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Agile Bonuses – The Damage They Do

Agile Pain Relief Notes from a Tool User

From working with Scrum and Kanban teams, I know that bonuses are counter-productive anywhere team members are doing knowledge work and their work is interdependent. The same might apply in other areas too, but I know this to be true in the context of software development in particular, because of my experience and study.

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AoAD2 Chapter 4: Investing in Agility

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. Investing in Agility. They’re the secret to Agile success. Second Edition cover.

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AoAD2 Chapter 5: Invest in Agility

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. Invest in Agility. Investing in Agile is important because it changes your constraints.

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Making Software Development Teams Hum with Ron Lichty

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

Is your team running so smoothly that it hums? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Ron Lichty, discuss what makes high-performance teams versus what makes low-performance teams. Most teams already know which category they fall into, but the solution to a low-performing team isn’t always clear.

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AoAD2 Practice: Team Dynamics

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. Team Dynamics. Whole Team. Together, these skills determine your team dynamics.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more

TechCrunch

“Declining a bad meeting should never be taboo, and you should reiterate your trust in the team and challenge them to spend their and others’ time with more intention,” Phillips says. “Help them feel empowered to decline a bad meeting.” And we’re really focused on building the team.”.

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The three true robotic startup outcomes

TechCrunch

If you follow the sport, you’re likely aware of the concept of the “three true outcomes.” We do see these bad fits from time to time, of course. Last year, we also gave some column space to Smarty Pants, a promising soft robotic exoskeleton being developed by the lab. Allow me to borrow a phrase from baseball for a moment.