Blogs/Articles
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World Cafe
The World Café Technique is a collaborative and conversational method used to foster meaningful dialogue and collective intelligence among a diverse group of participants. It is particularly effective for discussing complex issues, generating creative solutions, and encouraging cross-pollination of ideas. Here’s an overview of its advantages, limitations, and common uses, along with examples of usage:…
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Women in Technology – Be a Mentor/Mentee
Women mentoring other women in technology is indeed a superpower, offering a range of benefits and opportunities for empowerment and advancement. Here’s why it’s so valuable and how women can support each other: Benefits: How Women Can Support Each Other: In a technology world, the support and mentorship of women by other women is a…
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Agile user groups – What to expect
Agile and Scrum Gatherings are conferences, workshops, or events that bring together professionals from the Agile and Scrum communities. These gatherings provide a platform for networking, learning, and sharing experiences related to Agile methodologies, Scrum practices, and related topics. Benefits of Attending In-Person Gatherings: Readiness as a Speaker: If you’re considering speaking at Agile and…
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Peer Coaching
Peer Coaching is a collaborative approach where individuals, often with similar roles or experiences, coach each other to enhance their personal and professional growth. Agile coaches can benefit significantly from peer coaching. Here’s what you can learn, along with advantages when switching roles: Learning from Peer Coaching as an Agile Coach: Example: An agile coach…
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Co-active coaching techniques for Agile Coaches
Co-Active Coaching is a powerful and widely recognized coaching model that focuses on a collaborative, equal partnership between the coach and the client. It emphasizes helping clients identify and achieve their goals, both in their personal and professional lives. Agile coaches can benefit from the Co-Active Coaching model to effectively guide their clients through agile…
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Role of Data Science in enabling Business Agility
Data Science plays a pivotal role in enabling business agility by providing valuable insights, facilitating data-driven decision-making, and fostering continuous improvement. Agile coaches, with data science skills, can leverage these capabilities to enhance their coaching and drive more informed and responsive agile practices. Here’s how: 1. Informed Decision-Making: Data science allows for the collection, analysis,…
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Life coaching techniques for Agile Coaches
Life Coaching is a practice focused on helping individuals clarify their goals, identify obstacles, and create actionable plans to achieve personal and professional objectives. Life coaches provide guidance, support, and accountability to help clients make positive changes in various aspects of their lives. While life coaching and agile coaching serve different purposes, there are some…
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Kanbanizing Scrum for greater Agility
Kanban practices can complement Scrum teams and enhance their agility in several ways. Here are examples of how Kanban practices can enable agility in Scrum teams: In summary, Kanban practices can enhance the agility of Scrum teams by providing tools and principles that promote visualization, flow, flexibility, and continuous improvement. By combining Scrum and Kanban…
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Relevance of Cynefin framework to Agile software development
The Cynefin Framework is a decision-making model developed by Dave Snowden in the early 2000s. It helps individuals and organizations make sense of complex situations, categorizing them into five domains based on the nature of the problem. It’s a valuable tool in understanding how to approach various challenges, including those in agile software development. The…
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Agile Teams can benefit from limiting work in progress – Here’s how
Limiting Work in Progress (WIP) is a critical aspect of agile methodologies, including Scrum. It offers several significant benefits for Scrum teams: Selecting an Ideal WIP Limit: Choosing the right WIP limit is essential for achieving the benefits mentioned above. Here’s how to select an ideal WIP limit: In summary, limiting WIP is a key…