Oh Master of Scrum,
You make our team hum
You take obstacles away
So we can work all day
With you we are greater than our Sum!
- By Bilyana, Joel, Nicole & Kiran
This poem was created by class participants, thanks for making this a great class.
Context explains a lot of our behavior.
This is a most intriguing case, that I feel I can now retell. For much time has passed by and my metaphorical obfuscation will protect the innocent.
In the warm summer months of August, I was engaged to a client most ambitious in pursuit of [...]
The term “bottleneck” refers to a point where after the flow or velocity perceptively reduces. It is metaphorically derived from flow of water through a narrow mouthed bottle where the flow of water is constrained by its neck. For drinking purposes it is a good thing as it regulates the flow of water through the [...]
A few months ago, I was facilitating sprint retrospective for a multi-cultural team that had members of different national origins (UK, South Africa, Angola and United States). We started gathering information regarding their first sprint. I realized that this team was struggling to simply get along! We took a step back and [...]
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