Is DevOps better than Scrum because it allows teams to release whenever they want? Can Development Teams only release a bugfix or a completed feature at the end of a Sprint? In this episode, we tackle…
Are you always joining the Daily Scrum as a Scrum Master? Does the Development Team require the presence of the Scrum Master? In this episode, we tackle the myth that Scrum Masters must be present at…
Is your Product Owner the only person who can make changes to the Product Backlog? Is your Development Team asking your Product Owner to write and order items on the Product Backlog? Is the Product…
What are the questions you ask yourself before writing code? Or do you just start? Asking yourself the right questions before you start can prevent mistakes, unused code or solving the wrong problem.…
This episode is about how unreliable, nonobjective, and biased your and my thinking is. As sociologists and psychologists have long pointed out, we should develop a more skeptical and nuanced view of…
This year has been challenging for all of us. It wasn't any different for our company, The Liberators. At the same time, seemingly insurmountable challenges are also drivers of innovation.In this…
"Teams make people more than people make teams." It may be a bold statement, but there is a surprising amount of scientific evidence that shows the overwhelming effect of our social environment on our…
Liberating Structures are easy-to-learn, easy-to-facilitate techniques that build real engagement and involvement in groups of any size. We’ve been using them for a while now. One thing we’ve learned…
There is a problem with traditional learning models where experts tell people what they need to know: it doesn't work. Scientific research tells us that people don't learn from being told what they…
What creates Zombie Scrum? One clear theme we — and many others — have found is that people use the Scrum Framework for the wrong reasons. When you ask people in a Zombie Scrum organization what they…
