When accountability is lacking, the unfortunate repercussion is that it drags down morale and hurts productivity. This may lead to members of your team finger pointing and blaming others, instead of spending time solving problems and finding solutions which boosts productivity. That’s when it’s time to step up and find ways to improve accountability.
This session will help improve personal accountability (or help managers assist staff in doing so) to achieve the things that matter, get more done and realize the full potential of yourself or team. We will explore personal styles of communication, teamwork, accountability and responsibility in the workplace. Each participant will leave with knowledge of proven strategies that can be used immediately to begin improving accountability for better results.
Team members often come out of initial scrum training expecting to be a cohesive and productive team in their first sprint, only to find themselves struggling. It has become more and more clear over time that teams need a chance to digest the learnings from training, be purposeful about team forming, prepare their physical and technical environment, and figure out how they will work together on a daily basis. This practice has become known as Sprint-0.
Together we will collaborate on how to execute a successful Sprint-0 to prepare your next team for faster success. You will take away solid ideas and information on aspects of Sprint-0 as we discuss when and why Sprint-0 is applicable, create a backlog of Sprint-0 items, determine exit criteria, and learn how to facilitate the team efficiently through to the launch of their first sprint. Join us for a great collaborative session!
My presentation will be based on a blog post that I wrote recently, which was inspired by some of the rifts that I've been seeing in the agile community. I believe we need to focus on the values and principles of the agile manifesto and stop worry about being right. Ultimately, our collective goal should be the success of the teams and organizations we work for and with, and we should recognize that evolution and new ideas are part of achieving that success. I plan on presenting my personal perspective and what I've experienced around this issue, and then provide some thoughts on how we can get past the "My Agile is Better Than Your Agile" mentality.
You know the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. And you know what it means - pictures convey so much more about people or an idea you’re trying to describe than you could ever hope to with words. So why is it in knowledge work, that some of the most important information and conversations are captured and conveyed with words alone? Whether these words are text in a document or hidden in a tool, we’re settling for less. Our work pleads for visualizations.
Chris will share how using visualization has changed his projects and his company. His experiences working with large and small teams in a variety of industries has shown that although people implement popular tools, they don’t know how to leverage them.
Chris will share how visualization methods enable better decisions and help teams develop shared understanding.
