Mar 16, 2022Plans just don’t work on the battlefieldWait, wait, wait before you start reading this, I don’t refer to real battlefields I will talk about software development, leadership in teams, and Agile methodologies, if you are here looking for some war stuff please search for another post. Have you ever felt that everything you planned was just…Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
Mar 15, 2022Visualization in ScrumBefore talking about visualization in Scrum, we need to understand what visualization refers to, in this context we are going to refer to visualization as an experiment with imagination, where you think on situations that can happen in real life. In the Scrum visualization, I highly recommend two main types…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
Feb 25, 2022Peter Pan Syndrome in startupsToday I’ll talk to you about an insight that I normally observe in some startups, but to start talking about this we need to understand both parts of the title, what is Peter pan syndrome and what a startup is. What is a startup? Startups are companies founded to launch…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Feb 18, 2022The day Superman abandoned us, and a new generation of heroes was born.I know this title sounds like I’d talk about comics, but not this time. Sorry about that. This is actually a story about a team and how a really nasty situation helped the team understand the real meaning of working as a team. Always in teams, we have people with…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Feb 17, 2022Classic Retros vs Crazy RetrosBefore talking about the two types of retrospectives that I would mention, we need to understand what retrospectives are. We are going based on the definition of Scrum Org. “The retrospective is a space to plan ways to increase quality and effectiveness. The team identifies the most helpful changes to…Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Feb 16, 2022Importance of creating an identity in your teamsSense of Belonging The most important outcome of creating an identity in your team is that you create a sense of belonging, and what does that sense of belonging mean? This refers to a human emotional need to affiliate with, and be accepted by members of a group. Creating a…Team3 min readTeam3 min read
Feb 15, 2022Why did I choose my role as an Agilist?First of all, let me tell you why I’m talking about this. A few days ago, I was talking with a new co-worker about our professional experience, skills, new things to try in the teams and at the end of the conversation he finished with one last question, “Why did…Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
Feb 12, 2022Story Points: Hero or Menace?To start talking about story points, first we need to understand what story points are. Story Points are units of measure that express an estimation of the overall effort required to fully implement a backlog item or any other work that needs to be done. Teams assign story points based…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
Feb 11, 2022The most efficient daily scrum ever!Before starting this story, let me share with you the definition of a daily scrum by scrum org: “The Daily Scrum is a 15-minute event for the Developers of the Scrum Team. …Agile3 min readAgile3 min read
Feb 10, 2022Fresh Shit Syndrome in Agile TransformationsFirst than anything, sorry for the raw image that this title might create in your mind, but let me explain the meaning of Fresh Shit. Shit is the feces that we expel from our body, but for this example, imagine that it is from a dog. Their shit smells bad…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
