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We are often asked about how best to Scrum sales groups and teams. First, is it worth training the sales staff in Scrum? We’ve seen sales double rate of deal closure then double that again by running aggressive scrum. We’ve seen even better product to market match when sales team members are new product developmentRead more about Scrum Sales Teams[…]
This guide is an early release draft. Please add any suggestions for improvement in the comments. Purpose This guide serves to define Scrum in Hardware with specific technical practices and patterns to achieve rapid releases and short iterations in Hardware. Any company can utilize this guide and confirm their implementation on Scrum in Hardware alongRead more about Scrum in Hardware Guide[…]
Ever wondered if deep specialists in specific fields are most productive on teams with similarly skilled people or a wide variety? A similar question came in from a client in today: >> I will complete my Product Owner training today. The course I am taking is taught by a local consultant. Yesterday I got intoRead more about Technical Specialists[…]
Announcement version .1b (Expect something more beautiful and arranged in the future, but here is the critical info) WELCOME TO WIKISPEED EXPO 2017! Where: Seattle, WA, USA. Likely Pacific Raceways racetrack in the AM then WIKISPEED’s Lynnwood, WA, USA shop in the evening. Pacific Raceways (not yet confirmed): 31001 144th Ave SE, Kent, WA, USARead more about WSXPO17[…]
This blog post is an invite for open discussion. If you have any insight or opinions about the content included in this post, please feel free to comment. We appreciate all feedback and welcome all input. Here begins Rev 0 AKA the rough draft of my efforts to produce a concise and valuable summary ofRead more about Product Owner Dependability and Adaptability[…]
This blog post summarizes the key points which came up in a conversation between Joe Justice and Chris Wallace discussing some challenges Chris is having with consistently and accurately estimating points for user stories in the WikiSpeed Burleson, TX, USA shop. While explaining his current experience with story points estimation, Chris expressed that he thinks that theRead more about Story Points Estimation[…]
This post is in addition to core Scrum, and is my opinion on how to help boot up Scrum in a company as an Agile business process trainer, consultant, and coach: Any meeting which has the primary purpose of communicating information out may be responsibly replaced by a Scrum team’s sprint review, also called sprintRead more about Agile Demo as Joint Engineering Review:[…]
According to Forbes list of the top US IPO’s of all time (all in the last 25 years), we have a list of the top creators of new wealth on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Each of these companies relies on Scrum for fast creation of new product and rapid discovery of opportunities for improvement. Some I’veRead more about Scrum is the dominant creator of new money according to the NYSE[…]
I was recently asked via email for a collection of links and books for Agile Hardware development. I’ve posted my reply to the blog, in case that is useful to otherfolks, as a snapshot in time of what is available. Please post more resources in the comments! >> The best dive into agile for hardwareRead more about Agile Hardware Resources[…]
“The agile manifesto applies to all industries. When we read it and its 12 principles, and switch each mention of ‘software’ with ‘customer visible value’, we have an elegant methodology that applies to all business.” –Joe Justice We value: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Delivering value over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding toRead more about The Agile Development Manifesto[…]