Net Objectives

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Many proponents of Scrum based frameworks say: knowledge workers are people who know more than their managers we must trust & respect people people must self-organize But then their courses go on to tell people what to do. … Continue reading "The contradictions in many Scrum-based Framework Training (Scrum, SAFe, …)". .

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Net Objectives

MARCH 12, 2019

Here are some things I have learned from Scrum. Small batches are good and … Continue reading "What I have Learned from Scrum". Small batches are good and … Continue reading "What I have Learned from Scrum". Cross functional teams are good. And they improve innovation by the team.

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Net Objectives

JULY 20, 2018

I founded Net Objectives almost 20 yrs ago. Especially in the area of growing Scrum Masters or Agile Team Coaches. In particular provide 2-4 days of coaching & then either let them go on their own or pay a lot of money for a coach. . See Coaching Academy for Large Organizations for More. Al Shalloway.

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Net Objectives

JANUARY 29, 2019

Focus on Scrum. Daily Scrums provide an opportunity to pivot each day. This is the common way certified … Continue reading "Three ways to get trained in Scrum". This is the common way certified … Continue reading "Three ways to get trained in Scrum". Use its practices, events and artifacts to drive teams to improve.

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Net Objectives

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Scrum is based on empirical process control, the pillars of which are transparency, inspection & adaptation. It’s just that when we do use theory we must verify it … Continue reading "Improve Your Scrum by Using Flow Thinking". This mostly means that instead of following a plan we observe how things are going & adjust accordingly.

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Net Objectives

JUNE 22, 2018

Writing a page on "How to Adopt Scrum" reminded me that the CSM course started around '02 because Ken wanted to help those of us who already knew Scrum to be better coaches. It was a great experience & helped my coaching ability. But it didn't teach me scrum.

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Net Objectives

JANUARY 6, 2019

1) management tells teams to do Scrum 2) they try but can’t. A common challenge is they don’t know how to break down big epics into small stories (which is often not taught in initial scrum training) 3) at some point they give up and do ScrumBut by not following sprints.

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Net Objectives

AUGUST 4, 2018

Scrum Masters somewhat already have a limited aspect of this role in that they are responsible for removing impediments to the team. But within the team, Agile team coaches also have the role of facilitating improvement of the system within which the team works. . You can get more tips at our Tips for Agility page. .

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Evolution4all

APRIL 30, 2019

Now it can be a community of Product Owners looking for a new approach to work with their Scrum Teams or a network of Developers sharing their new scripts to automate their work. CoPs can serve as a conduit for real communication, coaching, mentoring, and self-reflection, thus stimulating a members desire to learn.

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Net Objectives

JANUARY 30, 2019

This jewel of advice not only tunes us in to what’s important, but it can guide … Continue reading "Using Cost of Delay to Improve Scrum". If you only quantify one thing, quantify the Cost of Delay” – Don Reinertsen Cost of delay is the overall cost of loss in revenue, lost opportunity, increased risks, customer respect, etc.,

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Net Objectives

JULY 9, 2018

While you can take a course and then pay for coaching after the workshop to learn this is not just expensive but wastes the time of your staff and often produces resistance. . Most Scrum courses teach story writing w/ "As a I want so that I get ". This is good in that it tells you what you want and why.

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Net Objectives

JANUARY 28, 2019

I’ve decided to integrate our On-the-Job Online Advanced Scrum Master / Kanban Coaching workshop with our Team-Agility Coach (our integration of Scrum/Kanban workshop. I’ve been espousing (a nice word for rant) about the need for scaled learning methods and how 2-day classes have low retention.

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Net Objectives

MAY 9, 2019

This is to people buying Agile training and/or coaching A key aspect of Agile is respecting people. Yet, this is often lost when we get to Agile transitions, particularly Scrum. This is not a knock on Scrum, but rather how it is commonly trained & adopted.

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Coveros

JUNE 18, 2021

In most cases, the retrospective is a dangerous activity; the outcome of suggesting improvements is often a net negative. If you are the coach or Scrum master, muster up your courage and be seen as going out on a risky limb for the team by taking the list to management and making a clear and forceful case.

