A New Spin, er, Flip on the Pennies Exercise
I owe this one to one of the attendees of a recent Agile Concept class I delivered a couple of weeks ago. Most folks are probably familiar with ‘the penny flip’ exercise to demonstrate the differences between waterfall and agile development. For those who don’t it basically goes like this. Part I break the class into team sizes that make sence, 4 or 5 is good give each team a bunch of pennies, designate a time keeper and identify the ‘goal’ where they need to put...
Read MoreIs There Value in Scrum Certification?
I’m glad to see the Scrum Alliance is taking steps towards a better testing process to designate certification, especially with the recently released CSM exam objectives. There are some widely varying opinions on the validity of Scrum certification but I think, much like any education, it’s not the sole means of determining qualification for a position. The naysayers will argue that a 2-day (which is now 3-day by the way…) CSM class only serves to dilute the quality of Scrum...
Read MoreDelivering Value Fast – The Retrospective
6% left on my battery and no power cord in site so I’ll be brief. The workshop didn’t get into tactics or execution details but it gave me and the team members a great insight into the product owner role. The biggest statement that stuck with me was that early on Jeff mentioned that it is impossible for one person to fill the ‘product owner’ role. Sure there is ‘one’ product owner, but that person needs to be supported by a team and not locked in room to...
Read MoreDay 3 – Certified Scrum Master Training
Day 3 was all about Teams and the Scrum Master role. Had a couple of exercises that were pretty simple, but they were probably more simple to figure out after a few days of training. There were a couple of really key points that are going to help me and my company for sure. To continue the theme, I’ll recap and update as per the format from yesterday’s post. In the interest of saving time, if I don’t list it here, read yesterday’s post as my opinion didn’t...
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