Order matters: first things first

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It is about putting the focus on what truly gives VALUE to your life, on those tasks that by doing them you fulfill your purposes and objectives. Let’s draw inspiration from productivity specialists and techniques: 1. Stephen Covey tells us: First things first, so that you implement a coherent system of priorities based on what…

I want a team … Agile

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I want an autonomous, self-organized and multidisciplinary team, with the capabilities it needs to fulfill its objective optimally and independently. I want a team that works with the customer on the vision they have for the product, and breaks down the scope into small goals that the team will deliver iteratively and incrementally, without time…

Agile Kanban: Beyond a Visual Dashboard

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Kanban is a method based on the use of visual dashboards to manage workflows, which emerged at Toyota in the late 1940s. Agile incorporates within its practices several frameworks, where the most used are Scrum and Kanban, which in any case focus on the same agile principles: maximize value delivery, minimize lead times, be as…

Continuous Improvement: A Key Success Factor in Agility

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Continuous Improvement can be defined as a philosophy to improve the processes, services and products of an organization, through techniques and tools, together with the development of a general attitude, which forms the basis for constant inspection, adaptation and continuous improvement. Regarding continuous improvement, the Agile Manifesto reads, “At regular intervals, the team reflects on…

We are agile

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We live in very complex times of uncertainty, fear, physical, economic, social and emotional risk. Each of us is responding to the crisis in different ways that have been changing. Some of us have gone through stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, sadness, nostalgia. These are the stages of grief, because we have certainly lost…

How to raise my team’s morale

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We are experiencing a collective crisis that unites us in similar circumstances. There are work teams with people on sick leave, with family or friends in critical situations, with economic problems, with uncertainty and fear, in short, it is time to show solidarity and support each other. Scrum teams share 5 values: Commitment, Focus, Openness,…

Tips for Teleworking

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Designate an area of the house that has the necessary space for work furniture and that can be isolated from the rest of the house if possible. The workspace should remain clean and tidy. Take regular breaks – micro-breaks, around 10 minutes after one to two hours of effective continuous work (each person adjusts). Using…

Work meetings … remotely

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Business meetings are one of the main tools for Teams to share information, make decisions, agree on strategies and action plans, and “together” achieve their goals and objectives. Whether face-to-face or remote, there is a set of tips for conducting effective meetings, which are worth remembering; and as I like the checklist, here is one:…