Coaching

May 06-08: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

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Class May 06-08 System modeling work in class. Note: the below graphics are not conclusive decisions or ‘best practices’. They are just an example of brainstorming, based on each teams members’ experience.       Next virtual LeSS Training: 5/20-22 Certified LeSS Basics  

April 15-17: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Course | Virtual

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Another engaging and highly interactive Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) virtual class is complete.   People attended from many corners of the map: NY, NJ, FL, MO, IL, NC, Peru, Bangladesh.  The students engaged in a highly interactive collaboration, with questions and exercises, using Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) technique, exploring the following topics: Agile Big-Bangs, Internal Contracts, Local Optimization, … Read more

Engaging and Being Engaged as a Professional Coach – Candid Advice for Coaches & Clients

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Key Takeaways There are things that coaches need to do prior to engaging with a client company Coaches need to know about challenges they might be facing while trying to engage with a company There are some practical things coaches and companies can do to set up the engagement for success Things that hiring companies … Read more

April 09-10: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Course | Virtual

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Another engaging and highly interactive Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) virtual class is complete.   People attended from many corners of the map: UK, USA, Canada, Argentina, Spain, Kuwait, Australia.  The students engaged in a highly interactive collaboration, with questions and exercises, using Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) technique, exploring the following topics: Agile Big-Bangs, Internal Contracts, Local … Read more

04/07 – LESS TALKS: Irony With Fake LeSS (is_Scrum) Adoption, with Dr. Wolfgang Richter, CLT

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Dr. Wolfgang Richter is the founder and CEO of JIPP.IT GmbH (https://www.jipp.it/), an Agile Change Agency. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Certified LeSS Trainer (CLT) and Coach and works with Scrum and Agile Methods since 1998. He and his team specializes in improving processes and structures by using agile methods and principles. Agile … Read more

03/30 – LESS TALKS: Virtual Collaboration & Facilitation Lab – Part 2

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One of the most powerful techniques to understand organizational design and dynamics is to model them, with your colleagues, in front of a white board. Not according to ‘best practices and cook books 😉 but based deep system thinking and shared understanding, by all participants. But what if you cannot get together in front of … Read more

03/24 – LESS TALKS: Virtual Collaboration & Facilitation Lab – Part 1

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Presentation slides This session was the first one in a series of experiential sessions designed to help you navigate complexity of collaboration in a virtual space. The original agenda was, as follows: How can you keep it simple? What on-line collaboration tools are available for free or low cost? What’s useful in your Scrum events, … Read more

03/03 – LESS TALKS: “What is Your Product?”, with Ellen Gottesdiener

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Presentation on Slideshare To be product-aligned and customer-focused, everyone in your product development ecosystem needs to agree on the answer to the question, “What is Your Product?” Many organizations don’t have clarity on what their product or products are. Ambiguity and disagreement on the answer contribute to slow response to changing customer and market needs … Read more

Some Best Coaches May Face Some Biggest Challenges. Why?

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Have you ever found yourself in a situation, where you feel that you have so much great value to bring to your potential client, that you are so much better than anyone else they may have considered for the role so far …. yet, a client is hesitant to bring you in. Why?  First, You … Read more