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Scrum Masters: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Oct 03, 2020 by Barc Category: Agile, Management, Scrum 0 comments Tags: scrum master

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

May 25, 2020 by Barc Category: Agile Executive, Management 0 comments Tags: location, teams

There are other places to work other than home or the office.

Setting Expectations for Vendor Resources

Apr 27, 2019 by Barc Category: Agile, Agile Executive, Business Agility, Management, People Management, Scrum 0 comments Tags: Time and Materials Contracts, Vendor Expectations

A few tips to make sure you get the right resources from your vendor for Time & Materials contracts.

The Agile Time and Materials Contract

Apr 15, 2019 by Barc Category: Agile, Contracts, Management 0 comments Tags: Agile contracts, business agility, time and materials

How to make your Time and Materials (T&M) contracts with your vendors a little bit more Agile.

Business Agility: The Master Services Agreement

Mar 31, 2019 by Barc Category: Agile, Agile Executive, Business Agility, Management 0 comments Tags: business agility, contracting

The first in a series discussing ways to help your entire organization deliver value a little faster.

Old Rules, New Behaviors

Dec 27, 2018 by Barc Category: Agile, Agile Executive, Business, Management 0 comments Tags: CapEx, Finance, GAAP, OpEx

Sometimes old rules help promote new behaviors.

Catch Someone

Dec 25, 2018 by Barc Category: Management, People Management 0 comments Tags: cleaning, habit

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?

Dec 13, 2018 by Barc Category: Management, People Management 0 comments Tags: health, hiring, inclusion

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

Dec 12, 2018 by Barc Category: Management, People Management, Uncategorized 0 comments Tags: smoosh, 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.

Nov 16, 2018 by Barc Category: Management, People Management 0 comments Tags: feedback

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. […]

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Virgina has lessons to teach if we’re willing to learn.

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Who would have guessed a Bernie meme would be the way we celebrate with a laugh?

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