In previous article “The Product Owner Iteration – Limit Your WIP” I described one way for a person to manage his/her work on a 2-weekly basis and avoid generating waste […] by Jurgen De Smet from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/tooling-how-to-manage-your-to-dos-over-multiple-projects/
The Product Owner Iteration – limit your WIP
As the teams are having 2 week iterations to build solutions to problems, the Product Owner has 2 week iterations as well to produce just enough new detailed input for […] by Jurgen De Smet from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/the-product-owner-iteration-limit-your-wip/
Most common mistakes in scrum ceremonies 7/7: general scrum pitfalls
With great power comes great responsibility You can’t expect a team that is used to working in a command and control environment to suddenly make the switch to becoming a [...] by Erik Talboom from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/most-common-mistakes-in-scrum-ceremonies-77-general-scrum-pitfalls/
Most common mistakes in scrum ceremonies 6/7: the sprint retrospective
Not respecting the prime directive This is not a blame game ceremony. We are not looking for a scapegoat. We are looking for ways to improve our collaboration, not destroy [...] by Erik Talboom from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/most-common-mistakes-in-scrum-ceremonies-67-the-sprint-retrospective/
Co-Learning introduced the Brussels Girl Geeks to co-creation
Co-Learning’s Erik Talboom was invited by Brussels Girl Geek Dinner organiser Clo Willaerts (author of The Conversity Model and Altijd Naakt) to do an introductory co-creation session using Lego® Serious Play® [...] by endimi from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/co-learning-introduced-the-brussels-girl-geeks-to-co-creation/
Most common mistakes in scrum ceremonies 5/7: the sprint review
Turning it into a status meeting, focusing on time tracking The goal of a sprint review is to show the product owner and the stakeholders what the team developed during [...] by Erik Talboom from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/most-common-mistakes-in-scrum-ceremonies-57-the-sprint-review/
Most common mistakes in scrum ceremonies 4/7: the daily standup
Losing focus during the ceremony The bigger your team gets, the harder it will be to make sure that everyone listens to the rest of the team, otherwise the whole [...] by Erik Talboom from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/most-common-mistakes-in-scrum-ceremonies-47-the-daily-standup/
Innovation Games ® – Budget Games is coming to Belgium, Kortrijk!
Some of you might be familiar with the concept of “Budget Games”, from its success in San Jose. Some of you might not be, and in that case I would recommend [...] by Jurgen De Smet from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/innovation-games-budget-games-is-coming-to-belgium-kortrijk/
Most common mistakes in scrum ceremonies 3/7: the sprint planning
No acceptance criteria listed on user stories This will keep the team from really committing to the sprint backlog. If they have no clear idea on how to demo a [...] by Erik Talboom from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/most-common-mistakes-in-scrum-ceremonies-37-the-sprint-planning/
Most common mistakes in scrum ceremonies 2/7: estimating stories
Spending too much effort in estimating stories People have the tendency to spend too much effort on estimating the incoming work. Having some basics skills available, like high/low showdown, deal [...] by Erik Talboom from Co-Learning.be http://colearningbe.wordpress.com/2013/04/01/most-common-mistakes-in-scrum-ceremonies-27-estimating-stories/