Author: Kirsten Clacey
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How did we get here?
My first real experience with Agile came when I joined a big corporate on an incredibly fractured team. 23 people from 12 consulting firms, protecting their SLAs at all costs… not quite the recipe for collaboration. The project was already in its 3rd year of “failure” and the heat was on! And then an Agile…
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When Tools Enslave Thinking
A bad workman blames his tools — Daphne du Maurier. In meetings, I wish we blamed our tools more. Instead, I’ve seen that meetings so often become servants to the tools being used. You’re in a meeting and someone has spent a few minutes looking for a way to undo what was just done on…
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The Checkin Question: Loved by some, hated by many
Have you ever sat in a meeting and been asked to ‘checkin’ with a silly question? If you were an animal, what animal would it be? What is your current weather forecast? I recently met a VP who hates these questions and here’s why I think he’s right… I recently had a conversation with a…
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Scrum Masters: Helpful or Hurtful?
When one of my heroes says something like this I can’t but pause and really think about things… I was fortunate to be a part of the SA Agile Coach Camp this weekend and so I took this question/fear to the group: When are Scrum Masters helpful and when do they hurt? I wanted to hear…