Check out the video below of Jeff Gallimore presenting on "Decoding Culture: Beyond the Fluff and Back to Business" at Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Jeff explores how culture connects to organizational performance, vocabulary for how to describe culture, research about the effects of culture, and tactics you can use to change your culture for…
Check out the video below of By Kent Hone and Mark Grove presenting on " Kanban in Action: Thoughtfully Observing Flow" at Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Kent and Mark provide a detailed look at how to interpret and thoughtfully observe Kanban Boards to better understand the work of your teams. They start with an…
Check out the video below of William Strydom presenting on "Servant Leadership" at Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). William explores what servant leadership is and where servant leadership came from along with examples of servant leaders in our world and where to find more information about servant leadership. https://youtu.be/XqEqdZ56Xko Servant Leadership by William Strydom
Check out the video below of Michael Hamman presenting on "The Art and Practice of the Agile Leader" at Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Michael presents some perspectives on the role and the path of the transformational Agile Leader. First, he inquires into what is meant by “transformation” (it probably doesn’t mean what you think…
Check out the video below of Adam Parker presenting on "Finding Lean in Agile: What They Can Learn From Each Other" at the Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Adam explores the connections between Lean and Agile. What is shared? What's similar? What can each learn from the other? And why highly performing teams from both…
Check out the video below of Shawn Faunce presenting on "The Awkward Teenager of Testing by Shawn Faunce" at the Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Shawn emphasizes the expected outcome and value proposition of a successful exploratory testing program along with some lessons learned adopting such a program. https://youtu.be/jdPL9BZyuzc The Awkward Teenager of Testing by…
Check out the video below of Mathias Eifert presenting on "Impact Mapping - How to Make Value Driven Prioritization a Reality" at the Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Mathias explores how impact maps support multiple stakeholders in gaining consensus on which features or actions are most useful to help us achieve an organizational goal. In…
Check out the video below of Jeremy Webb presenting on "Happiness, A Key Component of Agile" at the Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Jeremy shares how modern research has revealed a great deal about what makes us happy and how that relates to our personal and professional lives. As we learn more, we are discovering…
Check out the video below of Trent Hone presenting on "Kanban and the Power of Distributed Cognition" at the Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Trent explores how Kanban is a powerful tool. Like all tools, it has the potential to influence the way we think and how we approach our problems. Successful implementations reduce friction,…
Check out the video below of Mike Coottmeyer presenting on "Why Agile is Failing in Large Enterprises" at Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Mike explores why so many large-scale agile transformations are struggling. Some have failed. Others can’t figure out why things aren't working after multiple attempts. It’s easy to blame the people, the process,…