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Paris, je t’aime
Once upon a time My manager said to me, ‘The team thinks you’re doing a good job.’ After a short pause he declared, ‘And I agree with them.’ Then a longer pause. I suspected I was in trouble, but I...
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Postcard from Galway
Why Exoftware? So that on a beautiful summer’s day I find myself cycling along the low road on one of the Aran Islands to spend time with the most diverse, smart, nice and fun bunch of Agilistas I know.
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Teams Lost and Found
One Agile coach says to another, ‘How do you find the strength to carry on?’ The other coach replies, ‘I believe in “happily ever after“‘. Going Off the Rails In my experience, the toughest period on...
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Challenge Your Personal Agility
‘To some, responsibility is a burden. To others, responsibility is a reward. For many, responsibility means having someone to point to.’ – Christopher Avery It was great to finally meet Christopher...
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The Devil’s in the Detail
The first and most important thing I share with any team I work with are the Agile Values, also known the XP Values from Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres. The Five Agile Values 1. Communication is a two...
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Are you ready for Ultimate Agile?
Congratulations! THE BIG DAY you’ve been training for for the past 364 days will soon by upon us. It’s time to cash in on the benefit of the thousands of Agility exercises you’ve been putting into...
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The Team Manifesto – Part 1
TO create a team that delivers value now and in the future AS A group of individuals WE NEED to create an agreed way of working. Immediately after the Profile Card Exercise, we create the team’s...
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The Team Manifesto – Part 2
Leverage the Wisdom of Your Team (Duration: 15 – 30 minutes) Now we have our team values and the team’s definition of Quality, we’re ready to create our team manifesto out of two A0 posters. A team...
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Plain as the Nose on Your Face
Two snowmen are standing in a field. One says to the other, ‘Can you smell carrots?’ Out in the Field Imagine. You wake up. It’s Friday. It’s almost the weekend. The first thing you see is a blanket...
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What do you want to learn about Games Facilitation?
Dear Reader, I’ve been invited to present a 90-minute session about Games Facilitation at Deep Agile 2010. And so I would like to exercise the Wisdom of Crowds and ask you this: what do you want to...
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