First Day at New Assignment in Munich
Monday was the first full day with my new customer in Munich. I’m going to be here on and off for the next 5 to 6 months helping a part of a large organisation transition to agile methods. It’s looking really interesting. Although this is going to be a challenging assignment (most agile transitions are!), […]
Agile Day in Munich
I’m in Munich again visiting my major new agile enablement client. Today we discussed the most likely candidate for a pilot project, the makeup of the team (4 developers, 1 tester, the customer, the ScrumMaster and myself as coach and mentor) and Sprint 0 activities. These will include training the team, establishing the development and […]
New agile projects in the UK and Germany
The demand for agile method consultancy seems to be growing. I’ve secured two new clients during the last two weeks: one in Stevenage, UK and the other one in Munich, Germany. This week I’m with the UK client, doing a Scrum Quick Start. Last week I introduced agile to some of the key stakeholders. Today, […]
The Dysfunctional Scrum: An Exercise in the Management of Scrum Smells
The Dysfunctional Scrum exercise normally goes down very well as part of agile training. It’s great fun but, more importantly, lets participants experience the World’s worst Daily Scrum. The exercise can lead to a useful discussion on how to deal with common Scrum smells. Read more here. Technorati Tags: agile, scrum