Favorite Agile Meme of the Day
Data Driven Decisions
How do YOU increase your team’s velocity?
I don’t know about you, but making bigger estimates does NOT increase velocity. What are some ways you’ve measurably increased your team’s velocity without making bigger estimates?
The Impact of Agile Quantified
Turns out, Rally has been collecting some very useful data! Have a look!
Your Reputation Precedes You
How do scrum masters search for jobs?
Just like anyone else. We check openings on places like Indeed, Dice, and LinkedIn. We submit resumes. We go to interviews. We network as much as we can. In fact, we network A LOT. Most people in the tech industry get jobs based on recommendations from their peers. Let that sink in for a moment.
How others perceive you – your reputation – can possibly determine whether or not you get a position you really want. Continue reading
Favorite Agile Tweet of the Day
When working on a project, value isn't just in the product that's delivered. Value also comes in knowledge gained while doing said project.
— Amy Neil (@MomofXandM) July 1, 2014
Favorite Agile Tweet of the Day
What is a User Story in Scrum?
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— SCRUMstudy (@SCRUMstudy_) June 23, 2014
Favorite Agile Tweet of the Day
There is always a balance between prioritizing purely on Business Value & prioritizing based on Architectural Significance #scrum #3Back
— Scrum Coach (@scrum_coach) June 20, 2014
Favorite Agile Tweet of the Day
Ten years ago while in my first #Agile project I thought Agile was a crazy idea. After that project I thought “Not Agile” was crazy #learn
— Vasco Duarte (@duarte_vasco) June 18, 2014
Don’t Take Daily Stand-ups for Granted
For the uninitiated, gathering every day for 15 minutes to discuss the goings-on of current work might seem a little redundant and useless. All the same people say many of the same things over and over again. But to the experienced, there’s a lot more to it than that.
Scrum Bubbles 