Conflicts serving your success
Our conversations are sometimes bland and conflict does not happen where it should, if at all. It is important for people and organizations to develop their ability to truly understand the essence of their conflicts before they explode and demand drastic intervention. Conflicts exist between people and between different divisions of …
“Fighting a losing battle”—Pawel’s mistake
To fulfil their role, Scrum Masters must provide servant leadership to their Scrum teams. The Scrum Master must help people outside of the Scrum team better understand Scrum and facilitate their interactions with the team. In this video, Pawel talks about a mistake he made in the past when acting as a Scrum Master and explains …
”Two is better than one”—Nathalie’s mistake
What do we do when one team is not sufficient to execute a large-scale project? Nathalie explains the mistake she made in the context of a complex project. Nathalie helps and tools up Agile teams who work on large-scale projects. You can also read an experience she had in her following blog post: Agility …
“Thinking I understood everything”—Simon’s mistake
Listening is one of the most important quality of a Scrum Master or Agile coach. At the beginning, Simon thought he understood everything and he tells us about his mistake in Agility. He is now coaching Agile teams. He developed a passion for all aspects of collaboration as well as team and team …
“Acting as a project manager rather than a Scrum Master”—Guillaume’s mistake
Before becoming an Agile expert able to help organizations with their Agile transition, Guillaume was a practitioner. It is important, as a Scrum Master, to support the team and help them self-organize. He is telling us his story as well as how he went from project manager to Scrum Master. Guillaume is …
“Writing 1000 user stories in advance”—Luc’s mistake
The Product Owner is in charge of the product backlog, which supplies tasks to the development team. Luc tells us the mistake he made when he was a Product Owner and reminds us of the importance to work in collaboration with the team. Luc is now coaching teams and their Product Owner to help …
Moving Motivators
To better understand how to motivate people and ensure their engagement, we need to better understand what motivates them. Human ressources are what is most important in an organization. Directors need to do everything they can to make sure their employees are and stay active, creative and motivated. Moving Motivators …
Video of the “Test strategically, not accidentally” webinar
On December 9th, Erik LeBel conducted a webinar called “Test strategically, not accidentally”. Learn how to prepare test strategies that are adapted to project requirements and risks. Here is what Erik has to say about it: Automated developer testing is part of the foundation of Agile software development projects, but …
Meet Simon
Meet Simon. He’s a developer having trouble delivering the application he’s working on. His boss has high expectations and hopes that the application will be ready soon. With Pyxis /studio , Simon and his boss will work to develop a software application that delights them.
Meet Paul
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.