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#p4a14 – Play 4 Agile – My Highlights
For the third time in a row I had the pleasure to participate at Play 4 Agile (Un-)Conference at Rückersbach. Three years ago Play 4 Agile 2012 was my first experience with Open Space technology and even my first encounter with the Agile “Play” Community. (Thanks to Sebs for introducing me back then!) In review…
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Helpful Questions For Deciding On The New Job
In November I switched jobs. This post features a list of questions I asked myself and the possible new employers before I decided on the new job. Switching jobs can have different reasons. I was lucky as I decided for myself to switch, so I could take my time to find a new employer and…
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SWOT Matrix: Validating results after 4 months
Have you ever used the SWOT Matrix? Did the results bring about a decision? And then? Have you used the results after some time to validate your decision again? This post describes how I used a SWOT Matrix to help a team to try working with Scrum. After 4 months we validated what we thought…
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Knackered at Lean Start Up Machine Munich
“Lean Startup Machine (LSM) is an excellent excercise in learning how to validate ideas quickly and figure out which of your assumptions are wrong.” (Jameson Detweiler, Co-Founder & CEO LaunchRock) There is actually not much more to say about the Lean Startup Machine event which I attended last week-end (Aug 9-11, 2013) in Munich. Besides:…
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Activity for Team-Building event: The one thing…
The other week the team I’m working with as a Scrum Master had their first team event. We tried an activity that I found quite useful: The one thing I didn’t know about you before this meeting. Some of the team members know each other already from working together in former teams, others just joined…
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Gamestroming Retreat
We need to collaborate more within our teams, with our managers and with our customers. Books like Gamestorming (David Gray) and Innovation Games (Luke Hohmann) or websites like GoGameStorm.com and InnovationGames.com foster fresh practices for facilitating innovations when gathering in meetings or workshops with others. Last week-end I took part in a Gamestorming Retreat at The…
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Agile Retrospective with LEGO® StrategicPlay®
Lucky I am, because I attended “StrategicPlay FUNdamentals on LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY™” about 2 years ago. (Read my post on it here.) My company was unbelievable and invested in the “Identity and Landscape Kit” afterwards and I had the chance to do a number of LEGO Serious Play (LSP) Workshops since (HR team, UX team,…
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Retrospective activity: Significance Story
Remind team members in a retrospective of the significance and meaningfulness of their jobs. After some bafflement they could realize again that their jobs are important and do create value. This Monday I was inspired by the following tweet: What’s a quick and effective way to motivate employees?buff.ly/WQmTVh — Eric Barker (@bakadesuyo) February 4, 2013…
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A Kanban Team Retrospective Activity
Although Kanban does not prescribe retrospectives (nor any other mandatory meeting) all our Kanban teams are doing retrospectives on a regular basis. As a facilitator of a retrospective you should try to create an awareness of why things went well or not so well and let the team discuss issues that hopefully lead to improvement…