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…
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…
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…