Ice cream and leadership 26 Apr 2017 Annelies De Meyere Leadership & Management I came across this meme on my LinkedIn timeline. In the reactions, very classically schooled managers were tapping themselves on the back in a very manly fashion. How right this meme was! Harsh lessons to be learned here! So you want to … Continue reading
Agile vs Waterfall in the Star Wars universe
Agile vs Waterfall in the Star Wars universe 19 Apr 2017 Agile & ScrumLeadership & ManagementWork is Play DISCLAIMER: I’m a Trekkie, married to a Warsie, so the science fiction and space opera genres are part of my life. If you haven’t seen any of the Star Wars movies, I truly do recommend them and … Continue reading
The GO FAR canvas for effective meeting culture
The GO FAR canvas for effective meeting culture 22 Feb 2017 Annelies De Meyere In so many organisations I visit, the same lament continuously seems to surface: “We spend so much time in meetings!”. As a coach, when I then try to implement a framework such as Scrum, which defines 5 ceremonies per sprint that … Continue reading
Case Study: Large-Scale Scrum at BASE Company
Case Study: Large-Scale Scrum at BASE Company 15 Feb 2017 Jurgen De Smet Agile & ScrumLess is More Base Company was the third Mobile Operator in Belgium and stayed within the top 3 market leaders, even today now the organisation has gone through a new change. Their IT was part of the technology department that was also … Continue reading
Using the skill matrix in the larger organisation
Using the skill matrix in the larger organisation 2 Feb 2017 Annelies De Meyere Leadership & Management A while ago I wrote the blogpost: “The 4 levels of the Skill Matrix” (or competency matrix) and gave a hands-on session at XP Days Benelux on how and when to create these. Read more by anneliesdemeyere via … Continue reading
The Shocking Truth about Firefighting in I.T. Organizations!
The Shocking Truth about Firefighting in I.T. Organizations! 25 Jan 2017 Jurgen De Smet Agile & ScrumLeadership & ManagementLean & KanbanLess is MoreSoftware Craftsmanship Why are there so many IT people out there who have the feeling they’re actually a firefighter? Why do they have the feeling to be jumping from one burning house to … Continue reading
How to fix Scrum teams that are terrible at estimating and forecasting?
How to fix Scrum teams that are terrible at estimating and forecasting? 12 Jan 2017 Jurgen De Smet Agile & ScrumLess is More First of all, we should ask ourselves: “Why do we estimate?”. In a lot of cases it’s because of the wrong reasons, but let us assume we are in a context where estimates are needed. … Continue reading
Re-Thinking the Organization: Sociocracy 3.0 – Reversify – LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum)
Re-Thinking the Organization: Sociocracy 3.0 – Reversify – LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum) 4 Jan 2017 Jurgen De Smet Agile & ScrumLeadership & ManagementLess is More If you are not moving at the speed of the marketplace you’re already dead – you just haven’t stopped breathing yet. – Jack Welch The organizational structure in which most of … Continue reading
The benefit of a ‘virtual window’
The benefit of a 'virtual window' 28 Dec 2016 Jeremy Naus Agile & Scrum It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday morning. I start my computer and launch the Skype app. I create a video call with two of my buddies and then get breakfast. Suddenly I hear: “Hey Jeremy, you there?”. I pause my breakfast, … Continue reading
We wish you all the best for 2017!
We wish you all the best for 2017! 23 Dec 2016 Annelies De Meyere Engaging Workshops & MeetingsLeadership & ManagementLess is MoreWork is Play The whole Co-Learning team joins forces to wish you all the best for 2017! May this year bring you learning, awesome new encounters and a lot of play at work. Read … Continue reading
