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Scrum Masters: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
It bums me out a bit how much scrum masters tend to stick with one methodology – a methodology they learned, usually, at a two-day class. I’ve got nothing against the two-day scrum class. The basics are actually quite good. If used properly, those methodologies will reveal issues a team is having. But a scrum […]
Bring on the Location Manager
There are other places to work other than home or the office.
Setting Expectations for Vendor Resources
A few tips to make sure you get the right resources from your vendor for Time & Materials contracts.
The Agile Time and Materials Contract
How to make your Time and Materials (T&M) contracts with your vendors a little bit more Agile.
Business Agility: The Master Services Agreement
The first in a series discussing ways to help your entire organization deliver value a little faster.
Old Rules, New Behaviors
Sometimes old rules help promote new behaviors.
Catch Someone
Catching someone doing something well that they enjoy doing—often without even getting paid to do it—is the kismet of a good manager.
Who Knows?
The manager of one of our stores slacked off this summer. We’re not sure why. It could have been personal issues, disinterest in the job, dislike of the people who work for him, or their dislike of him. Who knows? Whatever, he lost focus. Schedules and time sheets went unfinished and merchandise never got unpacked. […]
I Smooshed a Squirrel
I smooshed a squirrel while moving the BBQ grill yesterday. I didn’t know he was hiding under there when I started to move it. But then I heard him squeal. I guess he fell out of the oak tree above it and, waiting to clear his head before re-ascending, was hiding, traumatized. It was traumatic […]
Jump the Net. I’m Ready.
There’s an approach for giving feedback out there that says you should only talk about what you feel and observe, and not assume or imply the other person’s intentions. A tennis metaphor is used: “Don’t jump the net,” meaning, when giving feedback, say what you see, not what you think the other person’s motivation was. […]
Catch Someone
