The Agile Daily Standup - AgileDad

One of our AgileDad Alumin, Tom, had written in and asked us to talk about the team anti-pattern of splitting stories and taking credit for partial complete work. Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore what triggers this action and how to best solve it. 

Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the Top 12 Techniques to become a more effective Agile Coach. We will cover 4 techniques each day over the course of the next three days! Part 3: 9) Ask Why 10) Break It Down11) Ask Powerful Questions12) Challenge Thought Patterns

Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the Top 12 Techniques to become a more effective Agile Coach. We will cover 4 techniques each day over the course of the next three days! Part 2: 5) Be A Pessimist6) List All The Steps7) Be The Cheerleader8) Get A Second Opinion

Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the Top 12 Techniques to become a more effective Agile Coach. We will cover 4 techniques each day over the course of the next three days! Part 1: 1) Silence 2) Holding The Mirror3) Gathering Alternative Options4) Grant a Wish

Here is the recap: 1. Set aside some time to understand the reasons behind your goal. Don't move forward until you can answer these questions:In what ways does this goal align with my personal values?How does this goal get me closer to my vision for my future?What excites me about the goal?2. Once you've identified your goal, break it into smaller daily or weekly tasks.To help determine if this goal is the right size for you, rate your confidence on your ability to achieve it, on a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being least confident and 10 most confident. If your confidence level is below a 7, that's a cue to break your goal down to smaller tasks.Begin tracking so that you have a snapshot of your progress to look back on.3. Share your goal with someone else.Allow yourself to be vulnerable and share your aspirations with someone else. This can create stronger relationships, encouragement and accountability.Find a role model who practices the goal you aspire to achieve.Make your goals SMARTSpecific. Close your eyes and see yourself doing something. For example, "I can visualize myself eating a vegetable as an afternoon snack each day to help my weight-loss efforts, but I can't see myself simply stepping on a scale and losing weight."Measurable. Include components that you can track, such as duration or frequency of your walks. Measurable goals can serve as a great marker of progress.Attainable. This is the Goldilocks rule — find something that's "just right." Your goal should feel like a comfortable stretch; not too much, not too little. Challenge yourself beyond your comfort zone, but not to such a degree that you feel overwhelmed and anxious just thinking about your goal.Relevant. I believe this is the most important component. Make your goal meaningful and important to you — not your family member, doctor or employer. As much as you may want to accomplish something because someone else wants you to, the most lasting change comes when you identify deeply personal reasons for doing it. Connecting your goals to your values and vision will compel you to make changes.Time-boxed. Establish a realistic deadline. Having an endpoint will allow you to pause and reflect on successes and key learnings and change course if necessary. Often people move on to the next goal without recognizing and reflecting on their progress.

The questions was originally made in jest, but how many standup meetings should I attend a day Many companies really still suffer from death by meeting. One proposed solution, As a team member, you will attend one daily stand-up per day. As a member of three teams, you should be attending one daily stand-up per team.Assuming that each daily stand-up maintains its allocated 15-minute timebox, and you work for a standard 8 hours per day, which includes one 45-minute lunch break and one 15-minute coffee break, that leaves us 7 working hours.The solution is therefore to become a member of 28 teams and spend all day, every day, doing nothing but attending daily stand-ups.Wake up, stand up, sleep, repeat.

This is the question that ends all questions. How are we supposed to measure the effectiveness of a ScrumMaster when upwards of 70% of their role consists of servant leadership responsibilities that are difficult to quantify? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore when and how a ScrumMaster should be evaluated on their performance. 

Have you ever had one of those days where you are being asked to change something in-sprint in order to meet a release deadline? How far do we go when adapting to change vs following the plan? Do we risj the release to make the needed changes? Do we stick to the release and miss an important feature? Do we create a precedent where we set the stage for people to continually ask for a more frequent release on demand cadence? Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore what to do in this precarious situation. 

There are TONS of articles and people trying to figure out the BEST way to execute a remote standup call. Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore 5 things you should be doing and 3 pitfalls you need to look out for. 

“How do I change my life?” If you’re asking this question, remember that the one constant thing in our life is change. The more we resist it, the tougher our life becomes. Instead of avoiding it, ask how you can change your life to work with the changes happening around you. Join V. Lee Henson, President and Founder of AgileDad as we explore the Top 10 Things You Can Do To Change Your Life Forever... 10. Experience the Joy of Learning9. Live in the Moment8. Accept Yourself7. Face Your Fears6. Start Living a Well-Balanced Life5. Do Something That Scares You4. Let Go of Regrets3. Set Goals2. Create a Dream Board1. Find Meaning