Geoff Mazeroff

Agile Value Definition in Agile Transformation (via Leading Agile) This article about business value and IT value alignment reminded me of the Steve Maraboli quotation about relationships, “Let’s not forget it’s you and me vs. the problem… NOT you vs….

Civics What if we replaced elected politicians with randomly selected citizens? Sounds like a wonderful idea, and it appears the pilot for the concept was a success. I agree that our current solution has optimized for the wrong criteria, and…

Agile 5 Things That Maximize the Value of Training (via Leading Agile) Know what problem you’re trying to solve. Have that purpose in mind. Make sure the people you send actually want to be there and know why they’re there….

Agile Eliminating Barriers to Business Agility with Governance (via Leading Agile) Dependencies are how organizational impediments arise. If you have few dependencies between teams, a governance model is too much overhead. However, it may not make sense to break some…

Business The Most Pressing People Questions Facing Companies Today (via Harvard Business Review) How do you balance your human workforce with automation? What are your plans for remote work? How are you helping ensure employee mental health? How are you…

Business Should You Rehire an Employee Who Left Your Company? (via Harvard Business Review) A study showed there’s no significant change in (1) performance of the re-hire, (2) improvement in their performance over time compared to external or internal hires,…

Agile Scrum Master Panel Discussion @ Clayton Homes I was one of three panelists (Gretchen Node, Arash Farsi); facilitated by Joanna Holbrook. We talked about the Scrum Master role with focuses on inspiration, motivation, tactical tips, and how others can…

Business The Rules of Co-opetition (via Harvard Business Review) Sometimes it makes sense to collaborate with a competitor, because if you don’t the competitor will still cause you problems because they’ve gotten help from someone else. There are also times…

Agile Stand-up Meetings Inhibit Innovation (via Harvard Business Review) Synchronizing and realigning on goals can make you efficient, but that may be at the expense of novelty. Being agile doesn’t inherently make you more innovative. Business 9 Trends That Will…

Agile What Happens When You Use Agile for the Wrong Reasons? (via Mountain Goat Software) It rarely goes well. Don’t just follow the herd; ask yourself why certain things are important to you. (The Five Whys technique is helpful here.)…