Agile workshop in Istanbul, May 31
'm giving the public workshop Valuable Agile Retrospectives for Teams on May 31 in Istanbul, Turkey. Tickets are available.
Version 1.3 of Agile Self-assessment Game released
Version 1.3 of the Agile Self-assessment Game is now available. The texts on the cards have been updated based on my experience from playing the game and feedback from the agile community.
Recommended books: Scaling Teams, Product Mastery, ScrumMasterWay, and Agile Engagement
Here are some recently published books that I highly recommend on Scaling Teams, Product Mastery, Great Scrum Masters #ScrumMasterWay, and Agile Engagement.
Agile Workshops in Budapest on April 25 and 26
I'm giving two Agile Workshops in Budapest on April 25 and 26. Only some seats are left, so don't wait and get your tickets now!
Who can help us with DevOps for the Agile Self-Assessment Game?
I'm developing an expansion pack for DevOps for the Agile Self-Assessment Game, and I'm looking for reviewers to improve the cards. Will you help me?
Guest blog: What makes a good Product Owner?
In this guest blog post Emile Bakker, the product/market coach, talks about what makes a good Product Owner. Hint: It's all about coaching!
Retrospectives beyond the team level
Nowadays most agile teams do retrospectives which help them to deal with difficult situations and improve their way of working. But teams don't work in isolation, they interact with other teams and with their stakeholders to deliver value. Let's explore how retrospectives beyond the team level can be used to improve collaboration.
Masterclass on Improving the Agile and Lean Transformation in Lithuania
I'm returning to Lithuania to give the Masterclass Improving your Agile and Lean Transformation on May 2 in Vilnius. Ticket sales has started, book your seat at Masterclasses.lt.
Summary of The Great ScrumMaster in 15 Tweets
The book The Great ScrumMaster by Zuzana Šochová provides lots of ideas to help Scrum masters deal with everyday situations. Here are 15 quotes from this book to tweet.
French edition of Agile Self-Assessment Game Published
My highly popular Agile Self-assessment Game is now also available in French. All 52 cards and the mini instruction cards have been translated by Fabrice Aimetti (instructions are still in English).
Managez Agile added to Livres français sur l’Agilité
The book Managez Agile has been added to the bundle Livres français sur l’Agilité. This bundle now contains six great French books on agile for a significantly reduced price.
Retrospective Actions: Start with Why
Getting retrospective actions done can be challenging. To assure that your actions get done my advice is to start with why. Know why you are doing the actions, which problems they will solve, and the benefits they will bring.