The Scrum Master (SM) role facilitates the team practice of lean thinking and agile tenets by using the Scrum framework. Operating in this role without authority is difficult and can lead to questions of worth to the value delivered. The SM role is important for the outcome of team harmony and to enable self-organization. Look…

The PO role represents the voice of customer (VOC). This position is essential to prioritize and evaluate the outcomes produced by teams that are the builders of things (BoT). Selecting the right person to represent VOC is critical to build the right customer value at the right time. The name Product Owner is misleading and…

 Willian Nealie at Sony Press Conference Greetings and welcome to KnolShare with Dr. Dave.  KnolShare with Dr. Dave is hosted on GrokShare.com and available on iTunes and Google Play.  You are listening to episode #39 with guest William Nealie.  Our topic is “managing anxiety on the journey to deliver customer satisfied projects”. Interview questions include…

Bruce Tuckmans’s 1965 study of small group dynamics introduced the famous forming, storming, norming, and performing.  In 1977, the fifth element of adjourning was added to capture the reality that teams disband and potentially form new teams. Reteaming help us to share towers of knowledge and reduce the knowledge silos. It is also risk mitigation…

Hi and welcome to the Knolshare with Dr. Dave Podcast, hosted on Grokshare.com and streamed on iTunes and Google Play. You are listening to Episode 37, a discussion on the effect of disruption on people, organizations, and communities. Merriam-Websters definition of disruption is to interrupt the normal course or unity of. My friend Keith Montgomery…

Business leaders struggle to develop statement of work (SOW) that supports agile engagements.  Lawyers and procurement groups have a difficult time writing SOWs that support iterative development without having a large set of requirements documented. The webinar will explore steps to establish agile SOWs that support frequent delivery without upfront well known requirements. Experience the…