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A common characteristic among exceptionally creative and innovative people is that they read outside their central field of expertise. Many of the solu…
Gregory Engel
Apr 14
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Tools for Practice
Building the tools you need to develop a skill will also deepen your understanding of that skill.
Gregory Engel
Apr 12
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The Team Hero
Very good article from Margaret Heffernan, "It’s Finally Time to Retire ‘Good to Great’ From the Leadership Canon." This quote stands out: Collins insi…
Gregory Engel
Apr 8
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Responding to change over following a plan
Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer's competitive advantage. Agile Manifesto Princ…
Gregory Engel
Apr 6
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Agile Haiku #3
Agile? What the hell?This is not familiar!Stand up. Now step two.
Gregory Engel
Apr 2
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The Path to Mastery: Begin with the Fundamentals
Somewhere along the path of studying Aikido for 25 years I found a useful perspective on the art that applies to a lot of skills in life. Aikido is eas…
Gregory Engel
Mar 31
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Waste
What comes to mind when you think of the word "waste?" I'd wager a ten spot it wasn't something pleasant. Rather, something to be pushed to the curb, r…
Gregory Engel
Mar 29
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Remote Teams: Non-verbal Communication
Scrum mastering remote teams demands an extra set of skills than those required for co-located teams. The non-verbal cues we've learned growing up and …
Gregory Engel
Mar 25
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The Wonder of the Early Web Returns to My Intranet
Once Upon a Time on the World Wide Web, before Google arrived and established a self-fulfilling prophecy as their motto, "Don't be Evil," you could ask…
Gregory Engel
Mar 23
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Taking Work to the Team
Every once and a while I have to work with someone who has the idea that productivity would increase if we had teams that floated from project to proje…
Gregory Engel
Mar 22
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How to Know You Have a Well Defined Minimum Viable Product
Conceptually, the idea of a minimum viable product (MVP) is easy to grasp. Early in a project, it's a deliverable that reflects some semblance to the f…
Gregory Engel
Mar 18
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Running Daily Scrums With Remote Teams
The dialog about the value of daily scrum meetings is as vigorous as ever. I hope it never gets settled. That's because I frequently argue both sides. …
Gregory Engel
Mar 18
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