First virtual PI-planning days @ Achmea

19 March 2020

First virtual PI-planning days @ Achmea

When I, a couple of weeks ago during our Scrum of Scrums, asked my fellow Scrum Masters if we are prepared for our Inspect & Adapt and PI Planning days in the light of the COVID-19 crisis, I thought I was being kind of silly.
I am now grateful to all the bright people working at Achmea and the Agile Release Train FRC Express in particular, for the successful events. The first ever online PI days for our Agile Release Train were a positive experience for all participants!
Although we live in exceptionally uncertain times, we keep focussed on our goals and respond to change as required. Time to Sprint!

Cynefin: A leader’s framework for decision making

30 September 2016

Cynefin: A leader’s framework for decision making

Excellent article on leadership styles:

“…Leaders who don’t recognize that a complex domain requires a more experimental mode of management may become impatient when they don’t seem to be achieving the results they were aiming for… Leaders who try to impose order in a complex context will fail, but those who set the stage, step back a bit, allow patterns to emerge, and determine which ones are desirable will succeed.” …Read more