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Surviving the Valley of Death!
Surviving the Valley of Death!
Short personal thoughts, reflections, and ideas
Barry Overeem
Jul 31
Focus!
Focus!
Why ‘work focus’ and ‘flow’ matters and how to improve with Columinity
Barry Overeem
Jul 24
Can Organizations Handle True Agility?
Can Organizations Handle True Agility?
The balance between tangible frameworks (like Scrum) and more agnostic and abstract approaches (like Agile in general)
Barry Overeem
Jun 9
Explore The Agile Team Effectiveness Model With Your Team
Explore The Agile Team Effectiveness Model With Your Team
A simple 90-minute workshop format to familiarize your team (and others) with the Agile Team Effectiveness model
Barry Overeem
Jun 5
The Secret Sauce Of Succesful Change Initiatives
The Secret Sauce Of Succesful Change Initiatives
How a thriving (in-company) community is a crucial success factor for enduring change, and how it relates to “Columinity.”
Barry Overeem
Apr 3
What Makes Columinity A “Unique” Product?
What Makes Columinity A “Unique” Product?
Our hunch to what we believe makes Columinity a unique product to help teams improve.
Barry Overeem
Mar 21
How (Not) To Invite Teams, Stakeholders, And Supporters For Columinity
How (Not) To Invite Teams, Stakeholders, And Supporters For Columinity
Why a good invitation matters, and how can a wrong invitation be harmful
Barry Overeem
Mar 14
10 Retrospective Formats Based On The Agile Team Effectiveness Model
10 Retrospective Formats Based On The Agile Team Effectiveness Model
Use various Liberating Structures during the retrospective to familiarize your team(s) with the scientific model in a lightweight manner.
Barry Overeem
Mar 11
How To Get Started With Columinity?
How To Get Started With Columinity?
A summary of the 5 steps and workshops to get the most out of Columinity (formerly Scrum Team Survey)
Barry Overeem
Feb 19
Use “W3” To Inspect The Results And Identify Improvements With Columinity
Use “W3” To Inspect The Results And Identify Improvements With Columinity
Learn how to use “What, So What, Now What?” to make sense of the results and translate insights into action.
Barry Overeem
Feb 12
How Columinity Matches All Agile Frameworks And Methodologies
How Columinity Matches All Agile Frameworks And Methodologies
We offer organizations a process and a set of factors for continuous inspection and adaptation, regardless of the Agile framework you use
Barry Overeem
Feb 8
How To Diagnose Teamwork Quality With Columinity (And Contribute To Science)
How To Diagnose Teamwork Quality With Columinity (And Contribute To Science)
Is your team actually a team or just a group? A consistent observation that Barry Overeem and I have made in our work with hundreds of…
Christiaan Verwijs
Feb 5
A Guide To Develop Strategies And Increase Team Effectiveness With Columinity
A Guide To Develop Strategies And Increase Team Effectiveness With Columinity
Learn how to engage teams, stakeholders, and management in continuous improvement based on data from Columinity.
Barry Overeem
Jan 29
A Guide To Inspect The Results And Identify Improvements With Columinity
A Guide To Inspect The Results And Identify Improvements With Columinity
Learn to make sense of the results with your teams and translate insights into action.
Barry Overeem
Jan 22
Columinity — The Name Explained
Columinity — The Name Explained
How the product evolved from “Zombie Scrum Health Checker” into the “Scrum Team Survey” and ended up as “Columinity.”
Barry Overeem
Jan 18
A Guide To Kickoff Columinity With Teams, Stakeholders, And Management
A Guide To Kickoff Columinity With Teams, Stakeholders, And Management
Use the Liberating Structure ‘Purpose To Practice’ to start a robust and enduring initiative.
Barry Overeem
Jan 15
A Guide To Study The Underlying Research Of Columinity
A Guide To Study The Underlying Research Of Columinity
Study the academic research, explore the tool, and learn everything you need to know to start.
Barry Overeem
Jan 8
A Guide On How To Improve Your Team With Columinity
A Guide On How To Improve Your Team With Columinity
A getting started guide on how to use the free version to drive continuous improvement in and around your team
Christiaan Verwijs
Dec 4, 2023
Explore The Core Principles Of Columinity For Ethical Use
Explore The Core Principles Of Columinity For Ethical Use
Create shared understanding, set clear expectations, and set a solid foundation for successful usage of the tool
Barry Overeem
Oct 1, 2023
In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile
In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile
An exploration of what scientific studies and a large dataset of Agile teams tell us about the benefits of agility
Christiaan Verwijs
Oct 17, 2022
Use Proven Success Factors From The Past To Improve Your Team In The Present
Use Proven Success Factors From The Past To Improve Your Team In The Present
Share successes from the past, create transparency about the present, and identify improvements for the near future.
Barry Overeem
Sep 4, 2022
How (Not) To Construct A Proper Questionnaire
How (Not) To Construct A Proper Questionnaire
Things to keep in mind when you create your own survey or questionnaire for your team or organization
Christiaan Verwijs
Aug 1, 2022
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