Happy Manniversary!
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Happy Manniversary!

The Manifesto for Agile Software Development is 23 years old. When was the last time you read it? I’m sure most people remember the main “X over Y” section, but do you skip over the first sentence? “We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.” If you’re…

Is Agile Coaching Dead?
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Is Agile Coaching Dead?

There are often blog posts claiming “Agile is dead” (and I consistently disagree with them) but I’m beginning to wonder if agile coaching is dead. What leads me to think this? The dearth of job postings for real coaching roles. (I’m counting Senior Scrum Master roles as well because the “Senior” prefix usually means the…

Meeting my match
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Meeting my match

I recently posted on LinkedIn complaining about companies who automatically reject resumes if they don’t detect certain keywords rather than look for experience, and a few moments later I stumbled across ScrumMatch. It wasn’t just Nicos Marcou’s video that triggered my post; I had also been chatting with a couple of iron ring-wearing engineers who…

What’s in a name?
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What’s in a name?

Don’t worry, this post isn’t about Romeo and Juliet – it’s about the ongoing discussions around using the “A” word (Agile), whether the way a team works is Scrum, Scrumban or something else, and whether it really matters what we call it. I can be a stickler about using words and phrases correctly, but I…