http://140.99.29.241// en michele@sligerconsulting.com Copyright 2010 2010-07-22T05:45:34+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/hello-agile.-goodbye-scope-creep/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/hello-agile.-goodbye-scope-creep/#When:05:45:34Z Fifty years ago, planning out the scope of an entire project and locking it in worked because the pace of change was much slower. Teams had time to analyze, design, code, test, and deploy the product before their customer could change their mind. 2010-07-22T05:45:34+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/not-yours-then-dont-touch-it/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/not-yours-then-dont-touch-it/#When:15:08:15Z ScrumMasters, please don’t touch the task board. It (and the items on it) do not belong to you. The task board belongs to the team. 2010-05-17T15:08:15+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/agile-its-a-healthy-lifestyle-choice/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/agile-its-a-healthy-lifestyle-choice/#When:23:54:49Z A be vs. do agile analogy that seems to speak to many is that of healthy lifestyle vs. diet. Some folks seem to think of agile as a diet, a temporary change, instead of a long-term way of life. 2010-05-09T23:54:49+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/thinking-about-leadership-an-exercise/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/thinking-about-leadership-an-exercise/#When:23:20:07Z A few weeks ago I tweeted a picture of the results of a leadership exercise I like to do in my agile project management classes. That stimulated some great discussion, so I'd like to share the exercise with you. 2010-05-02T23:20:07+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/pmi-agile-launches-at-agile2009/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/pmi-agile-launches-at-agile2009/#When:22:30:22Z Agile2009 is next week in Chicago, and I'm looking forward to it. This year is particularly special to me, as it marks the launch of the new PMI Agile Community of Practice. 2009-08-18T22:30:22+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/time-for-a-metaphor-change-from-houses-to-space-stations/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/time-for-a-metaphor-change-from-houses-to-space-stations/#When:04:58:35Z We're not building a house -- we're building a space station. 2009-07-20T04:58:35+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/becoming-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/becoming-comfortable-with-being-uncomfortable/#When:00:54:10Z One of things I stressed in my keynote at the Better Software Conference was the importance of agile team leaders learning how to become comfortable with being uncomfortable. It sounds like an oxymoron, but the simplicity of this simple phrase was a guiding notion in my development as an agile coach. 2009-06-22T00:54:10+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/fun-agile-videos/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/fun-agile-videos/#When:13:35:34Z I’ve compiled this list of fun videos as a service to you the reader. When you’re ready for a laugh, or just not ready to get back to work, you can enjoy these artistic ways of representing all things agile. 2009-05-29T13:35:34+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/scrum-the-play/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/scrum-the-play/#When:18:39:12Z On the second day of a CSM training I was conducting, I decided to hold an exercise to test how well the previous day’s teachings had taken hold in the attendees’ freshly Scrum-laden minds. A five-person team that picked the question “What is the Scrum framework?” decided to do a brief play. 2009-05-26T18:39:12+00:00 http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/livestock-management-and-agile-stop-prodding-the-cattle/ http://www.sligerconsulting.com/blog/post/livestock-management-and-agile-stop-prodding-the-cattle/#When:18:39:51Z I just finished listening to an interview with Temple Grandin, an autistic livestock industry consultant and author who holds a PhD in animal science from the University of Illinois. If you haven't heard of Dr. Grandin before, you're missing out on a fascinating education about the livestock industry, and interesting comparisons of autistic behaviors with animal behaviors. 2009-04-24T18:39:51+00:00