“No need for a retrospective, we are so good at dealing with problems on the fly”
I get the above sentence in the face over and over again. And how true it is, isn’t it? Well, no! What? How could it not? Why not? No, because retrospective is not the way to solve problems. Now get your chin off the ground…
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Agile versus Home office
It’s not news to anyone that the pandemic has caused many people to withdraw to their home offices, in one form or another. But what happens to teams using Agile methodologies, since agility puts a strong emphasis on personal presence and personal communication. Won’t they…
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How does a group become a team
The confusion between the terms “team” and “group” is a common phenomenon. A few people get chosen, told that they are a team, maybe even are put in the same office, and then are expected to perform a miracle. The miracle doesn’t come. Because there…
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Leadership competences in Agility
The classical theory of leadership, honed over a century, has been enriched with new characteristics, techniques and insights with the rise of Agility. What is the difference between a manager and a leader? When and how is it recommended to lead teams with different levels…
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Sticky notes on the wall – but why?
For many people, the first encounter with an agile team is an almost surreal experience: serious, educated people standing in front of a wall covered in colourful sticky notes, gesticulating wildly and arguing about something with faces aglow. What are these strange rituals, what is…
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Retrospective meeting – Why is it important to look back?
“Progress is inevitable: in a world on the move, what does not evolve will decline.” This saying by Argentine writer, poet and philosopher Jorge Ángel Livraga became a cliché by now, but it remains valid. Our world being in constant motion, business is of course…
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