by Stefan Wolpers | Aug 29, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, agile coach, Agile Transition, scrum, Scrum anti-patterns, Scrum Master
TL; DR: Lipstick Agile — Happiness in the Trenches? Have you noticed how many people in the agile field are unhappy with their work situation? A situation where an organization already struggles doing agile, not to mention ‘becoming agile?’ This is what I call...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 13, 2020 | agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, agile coach, Agile failure, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure, Scrum Master, transparency
TL; DR: Speaking Truth to Power Do you need an emergency fund as a change agent—whether you are acting as Scrum Master, Product Owner or agile coach—because conflict is inevitable, but change is not? In my experience, speaking truth to power, pointing at the emperor’s...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jun 7, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, agile coach, Hands-on Agile community, Liberating Structures, Remote Agile, Scrum Master, Virtual Liberating Structures
TL; DR: Results of a Virtual Strategy Session for Scrum Masters Regarding Remote Work Last week, 30-plus participants in the 23rd Hands-on Agile meetup had a virtual strategy session where they explored Liberating Structures’ Critical Uncertainties microstructure....
by Stefan Wolpers | Mar 17, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, agile coach, Agile Transition, Product Owner, Remote Agile, Scrum Maste, Scrum Master
TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jan 7, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, agile coach, Movers & Shakers
TL; DR: The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview with Ben Linders Welcome to the Agile Movers & Shakers interview series. Today’s guest is Ben Linders: “As an independent advisor, trainer, and coach, I help organizations with effectively deploying software...
by Stefan Wolpers | Dec 18, 2019 | Agile and Scrum, agile coach, Agile Fluency™ Diagnostic, Agile Fluency™ Model, Movers & Shakers
TL; DR: The Agile Movers & Shakers Interview with Diana Larsen While Diana Larsen continues her coaching, mentoring, and consulting practice in a limited way, she has shifted more toward involvement as a co-founder of the Agile Fluency Project, a startup that is...
