Here is a list of podcasts that I regularly listen to. They have helped me progress my career by increasing my learning and exposure on areas that I might not have encountered. https://agilecoachescorner.libsyn.com/ Agile Coaches’ Corner shares practical concepts in an approachable way. It is for agile practitioners and business leaders seeking expert advice on…
In September 2023, I became a Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC). This post summarises my journey. Hopefully you can learn something from it if you are applying but, almost certainly, your journey will be different. In this post I will explain why! Applying to become a Certified Team Coach At a high level, the…
In November 2022, it was announced that not only would a Regional Scrum Gathering be coming to my country, but it would also be hosted in my hometown! Sydney! After reading Jan Neudecker’s post on the Scrum Alliance website – I decided to apply to be a volunteer. How I experienced #GSGLIS22 as a “Magical…
As an Agile Coach, I consider myself fortunate to support people working in AI (artificial intelligence). During a recent workshop, I needed to create a 15-minute group icebreaker for three squads in a hybrid situation. Rather than design a new icebreaker or re-use an icebreaker that I had used before, I decided to use ChatGPT….
The background for this activity is that my Agile Tribe was doubling in size. We were going from 4 squads (40 people) up to 8 squads (80 people) and I was asked to create an icebreaker that allowed the people in existing squads to get to know people new to the Tribe. Initially I was…
Definition of Ready (DOR) and Definition of Done (DOD) are important concepts in agile teams as they provide a clear understanding of when a task or product is complete and ready for the next stage of development. Definition of Ready The Definition of Ready defines the criteria that must be met for a product backlog…
Psychological safety is important as it creates a work environment where employees feel comfortable taking risks, sharing ideas, and providing feedback without fear of negative consequences. This leads to better decision making, improved performance, and increased innovation. But why? When we are in a state of distrust, the world feels threatening. Threats make us retreat….
The purpose of this exercise is to introduce teams to Agile and Scrum in a practical (and hopefully fun!) way and to help collaboration and teamwork. I have run this exercise a number of times when standing up new teams and have iterated on it and made it better each time. Initially I ran this…