Scott Downey

Los Angeles based Agile Coach. Creator of RoboScrum™. Author of Shock Therapy & Scrum Metrics for Hyperproductive Teams. Owner

[Scott Downey @RapidScrum]

Anyone have anything unexpected happen lately? If so, this article is for you. Keep well. Stay safe. #Scrum #Agile #AgileCoaching #ScrumCoaching #scrummasters #agileleadership #agilecoach #businessagility #agilemindset
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This Thursday, Steve Hau and I will be giving a free, 30-minute (quick) presentation about successfully managing #remote teams. #workingfromhome is a hot topic these days. https://t.co/tzKJBSkpNu #remoteteam #remoteculture #workfromhometips

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Some Agile Advice for the New Now https://t.co/u0cgeihX2v via @LinkedIn

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Don't be a Scrumbutt.
#Agile #Scrum

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If you ask a Team, "How often do you expect to just continue this Sprint's work next Sprint because nothing is finished?" and they laugh, saying "ALL THE TIME!", it might be time for some #ShockTherapy.
#Agile #Scrum #ToughLove

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Having "done Agile" a certain way at a previous company is not a compelling argument when the practice directly contradicts the Agile Manifesto Values & Principles, the applied framework, or any of the Seven Principles of LEAN. #YoureDoingItWrong #Scrum #Agile

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Dream in miles.
Plan in yards.
Adapt in feet.
Deliver in inches.

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If you can go to sleep at night then continue working the next day...

If you can take the weekend off...

Then, yes, even YOUR work can be broken down to fit into a Sprint.

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Too many hare-brained notions are leading too much of the #Agile and #Scrum community away. If you feel the picture is incomplete, don't wander off looking for something new. Figure out what you're missing in what's already proven.

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@CuriousDenise If your Team is lying to you, the vessel they choose is not the problem.

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PO: "I, as a rear seat passenger, need better air conditioning in the rear of the van so that I don't pass out and die on long trips."

Sprint 1 Demo: Success!

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On Scaling Agile https://t.co/AZGfQxruYB

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If you've never made a mistake, you've never learned anything.

[Scott Downey @RapidScrum]

@ArrenMund The delta is just the difference between the predicted and the observed.

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@ArrenMund Email me and I'll do my best.

[Scott Downey @RapidScrum]

Anyone who has attended my Scrum training has heard of this, and probably remembers the videos of Hanoi. "I like the old way" doesn't mean it was better, safer, faster, or more productive! Same is true in an Agile transformation. https://t.co/pnW28hp1Ak via @voxdotcom

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Your Team isn't passionate about your product? Simple solution: Stop paying them, then open your doors to all comers. The passionate will show up for free.

Didn't work? Well... then hire. But embrace your mutual economic decision to settle for one another. YOU bring the passion.

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Efficiency is hard won & always mounting an escape. Remember: Ballerinas are working hardest when the audience thinks they're floating.

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Fix your culture, or die by its own hands. Quality people will not continue to accept irresponsible leadership.
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[Scott Downey @RapidScrum]

Don't fall for premature advancement. If you want to think outside the box, master the box first. #Scrum #Agile