Building High Performing Teams

It is the empowered, accountable team that provides the foundation for Agile and Lean practices. High performing teams, which are rare, have been shown to out-produce working groups by 300-800%. Yet many organizations overlook this game-changer. This session will dive into teams and what makes them successful. We will provide suggestions on how to build […]

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Retrospectives – Use to Improve Anything

After completing anything, you can use retrospectives to look back and learn . This is a great way to learn and improve whether looking at software development in an Agile environment or starting a new workout program. In this session we will discover ways to do retrospectives, and how to use them to make improvements […]

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Look Beyond Requirements Documentation Methods

One of the key contributions of a Business Analyst to a project is to elicit and communicate requirements. More often than not team members performing the Business Analysis function are bogged down by various requirements documentation methods like use cases, user stories, etc. and even more so by the various formats within each method. I […]

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Retrospective on Being an Agile Coach

I’ve been doing agile for over 10 years now, and a full-time coach for the past 4 years. In those 4 years, I’ve had my share of annual reviews, but I’m not sure my boss quite knew what to do with me, as I’m the only coach in the building. But I never remember doing […]

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