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How you learn agile matters

Stephanie Ockerman

How you learn agile matters. Learning can be very much like a game of telephone. I agree with Lyssa Adkins that it is important to [...]

Agility Requires Balance

Stephanie Ockerman

We often think that training wheels are the best way to learn to ride a bike. However, the pushbike is actually a much more successful [...]

Scrum Is Modern Agile

Stephanie Ockerman

The modern agile principles are a new perspective on the original Manifesto for Agile Software Development. Read my take on how the Scrum framework is [...]

Getting to Done: Tackle Impediments

Stephanie Ockerman

Impediments are a common challenge to creating a Done Increment. If Scrum Teams live with impediments that are slowing them down or choose workarounds instead [...]

Getting to Done: Balancing Emergence and Delivery

Stephanie Ockerman

Too much change during a Sprint is a common challenge to creating a Done Increment. We recognize that we are dealing with unpredictable and complex [...]

Getting to Done: Creating Good Sprint Goals

Stephanie Ockerman

Lack of a good Sprint Goal is a common challenge to creating a Done Increment. In my experience, there are four problems with Sprint Goals: [...]

Getting to Done: Improving Team Collaboration

Stephanie Ockerman

A lack of team collaboration is a common challenge to creating a done Increment. In my experience there are four problems that contribute to this: [...]

Getting to Done: Encouraging Team Ownership

Stephanie Ockerman

A lack of team ownership is a common challenge to creating a done Increment. In my experience there are five common problems contributing to this: [...]

5 Challenges Creating a Done Increment

Stephanie Ockerman

The purpose of Scrum is to create a done Increment by the end of a Sprint. Many teams struggle to do this. Without working software, [...]

Living My Values

Stephanie Ockerman

Values are one's judgment of what's important. My values align with the Scrum Values of focus, openness, courage, commitment, and openness. I have decided to [...]

The Power of Sharing Ideas

Stephanie Ockerman

Attending conferences and other community events enables people to tap into the power of sharing ideas. I recently experienced this at Keep Austin Agile. In [...]

7 Ways Leadership Can Enable Organizational Agility

Stephanie Ockerman

Sustainability is key to organizational agility. Read these top 7 ways leadership can enable organizational agility plus specific actions for each area.

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How you learn agile matters

Agility Requires Balance

Scrum Is Modern Agile

Getting to Done: Tackle Impediments

Getting to Done: Balancing Emergence and Delivery

Getting to Done: Creating Good Sprint Goals

Getting to Done: Improving Team Collaboration

Getting to Done: Encouraging Team Ownership

5 Challenges Creating a Done Increment

Living My Values

The Power of Sharing Ideas

7 Ways Leadership Can Enable Organizational Agility

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