Posts Tagged ‘teams’
Treat People like Adults
This is my favourite slogan: Treat people like adults, as they are adults… at least most of them. And for those that are not (aka. kids) think about how to foster them to learn and grow on their way to become adults. Repeat. For those adults: On the other hand: Act like an adult! So…
...5 Key Relationships of Product Owners
Do you know the “5 Key Relationships of Product Owners”? Product Owners have many responsibilities. Here I want to point out the essential communication relationships they have to establish, maintain and foster: 1) their relationship to higher management 2) their relationship to Scrum Master(s) and Agile Coach(es) 3) their relationship to Teams of Developers 4)…
...Story Points or hours?
I was asked: “What do your prefer: estimation with hours or estimation with story points?“ Short answer: I don’t care. Very long answer: The big question is what you make out of it: My focus of estimation (or sizing as it is called in Scrum) is to catalyse conversation. If in a team you have…
...Difficult team members…
I was asked: „What is your approach to managing difficult team members?“ I recommend to reflect on your own mindset: what does „difficult team members“ mean? How come that you label or judge others in that way? Typically people have a good reason for acting like they do. So, try to be open-minded, try to find…
...How long do we need a Scrum Master?
In a training I was asked “How long do you need a Scrum Master?” Let’s just think about FC Bayern München. The well known soccer club. They definitely play world class soccer. What’s your best guess:do they still have a trainer, do they have a coach? Yes, they do. Although they know the rules of soccer.…
...Selbstorganisierte Teams und Agile Leadership? [German]
English text: Self-Managing-Teams [en] Selbstorganisierte Teams sind ein wesentlicher Aspekt von Agilen Arbeitsweisen und Frameworks. Wir haben hier die 8 wichtigsten Punkte zusammengefasst, damit Teams erfolgreich selbstorganisiert arbeiten können und mögliche Aktivitäten, mit denen die Agile Führungskraft dies fördern kann: 1 – Gemeinsames Ziel Ein wichtiger Ausgangspunkt in der Diskussion über selbstorganisierende Teams ist das…
...Self Managing Teams
hier geht’s zur deutschen Übersetzung: Selbst-organisierte Teams [de] I was asked about Self-Managing Teams… my answer got a little longer than anticipated. I think it’s worth reading – so: have fun! I use this picture as my guiding visualization and structure: Perhaps it helps you follow my thoughts and elaboration on the topic. Start in…
...My favorite Agile-Self-Assessment for Teams
On the basis of several other self-assessment, the work that we did at improuv regarding a template for a good self assessment and the feedback and learnings I got when applying to teams I build up my own Agile Self Assessment for Teams and share it here with you.
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