2024-03-15T17:48:30+00:00By Evelyn Tian|Categories: Agile, Agile Coach|
So often we hear people talk about daily Scrum - does it have to be daily? How do we work with this as a team member, a ScrumMaster, and/or a leader who wants to support the team to the next level?
2024-01-30T12:40:13+00:00By Evelyn|Categories: Agile, Agile Coach|
There are things that never go away - estimation is definitely one of them. Estimation has been a challenge for decades, and it continues to be one of the headaches for many... In this article, I will share some tips for most of you who are spending much time and energy estimating, with some key alignments that can help you and colleagues around you.
2024-01-18T15:53:24+00:00By Evelyn|Categories: Agile, Agile Coach, Scaling, Skills|
Confused about so many frameworks about agile at scale? I am sure that you know each organization is different - there isn't such a concept of one-size-fit-all. How do we work with agility at scale in our own context? Check out this blog to see why skills in scaling can help advance your current unique situation.
2024-01-17T14:40:35+00:00By Evelyn|Categories: Agile, Agile Coach, Product|
I use a human head as an analogy to explain the product owner role during my product workshops. This is also where I discuss about all the important things we have to consider in the head to achieve product excellence by building the 'right things' continuously. Check out a list of condensed tips to get started!
2024-03-20T15:38:25+00:00By Evelyn|Categories: Agile, Agile Coach, Agile Leader, Facilitation|
I am not a good chef yet, but I love analogy! Guess what, simmering a pot of clam chowder is just like agile coaching. The journey is as important as the destination, and the pursuit..
2024-01-17T14:43:07+00:00By Evelyn|Categories: Agile Coach, Agile Leader, Facilitation|
No matter what role we hold at work, and in life, we want to distinguish the moment when to use We, You and One. For agile coaches, we want to maintain neutrality, we want to encourage self-organization of the team we support, we want to reduce dependency on agile coaches, and more...
2024-01-17T14:44:55+00:00By Evelyn|Categories: Agile Coach, Facilitation|
In the field of professional facilitation, there is a concept of process leader and content leader. What is it and what does that mean for us as an agile coach? When do we use what to best support the teams and organizations we serve?
2024-01-17T14:49:57+00:00By Evelyn|Categories: Agile, Agile Coach|
Everybody seems to be able to put their current role as Agile Coach. A search on LinkedIn will give you a huge list of agile coaches. What skills an agile coach should be focusing on? What is it not easy to work as an agile coach? Given the confusion about Agile Coaching, we'll use a skiing story to compare, explain and generate insights about Agile Coaching.
2024-01-17T14:51:09+00:00By Evelyn|Categories: Agile Coach, Agile Leader|
What are the high level Agile Coaching competencies? And what makes Agile Coaching challenging? Let's continue the discussion and zoom into agile coaching even more - for passionate and aspired agile coaches, and for people who have agile coaches working with them.
2024-01-16T14:53:45+00:00By Evelyn Tian|Categories: Agile, Agile Coach, Agile Leader, Facilitation|
How to make use of naive questions as a leader and/or facilitator?
