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Sweat Together, Stay Together: The Power of Exercise Groups at Work
Sweat Together, Stay Together: The Power of Exercise Groups at Work
Introduction
Kit Friend
Aug 28
The persistently challenging animals of estimation
The persistently challenging animals of estimation
When I was picking topics for this year’s awesome Agile Australia 2024 the perplexingly still painful problem of estimation loomed large…
Kit Friend
Aug 18
We are family! Great, so you’re toxic?
We are family! Great, so you’re toxic?
Sofia Hassiotaki
Aug 13
Feedback is like Sushi
Feedback is like Sushi
Sofia Hassiotaki
Aug 13
Discovering Jira Product Discovery!
Discovering Jira Product Discovery!
Jira Produ..wha?
Kit Friend
Aug 7
Work-flows? Using STATIK to avoid tools blocking your team
Work-flows? Using STATIK to avoid tools blocking your team
A common attempt to optimise tooling design by administrators in an organisation is to create a single or limited “palette” of workflows…
Kit Friend
Aug 7
Whose whiteboard is it anyway?
Whose whiteboard is it anyway?
With a huge growth during lockdown and everyone releasing jazzy new GenAI features recently, it can be bewildering to figure out which…
Kit Friend
Jul 22
Scrumming it right with Gen AI
Scrumming it right with Gen AI
Can AI replace humans? The answer is no, but people who can use it will. Being a Scrum Master requires heart and soul, but also brain. So…
Sofia Hassiotaki
Jun 27
Big Room Playing > Big Room Planning
Big Room Playing > Big Room Planning
Confession: A Sceptic’s View on Big Room Planning
Kit Friend
Jun 19
Quicks and Quests: Neurodiversity in consulting and agility
Quicks and Quests: Neurodiversity in consulting and agility
My experience in the workplace (so far!)
Kit Friend
Jun 18
Thou shalt not have a “blocked” status in Jira!
Thou shalt not have a “blocked” status in Jira!
It is common for teams to implement a “Blocked”, “On Hold” or similar status in Jira. This has a few disadvantages including:
Kit Friend
Jun 17
Agile Tooling — All the gear but no idea? How to use tooling to help not hinder agility
Agile Tooling — All the gear but no idea? How to use tooling to help not hinder agility
I recently presented on the topic of tooling for the fabulous LAST Clubhouse community — you can access (for free for a short while) the…
Kit Friend
Jun 17
What Business Agility can learn from Calvin & Hobbes
What Business Agility can learn from Calvin & Hobbes
My colleague Christian Kelly recently posted about the impact the fabulous Calvin and Hobbes had on his life and it instantly reminded of…
Kit Friend
Apr 26
Black Jira-ror
Black Jira-ror
I found this article on how ChatGPT was great for many things… but a bit pants at writing Black Mirror episodes amusing:
Kit Friend
Jun 11, 2023
What the WSJF… now w/ JPD… OMG!
What the WSJF… now w/ JPD… OMG!
Are you amongst the t̶h̶o̶u̶s̶a̶n̶d̶s̶ hopefully more than 1 people globally who were thrilled to read my guide on using Automation for…
Kit Friend
Jun 7, 2023
Committing to Agility: Revisiting the Model of Engaging with Vendors
Committing to Agility: Revisiting the Model of Engaging with Vendors
Agile transformation has become a crucial initiative for organizations striving to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape…
Kit Friend
May 26, 2023
Agile Showdown: Breaking the Myth of a Scrum vs. Kanban Duel
Agile Showdown: Breaking the Myth of a Scrum vs. Kanban Duel
🤖 This article was written with the assistance of our robotic friend ChatGPT — it was both terrifyling good when prompted correctly… and…
Kit Friend
May 24, 2023
To be, or not to be (a technical Scrum Master)
To be, or not to be (a technical Scrum Master)
When it comes to Scrum Masters, everyone has their preferences. Some require industry knowledge, some technical skills. Humbug, I say. A…
Sofia Hassiotaki
May 23, 2023
Applying Governance and Constraints to Jira to Increase the Potential for Agility
Applying Governance and Constraints to Jira to Increase the Potential for Agility
How we can use governance and constraints to get the most out of customisable software and reduce organisational headwind.
Neal Taylor
Jan 19, 2023
Four Trends from the Enterprise DevOps Summit in Vegas 2022
Four Trends from the Enterprise DevOps Summit in Vegas 2022
→ Stay informed and inspired with our weekly newsletter: Short Notes — Competitive DevOps
Florian Hoeppner
Dec 30, 2022
When leadership becomes leadershit
When leadership becomes leadershit
As Melchor Lim said: “I may have trust issues, but some people seem to have an issue with the responsibility of being trusted.” Too bad…
Sofia Hassiotaki
Dec 21, 2022
You want to ruin Agile? Just call it ‘Hybrid Agile’.
You want to ruin Agile? Just call it ‘Hybrid Agile’.
New is always better? Nope. Sometimes you just gotta stick to the status quo. It’s like announcing there will be a 5th Indiana Jones movie…
Sofia Hassiotaki
Dec 14, 2022
What the WSJF?
What the WSJF?
A colleague was enjoying the pleasures of Automation for Jira assisting with WSJFing on a recent Teams chat and suggested sharing… after a…
Kit Friend
Dec 12, 2022
Please don’t call it Jaira
Please don’t call it Jaira
I guess we all know this person. The one who constantly says Jaira when it’s supposed to be Jeera. Or maybe you are that person? In this…
Sofia Hassiotaki
Dec 6, 2022
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
I wish that I could be like the cool kids
As a Scrum Master I wish I could be everybody’s darling. Of course, in a healthy way, otherwise you might end up with people pleaseritis…
Sofia Hassiotaki
Dec 2, 2022
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