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Net Objectives

JANUARY 15, 2019

Given I’ve written 5 books, delivered 100s of courses/talks/ webinars, influenced Scrum, Kanban & SAFe, that’s a big statement.

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Codegiant

AUGUST 20, 2020

From the desk of a brilliant weirdo #1: Are your hand shivering and pouring yourself with sweat right before your scrum master interview? If so, this “ Scrum Master Interview Questions and Answers ” article can, without a doubt, boost your confidence up and put your worries at rest.

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Net Objectives

MARCH 29, 2019

I have never liked the common Scrum/SAFe approach of teaching select practices that are expected to be used as is. This is an except from Al Shalloway’s upcoming book: Going Beyond Lean and Agile: Introducing FLEX – FLow for Enterprise Transformation. It is from a particularly important section called Teaching and Adoption.

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James Shore

OCTOBER 27, 2020

There’s a wide variety of help available: occasional mentoring; training; help with process design and implementation; and full-time (or near-full-time) coaching. The most effective help you can get is to hire experienced practitioners to coach each team full-time. The same goes when hiring consultants and coaches.

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Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

JUNE 24, 2019

Today, our ScrumMaster and their Team grapple with these issues, to help you understand how they affect a Scrum Team and what you can do to prevent them from dragging you down. They set a goal every Sprint of having zero net new defects, agreeing to drop Stories rather than push new defects out of the door. 3] [link]. [4] 4] [link].

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James Shore

JUNE 2, 2021

Take a coach interested in trying Agile, assemble a team of novices, shake well, and bake for three years. These folks had everything stacked against them—except their coach and her approach to software development. It turns out to be a net gain, resulting in higher quality results for less cost and time. Pick two.”.

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Net Objectives

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Targetprocess and Net Objectives Announce Strategic Partnership. The partnership pairs Net Objectives’ FLEX (FLow for Enterprise Transformation) with the Targetprocess platform, which also supports SAFe, Scrum and Kanban. Net Objectives has been a thought leader in Scrum, Lean, Kanban and SAFe. BUFFALO, N.Y.

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scruminc

JULY 10, 2023

John Deere has shared a detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the Agile transformation that helped increase the employee Net Promoter Score in its Global IT group from 42 to a world-class 65. In the second week, the team did a single sprint, still utilizing their Agile coach for every step. appeared first on Scrum Inc.

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Gitprime

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In this Perspectives in Engineering interview series, engineering leaders talk about how to build, coach, and scale world-class technology teams. We all know what the cost of lowering your bar is on your team, your culture, your net output, your finances,” Wijegunawardena says. Hire for character first, competency second.

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Net Objectives

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Design patterns are often described as “solutions to recurring problems within a context.”But But the real power of patterns is to see the forces that each pattern resolves. They should be used as a way to help analyze what’s needed to create a quality design. That is the goal.

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Net Objectives

JANUARY 27, 2019

Using a predetermined set of roles, events, artifacts and rules is like having a GPS that just gives you the directions without the map. If you get lost or you can’t make a turn or you miss it you are lost.

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Net Objectives

JANUARY 27, 2019

Using a predetermined set of roles, events, artifacts and rules is like having a GPS that just gives you the directions without the map. If you get lost or you can’t make a turn or you miss it you are lost.

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Net Objectives

JANUARY 20, 2019

I–Independent N–Negotiable V–Valuable E–Estimable S–Small T–Testable This is almost universally used to teach how to write stories. But notice, it’s a goal, not a method. Goals are good, but in themselves, don’t provide much guidance to get to them (think “buy low sell high”).

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

OCTOBER 17, 2019

This is live without a net, people. Don: We can show a new org chart on the wall for those who’ve been to the coaching beyond the team workshop or gone through human systems dynamics, uh which I believe you’re a part of right now. So again, this is live without a net. So the external coaches got the boot.

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Apiumhub

MAY 26, 2022

Having had different roles as software developer, software architect, project manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner, coach&trainer and head of software development he can rely on plenty of experience in a variety of settings and industries. Also, he is a co-author of the book “Software Architecture Metrics” book.

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