The Agile Daily Standup - AgileDad

Help teams engage by learning to do what in the trenches:  1) Understand and leverage Team Working Agreements 2) Identify Silos and work through them 3) Implement Team John for honing of skills 4) Allow the Agile Coach to remove obstacles that the team cannot remove themselves 5) Allow teams to create a common purpose and goal 6) Incentivize teamwork & Collaboration 7) Let teams decide how to manage value flow

In This Episode of Agile In The Trenches we focus on the best ways to help teams embrace change:  1) Commit to goals, not plans or scope 2) Try pair programming, peer review, and mob programming to increase collaboration 3) Allow team members space to breathe 4) Try 'no meeting zones' 5) Do not overfill sprints. Leave space for innovation 6) Make certain backlog items are sliced very small 7) Limit WIP and stay focused  

Learn how to overcome imposed deadlines in Agile by delivering value more frequently, avoiding middlemen, and stopping over or under planning. Embrace failure as a chance to adapt, bring teams and planners together, and build products as partners. Explore real-world Agile scenarios and strategies for team alignment to improve collaboration and success.

In the United States, we celebrate Memorial Day on the Last Monday in May each year. What is Memorial Day? How did it start? Why do we celebrate this day in history? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore and learn more about this topic. 

Some things are worth holding on to.. Other things are important to let go. Which things do we choose to hold tight and how do they impact is spiritually and emotionally? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad, as we review the story and think a little deeper. 

Join us as we review an AMAZING article by Ronald RC : 1) Never Split The Difference 2) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 3) Drive 4) Pre-suasion 5) Escaping The Build Trap  https://medium.com/@rcaste91/5-non-agile-books-that-leveled-up-my-scrum-master-skills-cf5527f513fe

What happens when one of your favorite students ever reaches out to you and asks you to review what many may consider the most cringeworthy article on Agile ever written? You graciously review it and try not to let your blood pressure get too high! 

The age old question.. Which technique is best for estimation and forecasting? Join V. Lee Henson, President & Founder of AgileDad as we get this all hammered out and give you the answer you seek once and for all. 

8 Ways To Be a More Effective Leader 1) Show Empathy 2) Be The Ultimate Communicator - Learn to Listen 3) Accept & Embrace Change 4) Prepare and Share a Clear Vision & Execution Strategy 5) Develop Your Followers 6) Communicate Clear & realistic Expectations 7) Failure is a Good Thing 8) Continue Your Education 

3 Techniques to Influence People Logical Appeals (Head) Logical appeals tap into people’s rational and intellectual positions. You present an argument for the best choice of action based on organizational benefits, personal benefits, or both, appealing to people’s minds. Emotional Appeals (Heart) Emotional appeals connect your message, goal, or project to individual goals and values. An idea that promotes a person’s feelings of well-being, service, or sense of belonging tugs at the heartstrings and has a good chance of gaining support. Cooperative Appeals (Hands) Cooperative appeals involve collaboration (what will you do together?), consultation (what ideas do other people have?), and alliances (who already supports you or has the credibility you need?). Working together to accomplish a mutually important goal extends a hand to others in the organization and is an extremely effective way of influencing. Leaders who effectively use these influencing tactics can achieve their goals and objectives more successfully than leaders who lack that ability, regardless of where they sit in an organization.