Retrospectives serve as a practice of continual learning and team growth. Teams identify behaviors to improve by sharing 1) what worked, 2) what did not work, and 3) what can be improved. NVC is a powerful conflict resolution tool for effective communications and empathy with individuals or teams. Key NVC components include 1) observations, 2)…

Globally distributed agile teams is a norm due to the globalization and the availability of technical resources globally.  What would happen if we treated globally distributed teams in the same manner as the Internet of Things (IoT) and MicroServices? Learning Objectives: Develop a strategy to setup self-organizing global teams Create practices to improve communications Maximize…

Agile teams produce software and releases at a frequent pace and run into the wall of IT service management (ITSM) that creates a queue to wait for approvals and deployments. How do we get to the utopia or Land of Narnia where we can automate building software products, execute validation tests, and deploy into production?…

 Heidi Helfand Hello and welcome to KnolShare with Dr. Dave, hosted on GrokShare.com and available on iTunes and Google Play.  This is episode #26 with Heidi Helfand.  This podcast was recorded while Heidi was driving from San Francisco to Santa Barbara.  Actually, Heidi pulled over for the conference call so she could concentrate on the…

 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 #25 with Jurgen Appelo.  Our topic today covers Jurgen’s book Managing for Happiness and his unique insights into creating an environment for both managers and the builders of…

Episode #24: Transforming Your Leadership Character Live at AgileSD located downtown San Diego at the LEARN Academy (LEARNacademy.org). Dr Dave shared his experience and perspective on agile leadership to a small but enthusiastic group of agile practitioners.  The discussion centered on emergent leadership and the journey to become a resilient starter and finisher through the…