Maria, Paul, and Simon

The real work begins! During sprint 1, many things occurred. At the beginning of the sprint, we held our first planning session. Gilles, our super coach, kept the time and facilitated the meeting. Thank God! Otherwise I think we would still be there! We used the Planning Poker® technique for the …

Post 1 of 4 – Here are our business objectives for the year: top management has decided to increase the employees’ efficiency and to reduce the budget allocated to the different projects. Given the limitations of the “waterfall” approach we are currently using, I decided to ask people around me …

This week, we started to organize ourselves, it did me some good. At the beginning of the week, it was chaos! The team needed to know everything. They wanted all the details that I couldn’t provide. I had the feeling of being completely disorganized. In addition, with the new approach, …

He is director in a large high tech company. At work, Paul is responsible for major projects, and the decisions he is making impact the entire organization. He has heard of Agility, but he is not certain to be ready to take the plunge.  

Here we go! I was introduced to my team: eight team-mates who come from the IT field. I’ve worked with such a team in the past. I remember how they were disconnected from the market and how they represented a big expense for the project. I hope this time it …

Big news this week for the new project I’m working on! Senior management took the decision to carry out the online claims system redesign project with an Agile approach. In addition, I was appointed Product Owner on the project. I’ve heard of Agility a few times, but I do not …

She has been appointed “Product Owner” in the context of an Agile transition at work. Maria is organized at work, but her new role raises some questioning. She wants to meet the changing demands of her clients, better connect with her development team, and have an overview of the project …