Once Again for Emphasis: Scrum is NOT a Project Management Framework Scrum is for complex product development, enhancement or maintenance, not project management. The authors of the Scrum framework assert […]
MEET OUR TRAINERS: David Vicentin
Growing up in Brazil, BERTEIG consultant David Vicentin loved building out of Lego. He also enjoyed taking apart and reassembling everything—especially electronics—to see how they worked. And, he loved fixing […]
Building Agility in Big Organizations
Big organizations usually have many large, moving pieces—functional departments like compliance, fraud, finance, privacy and so on. And these all serve important functions. The organization designed itself so that those […]
How to Deal With a Problem Team Member
One of my very earliest coaching experiences was at Capital One and, in 2005, I had the opportunity to learn how to deal with a problem team member. I had […]
The Two Faces of Agile: Tools or Culture?
Is Becoming Agile About Tools or Culture? Companies are looking to us to become more agile, but often do not understand what agile is. They are large and mature organizations […]
Scrum Mastery and Kanban: Part 2 – Limiting WIP (Work in Progress)
Part 2 – Limiting WIP This article is part two in a six part series towards helping Scrum Masters get better at their craft. In the first article of this […]
Scrum Mastery and Kanban – Working Together to Help Your Team Solve Problems
Part I – Visualizing Work This article is part one in a six part series towards helping Scrum Masters get better at their craft. You are a Scrum Master, responsible […]
Agile Planning and the Cynefin Model
Many experts in the Agile community know of the Cynefin model. For those who may be unfamiliar with it, Wikipedia has a great summary of the Cynefin model. I believe […]
Agile Certification Programs: Scam or Legit?
Before I write about Agile certification, I want to share a story. When I was still a software developer, I had an awful experience with certification. The company I was […]
Agility as a Driver for Equality
Agility has simply become a “buzzword” for some organizations, while for others it continues to represent opportunity for happier customers and employees. On that note, one facet of Agility that […]