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January 25, 2015
9 Agile Retrospectives AntiPatterns
Hi guys, for past weeks I have been writing about anti-patterns, e.g. 20 Product Owners AntiPatterns or 8 Agile, Scrum Antipatterns – Scrum Masters. This post will be about: “Agile Retrospectives AntiPatterns”. I will mention several things that you should pay attention to; it also might happen to you. These are signs that your retrospectives are ineffective. I want to highlight that ... Read More
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January 18, 2015
Where are the ScrumMasters?
ScrumMasters On my work as an Agile trainer and coach I’ve met quite some good Agile developers: people that are able to collaborate with others, embrace technical excellence, spend time talking to customers and understanding their problems rather than ‘just coding requirements’, master state-of-the-art engineering techniques and stay open to new learning opportunities. I’ve also met a few great Product ... Read More
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January 11, 2015
Kudo Cards used in Agile Retrospectives
Kudo Cards in Agile Retrospectives In this blog post I will explain a very simple exercise: I will explain how to use Kudo Cards in Agile Retrospectives. I believe that what I am going to explain herein is probably not new for most of you (or at least nothing new in its original format), but nonetheless I still believe not enough people ... Read More
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January 4, 2015
8 Agile, Scrum Antipatterns – Scrum Masters
Agile, Scrum Antipatterns Greetings; In a previous blog post, I touched on Product Owner Agile Scrum Anti-patterns. This blog post will be dedicated the the common Scrum Anti-Patterns in Scrum Masters. Like before, I will point out problems and suggest small steps to take in order to correct those problems. Scrum Master instead of project manager This problem is quite ... Read More
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December 27, 2014
Top 25 Agile Blog Posts from Luis Gonçalves Blog – 2014
10 Agile Blogs from Luis Gonçalves Blog Hi guys, personally 2014 was a great year for me :) :) Professionally and personally I achieved a lot of cool stuff and there is no better way to close this year than share the list of my Top 10 blog posts of 2014. In case you are wondering why specifically these ... Read More
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Top 10 Agile Blog Posts from Luis Gonçalves Blog – 2014
10 Agile Blogs from Luis Gonçalves Blog Hi guys, personally 2014 was a great year for me :) :) Professionally and personally I achieved a lot of cool stuff and there is no better way to close this year than share the list of my Top 10 blog posts of 2014. In case you are wondering why specifically these ... Read More
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December 14, 2014
5 Top tools that every scrum master should know about
Top 5 tools that every scrum master should know about If you want to help your team get things done, make sure you are equipped with the right tools. If you ask anyone what are the top tools for scrum masters you will probably be offered with task board application. There’s a lot of them […]
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December 7, 2014
LEGO a great tool for your Agile Retrospectives
Lego Retrospective A quite nice exercise that can be used in agile retrospectives is the LEGO Retrospective. Normally team members are enjoying this playful technique as they are joining a totally new creative space where they will define their improvements on an abstract layer. What you can expect to get out of this exercise The LEGO Retrospective helps teams to ... Read More
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LEGO Retrospective a great exercise for your Retrospective
Lego Retrospective A quite nice exercise that can be used in agile retrospectives is the LEGO Retrospective. Normally team members are enjoying this playful technique as they are joining a totally new creative space where they will define their improvements on an abstract layer. What you can expect to get out of this exercise The […]
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November 23, 2014
7 brilliant benefits of Agile Retrospectives
This blog post provides you 7 brilliant benefits of Agile Retrospectives. Some times people forget about their value therefore I created this blog
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