Monthly Archives: April 2016

Being Effective And Liked

April 25, 2016 · by · in Agile, Scrum · 3 Comments

I recently wrote a book as part of a hackathon. It was aimed at Scrum Masters.Within the book I wrote a chapter on the difficulty of being effective and liked at the same time. I would like to share that chapter with you. If you like it you can get the full book (with even better […]

How a Hackathon ended in co-authoring a book

April 20, 2016 · by · in Agile, Scrum · 1 Comment

As I wrote about recently, I have moved to NewVoiceMedia as a Scrum Master. I made this move just in time for one of their three Hackathons each year. During the 2 day event employees are given the freedom to work on whatever sparks their interest. The only caveat is it must be in some way […]

The difference a Journal makes

April 9, 2016 · by · in Continuous Improvement · 3 Comments

When I started my new role as a Scrum Master it was suggested that I journal. The aim of which was to observe how the team works and what the team could improve. This is how it started for me, but it has morphed into something different (but no less valuable). I now run a […]