In the previous post I introduced you to Solution Focused scales and how they can be used in a one-to-one scenario. Now we’ll extend this to a team context, but first, here are some tips… Tips on using scales A constructivistic approach is important also when using scales: whatever numbers the client chooses, it must … Weiterlesen …
No, this post is not about increasing the size of your development team, but about how to establish some measurements in your team – typically during the retrospectives, but not only – to support continuous improvement: let’s talk about Solution Focused Scales. I already discussed this technique in my Solution Focus presentation, but listening to … Weiterlesen …
Here another „service post“ to distribute the slides of the Soft Skills Essentials presentation, this time in the form Yves Hanoulle (twitter: @YvesHanoulle) and I presented it at the Mini-XP Days Benelux in Mechelen, a summary of the best presentations of last year’s XP Days Benelux. The presentation is basically as the Turku Agile Day, … Weiterlesen …
Here are the slides of today’s keynote I delivered together with Mike Sutton (@mhsutton) at the Turku Agile Day to a very engaged audience: thank you for the fun! Klicken Sie auf den unteren Button, um den Inhalt von de.slideshare.net zu laden. Inhalt laden For the bibliography, please refer to this post…
Today, together with Mike Sutton (Twitter: @mhsutton), I ran a workshop called „New Tools of the Craft“ at the Turku Agile Day. Here are the slides we showed and a selected bibliography… Klicken Sie auf den unteren Button, um den Inhalt von de.slideshare.net zu laden. Inhalt laden Yes And… This is a concept coming from … Weiterlesen …
Last week, together with Yves Hanoulle (twitter: @YvesHanoulle), I presented again „Soft Skills Essentials for Software Craftsmen“, this time at XPDays Benelux. Here are the slides: Klicken Sie auf den unteren Button, um den Inhalt von de.slideshare.net zu laden. Inhalt laden As usual at XPDays Benelux, the audience was very mature and interested in these … Weiterlesen …
Here’s a short post just to publish the slides I presented today at the WebExpo in Prague. Klicken Sie auf den unteren Button, um den Inhalt von de.slideshare.net zu laden. Inhalt laden If you weren’t there and, as such, you haven’t the audio that comes with these, the presentation has been video recorded and will … Weiterlesen …
As you have probably noticed – in case you did not fall asleep while reading these pages – I am a strong believer in the solution focused approach and I wrote already several articles about it (see this and this and this). The approach generated interest in many of my peers, so over time I … Weiterlesen …
Here’s a short post to publish the slides and the handout for the third version of my Solution Focused approach to Agile Coaching presentation. This time I gave it at the Mini XP Days Benelux 2010, a one day conference with the presentations that were voted the best at the XPDays Benelux 2009. It has … Weiterlesen …
As I had announced in my last post, I talked to day at Agile Central Europe, again presenting my Solution Focused approach to Agile Coaching workshop. In Kraków I had less time available compared to the XPDays Benelux version, but I still managed to add a few more information on the subject, in particular clarifying … Weiterlesen …
This time I will use this space for some shameless self-promotion about the upcoming public speaking events I will be part of. After the good resonance for the „Solution Focused Coaching in Agile“ presentation I gave at XP Days Benelux, I will bring it again on tour during April: April 7th and 8th in … Weiterlesen …
So the definition of done of a Scrum team is sick and you, dear agile coach, are intervening on the team to get them to fix it. Easy, isn’t it? Either you tackle the issue during a retrospective or on in ad-hoc discussion, point out the symptoms, ask the team how they plan to fix … Weiterlesen …
Here’s a metaphor I use often when coaching people. It is called the lifetree and I use it as a tool to raise awareness of the resources of the past and the possible futures and to identify strengths and weaknesses and learning paths. It has a lot of applications in career coaching and in coaching … Weiterlesen …
In the previous post I was mentioning that a company culture is anyway emergent and what emerges cannot really be predicted, but can be influenced in many different ways. Here’s one way to do that, which I found very useful when working with agile teams. A big part of the agility is based on values … Weiterlesen …
During my presentation about Solution Focused work in Agile at XPDays Benelux I stated that asking „why“ in coaching can be dangerous and should be avoided. In a community where the Five Whys is actually one of the premier methods, I knew I was opening up for a lot of discussions. Exactly this happened and … Weiterlesen …