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Recently, a friend pointed me to yet another long online conversation debating whether remote work is good or bad. Who was right? Both sides actually. However, they were arguing over …
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You may have noticed some small changes to my blog. A new look and a few things rearranged. Also, a new newsletter is available as well. This is all in preparation for release of our Distributed …
Many have asked when the book will be available. You can actually get an early release now at https://leanpub.com/geographicallydistributedagileteams Johanna and I have received over 50 pages …
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Today marks a sad day but also one more call to collaborate. Many former Rally Software employees are being let go in Boulder, Denver, Raleigh and other locations. They include developers, QA, sales …
I know it’s been quiet on this blog, but much has happened behind the scenes. In fact, there has been a countdown happening as I prepare for Agile2018 next week. 8 chapters are now available in …
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Taking a break from book writing today, I saw on Twitter there was a conversation in the open space at Scrum Gathering Minneapolis (#SGMSP18). For those of us who have been working remotely for …
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As people moved to completely online and distributed work in the early part of 2020, interesting patterns in training and collaboration tools emerged. While many trainers have focused on tools and process and the best way to keep teams connected online, it seems we slipped into a control trap for teams. Stand-up Meetings vs […]
In a previous post, I described a process for converting a location-based exercise into an online exercise and walked through an example. Those steps included: Find the key physical steps in the location-based exercise Consider three options to replace the physical steps with virtual steps Choose plan A and plan B for the virtual exercise. […]
How can you convert a location-based exercise you would typically use with a room full of participants to an online exercise? I outline my process with an example in this article.