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Letters for Grandma — a take on self reflection

Letters for Grandma — a take on self reflection

My grandma has a hard time hearing. She’s turning 89 this year and due to my naturally deep voice doesn’t hear me speaking. That’s super…
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Ralph Cibis
Feb 13, 2020
Being a Scrum Master Part 3: I’m no longer a Scrum Master.

Being a Scrum Master Part 3: I’m no longer a Scrum Master.

But I didn’t quit being “it”, I just naturally transcended my role.
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Domi Burucker
Jan 28, 2020
Innovation Angst: A tale about Alman Memes, Sauna & Organizational Culture

Innovation Angst: A tale about Alman Memes, Sauna & Organizational ...

If you happen to spend your time with group dynamics and coaching, going to the sauna can be quite a challenge. I love going to the sauna…
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Ralph Cibis
Jan 27, 2020
Purpose — a tale of cruise ships and airplanes

Purpose — a tale of cruise ships and airplanes

A topic I’m concerned with these days is meaning. The meaning everybody looks out for when doing something. A meaning given to the duties…
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Ralph Cibis
Dec 30, 2019
10 reasons why everything you’ll ever do fails

10 reasons why everything you’ll ever do fails

I’ve been asked a lot, why stuff fails, goes wrong or escalates. Here are my top 10 reasons I come up with to tell people:
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Ralph Cibis
Nov 15, 2019
This is Sempiternal

This is Sempiternal

sempiternal
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Domi Burucker
Nov 5, 2019
Middle Management — Endgame

Middle Management — Endgame

On my way to destroy it, I have finally become what I hate the most. Welcome to middle management punks! The new blog for…. oh f*** this…
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Ralph Cibis
Oct 8, 2019
Distribute my team, reinforce my company

Distribute my team, reinforce my company

A while ago, I wrote about distributed teams. A while ago, I had the privilege of working with all my team members in the same location. I…
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Ralph Cibis
Sep 13, 2019
Project: Holacrazy

Project: Holacrazy

Well, hello there.
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Domi Burucker
Aug 29, 2019
Middle Management — Infinite War

Middle Management — Infinite War

Sometimes work is not about what’s right. Sometimes work is about who is right. In corporate life the interpretation of being right lies…
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Ralph Cibis
Aug 12, 2019
Time Dilation — An introduction to corporate physics

Time Dilation — An introduction to corporate physics

Time dilation is a difference in the elapsed time measured by two clocks, either due to their having a velocity difference relative to…
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Ralph Cibis
Jul 23, 2019
Being a Scrum Master Part 3: The End is just the Beginning

Being a Scrum Master Part 3: The End is just the Beginning

“We grow with our tasks.” I said, moving a Jira ticket in my impediment backlog from “to do” to “in progress”. Slightly giggling, I close…
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Domi Burucker
Jul 8, 2019
Good Morning Vietnam!

Good Morning Vietnam!

Mercenary’s life
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Ralph Cibis
Jun 19, 2019
Middle Management — The worst avenger

Middle Management — The worst avenger

Projects. That’s what corporate world has become about. Long term fictional plans that usually won’t get adjusted over time. Deadlines…
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Ralph Cibis
Jun 5, 2019
Middle Management (Prequel)

Middle Management (Prequel)

Once upon a time, there was a company. The company used to get stuff done by just doing it. The company grew and flourished and at some…
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Ralph Cibis
May 22, 2019
You don’t need an agile coach

You don’t need an agile coach

Nice job! You finally hired one or two or even three guys that call themselves agile coaches to support your agile transition (or…
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Ralph Cibis
Apr 16, 2019
Let’s escalate!

Let’s escalate!

Today I want to talk about power relations.
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Domi Burucker
Apr 11, 2019
Forcing innovation (or producing random output…)

Forcing innovation (or producing random output…)

“Hell yeah! There’s a design thinking workshop tomorrow! Means no work for us baby!” I guess that’s something somebody would say who needs…
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Ralph Cibis
Apr 8, 2019
Old problems require old solutions. Not.

Old problems require old solutions. Not.

Can you feel the magic? We’ve become a real organization. We’re more than ten people. Suddenly there are departments. People with projects…
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Ralph Cibis
Mar 19, 2019
Symptoms vs cause — a Scrum Master’s epiphany

Symptoms vs cause — a Scrum Master’s epiphany

Well, here I am. A few days before trying to become this crazy PSM2 dude that’s even more Scrum than other people. I happen to tell people…
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Ralph Cibis
Mar 1, 2019
Why extinction will save “agile”…

Why extinction will save “agile”…

… if you like it or not.
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Domi Burucker
Feb 21, 2019
Team Dynamics & Esotericiscm

Team Dynamics & Esotericiscm

It happens from time to time that cultures clash. On a daily base it might happen to yourself walking along a hallway being rebuked to not…
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Ralph Cibis
Jan 29, 2019
It’s a bubble and it will burst

It’s a bubble and it will burst

So, last time I did some research about the current state of Agile, and Scrum Master as a job I stumbled over this:
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Domi Burucker
Dec 26, 2018
You don’t need a Scrum Master

You don’t need a Scrum Master

Cool. All middle management stopped reading already, sending this headline to their superiors. It’s that easy to get a message across. But…
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Ralph Cibis
Dec 12, 2018
The Manifesto Part 2

The Manifesto Part 2

What makes an organization agile? Perhaps it’s the important factor to adjust to a given situation or something that might have just come…
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Ralph Cibis
Dec 5, 2018
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