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ROAM if you want to deal with risk management.
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This week, we got into the thanksgiving mood with an article about Scaled Agile Frameworks' ROAM approach to risk management.
#agile #ghostgang #leadership #riskmanagement
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Risk management techniques with agile.
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Helpful direction on how to track and manage risk in your project.
on Nov 18
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A growth mindset and making a splash.
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I am starting a new job this week, and I am reflecting on the changes I have experienced and whether I can translate those into success.
on Nov 11
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Fruitflies, railroad mania, and artifical intelligence.
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Looking at some past technology trends we should be very skeptical about the promise and limits of Artifical Intelligence. I explain why.
on Nov 4
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Learning to respect the process and the harsh realities of automation.
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Why is the job market so awful for white-collar workers, I suspect the same reason it can be so frustrating for other types of employees. Automation used incorrectly is wreeking havoc on the labor market.
on Oct 28
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Understanding the people who hold your organization together.
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How do companies treat the people who get things done? They are not very good because they must fit in with most corporate cultures. This week an essay on the glue which is taken for granted at organizations.
on Oct 21
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What an agile guy can learn from the Project Management Insitute.
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This week, I am taking the test for the PMP certification. I learned a few things in my preperation and I am looking forward to my further adventures as a scrum master and project manager.
on Oct 7
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Through the looking glass regarding agile and the unwriten rules of work.
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How do you keep your head when the culture wants to cut it off? This week, I examine the "unwritten" rules of work.
on Sep 30
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The control and change paradox in your projects.
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The biggest challenge in leading change is the ability of others to relinquish control. I talk about it this week.
on Sep 23
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Agile Leadership can be non-technical.
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When we talk about the controversy regarding the technical skills of a scrum master all I can say is that it depends on the situation.
on Sep 16
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Some new ideas about organizational change.
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With the help of Alan Dayley, I discovered some ideas about how to address change in an organization. Here is my formulation of Dayley's Beer draft.
on Sep 9
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The meaning of labor in an agile world.
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On a long Labor Day weekend, I reflect on what labor means to me and how my work in agile relates to it.
on Sep 3
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I am musing about a children's book and my personal journey as a scrum master and agile coach.
on Aug 26
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An Agile look at the Paris Olympics.
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I learned a few things during the Olympics and I want to share those lessons.
on Aug 12
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The bananas in your software business.
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The construction process of software is flawed, and as one author calls bananas, we discuss the challenges and the people who make it possible.
on Aug 5
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Paying attention to the lessons of Crowdstrike.
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The Crowdstrike outage is fading from memory but we should learn a few important lessons from it.
on Jul 29
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A scrum master walks into a PMP classroom...
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As a scrum master, I should be a square peg in a round hole in a PMP class. What I discovered was a different way of looking at projects.
on Jul 22
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Dealing with adversity is challenging, mainly when it is not your fault. This week, we see the current job market as helping to eliminate bad actors in the Agile business.
on Jul 15
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I am using measurement for growth instead of evil.
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How and what me measure is critical if we are going to improve organizations. Use measurement for growth instead of evil.
on Jul 8
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This week, I am feisty about how we need to take responsibility for our technology and ourselves.
on Jul 1
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Thanks for asking about our technology opinions.
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Nice to see that business leaders are starting to see technology professionals as equals, I wonder why it took them so long.
on Jun 25
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The worst situations still have value.
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A challenging assignment, failure, and suffering are awful but provide necessary learning.
on Jun 25
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Soft skills are anything but soft.
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Soft skills are making a comeback.
on Jun 24
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Fighting feature creep with a few easy steps.
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Feature creep is a scary force in the project management world today, I spend some time talking about how to fight it.
on Jun 3
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When they raise the table stakes.
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I have a few informed opinions about the latest announcements during the 2024 Build conference.
on May 28
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When it goes sideways, trust the team.
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We need trust and people willing to do the work when things go wrong. This is a valuable lesson for business leaders.
on May 13
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Having a plan when you are punched in the mouth.
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I am relying on Robert I. Sutton's help to get through a rough patch in my office. If you are going to improve, then you need to ask uncomfortable questions.
on May 6
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As we advance in our careers it gets harder to be coachable, I talk about that struggle this week.
on Apr 29
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How to write a good user story.
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My discussion was on how to write good user stories. I use this for training. I also show off my love for Godzilla.
on Apr 24
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Paying tribute to my father, Ed Wisniowski Jr., 1945-2024.
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This week, I lost my father. He had a profound influence on my life and I just want to honor him on the pages of my blog this week.
on Apr 8
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Lessons learned during my sabbatical.
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I am returning to work and I learned a few things along the way.
on Apr 1
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The experience mindset, what you need to know.
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Ed Wisniowski takes a look at Tiffani Bova's book "The Experience Mindset," and he has plenty to recommend.
on Mar 25
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Cleaning out my metaphorical closets.
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Looking back at the last fourteen years and some of the things that I found in the dark corners of my web colset.
on Mar 18
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Why men struggle in changing economy as women rise in workforce on International Women's Day
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Looking at how the changing roles of women in the workforce are impacting men and an appeal to help women and men get the most out of work.
on Mar 11
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A lack of skin in the game for employees
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For agility to work we must ask existential questions including if people have skin in the game.
on Mar 7
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The values which shape someones leadership
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We all have different values, and what we value shapes our leadership. This week we talk about how those values slot into the Agile Reformation.
on Mar 4
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Work should not make you crazy.
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Mental health in the business world matters and we do not talk about it like we should. A frank coversation about mental illiness in business.
on Mar 2
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What a movie from over forty years ago can teach us about being a scrum master.
on Mar 2
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Capital One's purchase of Discover and what it means for Agile.
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We should pay closer attention to the merger of Discover and Capital One. It is going to affect customers and agile professionals in unexpected ways.
on Mar 1
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Developers are more than resources
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An appeal to treat employees like people.
on Feb 28
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Leadership for the internet age.
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Taking a look at some trends and how it has impacted my career.
on Feb 21
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Defy gravity and trust the process.
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I am getting vulnerable this week as I discuss my job search.
on Feb 12
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Finding and fighting the forces of churn in your organization
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Leaning into Ian Flemming's James Bond, we point out three trends in technology that demand that you find your version of 007 to become more successful.
on Feb 5
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The postulates of imposter syndrome for the scrum master
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When I think about it, I do not consider myself a successful person. I have an average home. I drive an average car. My one extravagance is my collection of compact disks and the toy soldiers which bring me joy. I am not one of the rich and famous. I
on Feb 1
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Some reasons big business is not satisfied with agile.
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The State of Agile Survey says satisfaction levels are falling. I have a hunch why.
on Jan 29
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The business world contains plenty of situations ripe for satire and parody. The office comedy is a staple of American film and television. I suspect this is because so many Americans spend most of their time at work attempting to find a measure of prosperity and support for their families.
on Jan 24
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Take a chance on a different approach in agile.
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We need to apply nuance and context to solving problems in agile.
on Jan 22
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Some thoughts about the retirement of Windows XP
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A tip of the hot to Windows XP.
on Jan 20