Size Matters – My Top 10 Reasons to Break it Down
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- Dec, 13, 2021
- Pat Guariglia
- agile coaching, product owner, Scrum Master
Size Matters – My Top 10 Reasons to Break it Down Smaller is Better Beyond any external constraints and pressures most teams have around them, such as lack of vision, pressure from leadership in the form of “deadlines”, or being pulled into 20 different directions, there is one thing that I keep seeing over […]
Read MoreSink like a rock or float like an albatross
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- Dec, 07, 2021
- Pat Guariglia
- agile coaching, agile transformations, Scrum Master
I like to think of an agile team as being something like a ship making its way through a violent storm. If the crew is tight and well trained, helps one another out, and the ship has integrity, strength and the right tools, they probably will fare well. On the other hand, if the ship is dilapidated and the the crew is disorganized and doesn’t work well together, having no clear direction, then their outcome looks grim.
Read MoreBuild a better bike
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- Nov, 22, 2021
- Pat Guariglia
- agile coaching, continuous improvement, product owner
Build a better bike! Build a better bike! It’s hard to believe we do this… but we often do. Many product development teams have team members who build products for people they will never meet or never experience. Often times, those same team members have never used the product they are building, and never will. […]
Read MoreTeam Motivation
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- Nov, 19, 2021
- Pat Guariglia
- agile coaching, Introverts & Extroverts, retrospectives, Scrum Master
I’d rather have a team that’s passionate about their work… I’d rather have a team that’s passionate about their work than… A team that is “mechanically good” at Scrum. “Mechanically good” means they are going through the cosmetic motions of Scrum but… Are not really into it.. no heart… Empowerment => Motivation Shared Values => […]
Read MoreProduct Roadmaps are Actually Customer Roadmaps
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- Nov, 17, 2021
- Pat Guariglia
- agile coaching, agile transformations, product owner
Product roadmaps are really customer roadmaps https://youtu.be/CDFyH8z5D8A They should be focused on what we are doing for our customers and users. Roadmaps are customer focused – customer-centric. Every release should have a goal that focuses on what you’re doing for the customer. Stop using words like this in your goals: “develop” “create” “deploy” Your customers […]
Read MoreYour face is important to me
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- Feb, 16, 2021
- Pat Guariglia
- agile coaching, personal agile, Scrum Master
Not every face-to-face meeting needs to be about work. Teams grow from all of the other interactions.. and we are mostly missing those today.
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