Agile Are We Really Bad at Estimating? (via Mountain Goat Software) We’re good at estimating tasks we’re familiar with (e.g., commuting, cleaning the house). Suppose a project will take 1000 hours, but you won’t know that until the project is…
Radical Candor – Part 16
This week we finished Chapter 8 (Results). There are ten sections: 1:1 conversations, staff meetings, think time, “big debate” meetings, “big decision” meetings, all-hands meetings, meeting-free zones, Kanban boards, walk around, be conscious of culture. “Big Debate” Meetings “Lower the…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 40
Agile 9 Things Wildly Successful Agile Coaches Do (via Agile Amped) Agile Coaching Exchange (ACE) in North America is an organization with an intent to bring coaches together around the mission of building competency and community — http://agilecoachingexchange.com/ (The guest,…
Radical Candor – Part 15
This week we started Chapter 8 (Results). There are ten sections: 1:1 conversations, staff meetings, think time, “big debate” meetings, “big decision” meetings, all-hands meetings, meeting-free zones, Kanban boards, walk around, be conscious of culture. We covered 1:1 conversations, staff…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 39
Agile Estimates Are Non-Transferrable (via Steve Smith) There are so many factors that go into determining an estimate, including who will actually be doing the work. This article supports that arguments with some examples, and a list of things to…
Radical Candor – Part 14
This week we finished Chapter 7 (team). Formatting note: I’m trying to strike a balance of codifying the useful tips the book covers, but we as a group skip because we don’t have anything noteworthy. Sentences in italics are those…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 38
Agile Emerging From Crisis By Putting People Above Profits (via Agile Amped) With recent COVID-19 layoffs, Vaco partnered with GiveCamp Memphis to help charities that can’t do various tech things on their own. They paired people impacted by COVID-19 to…
Thoughts: The Social Dilemma
I recently had a conversation with Emily Moses, and she recommended I watch The Social Dilemma so that we could later have a conversation about it. Although the running time is about ninety minutes, it took me nearly three hours…
Radical Candor – Part 13
This week we continued Chapter 7 (team) with the topics of growth management and hiring. Formatting note: I’m trying to strike a balance of codifying the useful tips the book covers, but we as a group skip because we don’t…
Summary: Do Better Work
This book by Max Yoder was recommended to me by Emily Moses (Chief People Officer at Lirio) shortly after she was hired. Emily and I enjoy reading about company culture and self-improvement, and this was one of the many titles…