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Coach the Coach Episode 2 – Building Relationships
Coach the Coach Episode 2 - Building Relationships by Dee Rhoda and Tom Bullock | July 31st, 2020 | Blog To be effective, all coaches must develop a productive relationship with their team or teams. If they don’t know you, trust you, believe you, and understand you,...
Determining The Right Length Of Your Sprint
Determining The Right Length Of Your Sprint by Dave Slaten, Kendra West, and Tom Bullock | July 30, 2020 | Blog The duration of your Sprint sets the cadence for everything else in Scrum; Events, releases, the work itself. Therefore, determining the optimal Sprint...
Scrum Spotlight: Raising Thousands of Dollars for the World Health Organization and Colors of Change
Trainers from the Scrum Inc. Education Program came together to support COVID-19 frontline workers and social justice by raising thousands of dollars for the World Health Organization and Colors of Change Organization. Together we can make a difference.
Why 47% of Agile Transformations Fail!
A good time was had by all at Scrum Day India 2020. My talk on “Why 47% of Agile Transformations Fail!” was well received. My slides are posted here - Why 47% of Agile Transformations Fail. A recent Forbes survey indicated to me that about 47% of Agile transformations...
2020 Scrummer Reading List+
2020 Scrummer Reading List We all know this is a very different kind of summer (or winter for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere). One where the need to escape, learn, grow maybe even more acute. Our annual tribute to great reads (and listens) is here to help. ...
Scrum Inc. Scrum Trainer Spotlight: Brian Hackerson
Brian Hackerson is a Scrum Inc. Scrum Trainer™ and co-creator of Agile Best Self. His work embraces the fact that becoming better teammates, employees, leaders, and members of our communities, starts with becoming better ourselves.
What Kind of Coach Are You?
Every great team has a great coach. Every great Agile organization has a stable of great coaches to help drive, sustain, and scale success across the enterprise. In short, the quality of Scrum and Agile coaches matter. Listen/watch the latest ScrumCast episode to learn more…
Understanding Definition of Ready, Acceptance Criteria, And Definition of Done
In this episode of ScrumCast, Scrum Inc. consultants and trainers Kevin Ball and Jack Harmening join host Tom Bullock to discuss how to use Definition of Ready, Definition of Done, and Acceptance Criteria to set your team up for success.
Scrum in Healthcare
Improving the process of turning around an operating room leads to both better patient outcomes and boosts the revenue of a hospital. This is why our hospital partner wanted to cut the average turnaround time for an operating theater by an average 15 minutes or more, without sacrificing standards or safety. Here’s how we did it…
Systemic Racism: An Open Letter to the Scrum Community
It is no longer enough to simply not be a racist. White supremacy must end. We must be actively anti-racist. We call on everyone in the Scrum and Agile community to take a stand. We must do all we can to demand and get real change. Silence is complicity.
Book Review: Doing Agile Right – So It Doesn’t Die On The Vine
Agile Done Right is a new book by Darrell Rigby, Sarah Elk, and Steve Berez. JJ Sutherland explains why it simply is a must read for the Agile Community.
6 Things To Do To Kick-Off Your Agile Transformation
As a Scrum coach and trainer, I have worked with a variety of clients over the years and have found consistently that 6 key elements can get your Agile transformation started on the right path.