. Exercise 1: Ball Toss Name Game This exercise is a great way to breath the ice for […]
Energize Your Meetings – Exercises to Encourage Brainstorming
This is Part 2 of a 3-part blog series for Scrum Masters, Product and Product Managers, and facilitators. Use these exercises to incite brainstorming meetings that are fun and energized, resulting in more participant engagement. Exercise 1: Pass the Card This silent exercise is helpful for gathering input from all meeting attendees. It is great for […]
Austin Business Journal-Best Places to Work
The Austin Business Journal named Agile Velocity in the top ten of the best places to work in Austin for the micro companies category. Agile Velocity was named to the list for the first time, ranking #8 out of 20 micro companies. This award was announced at a luncheon hosted by the Austin Business Journal […]