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How to Sweeten a Bitter Manager, a Micromanagement Survival Guide

Xebia

Are you a developer who has to put up with a bitter manager? A Product Owner who feels like they’re being sucked dry by an overbearing Agile coach? Or maybe a manager, leader, or coach who wants to understand how to support their team better? Mostly though, it is demotivating and, therefore, bad.

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Boost Team Flow with this Adjacent Disciplines Exercise

Accenture

A recent white paper “What Moves You” by the Business Agility Institute revealed that as business agility continues to flourish, so will the focus on employee engagement. Organizations are now looking past team lunches and formal recognition programs to meaningful, forward-looking incentives.

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Transforming to an Agile Mindset, Part 1

Accenture

Once, over beers late into the evening in an old European pub not far from his office, an executive shared with me his personal Agile mindset transformation journey. It is an account that I have found representative of many when they begin to lead Business Agility transformation. But first, some background.

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Agile Goes Virtual

Accenture

Employers are able to attract talent from all over the world, and employees enjoy both the diversity of multinational teams and the flexibility that comes with working remotely. Over the last year, I’ve been privileged to work with Accenture Learning as their Agile Coach. Looking for remote agile experiences?

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What, Exactly, Is Agile Management?

The Agile Manager

Engineers have long had a poor relationship with managers. This all seems different in Agile. Management appears to be well integrated in Agile teams, not an overhead, nuisance, or encumbrance as it is in traditional project management. What is it that makes Agile management different from traditional management?

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AoAD2 Practice: Energized Work

James Shore

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Coaches, Whole Team. Eat healthy foods, exercise, and get plenty of sleep.

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Why Having a Tech Lead or Manager as Scrum Master is a Bad Idea

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

Tell them that the role of ScrumMaster is as a servant-leader, coach, and facilitator, navigating the dynamics of the team to ensure Scrum practices are followed and value is delivered effectively. Servant Leadership: prioritizing the needs of the team and helping others to perform as highly as possible.

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