This article is about whether or not it is wise to use Scrum when using Kanban. Scrum is a product development process that operates at the team level and which […]
Kanban Maturity Model: Patterns for Team Kanban
Team Kanban, formerly referred to as a form of “proto-kanban”, describes a level of organizational maturity. The Kanban Maturity Model (KMM) calls this level of organizational maturity “Emerging”. That is, […]
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 […]
Using Kanban in Scrum Teams to Manage Dependencies
All teams that work together and collaborate have challenges. In my work as a consultant and coach I have come across some common problems that I have seen Scrum teams […]
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 […]
BERTEIG Agile Podcast #1 – Love
A short podcast on love, in the context of Agile ways work working. If you like what you heard, consider registering for an upcoming BERTEIG Agile Learning Event. If […]
Kanban as an Approach to Helping Teams Mature
Kanban is often seen as an evolutionary approach to Agility, rather than a revolutionary one. Unlike other Agile frameworks, that may sometimes promote wholesale changes to the process, the roles, and the […]
What is Scrum?
Many businesses, needing to improve their processes and products to remain viable, are asking, “What is Scrum”? Scrum is a way for small teams to build complex products. It is […]
On Managing Work – Not People (Part I)
Most leaders I work with have a common frustration they express to me: an inability to achieve significant gains in how quick and predictable they are in delivering work to […]
9 Agile Estimation Techniques
Many people have used a variation of Planning Poker to do Agile estimation. Here is a reference of 9 different Agile estimation techniques for different circumstances. I have seen all […]