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Tackling the People Side of Technical Debt

By Rosanna Suh /

Technical Debt There’s a concept in software development called technical debt that reflects the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing quick and easy solutions over a better solution that could potentially take longer to implement. Technical debt comes with the obligation of interest similar to financial debt, but in the form of extra…

5 Components of agile transformation that can’t be ignored

By Robert Pieper /

If your organization is adopting agile delivery, you are going through an agile transformation. In this blog we’ll examine the 5 components of agile transformation that can’t be ignored. An organization often begins agile transformation because it is a small company that grew up without much official process and structure and things are too chaotic…

Let’s remove “Agile” from agile leadership

By Robert Pieper /

What exactly is “agile” or even an Agile leader? This is one of the biggest problems our industry faces. Ask a room full of people to answer and you may get as many answers. Common ones include “it’s a mindset” or “it’s a software methodology” etc… I think of this word “agile” as being synonymous…

Entry-level Agile certifications don’t mean as much as you think

By Jordan Job /

Many job openings for Agile coach and Scrum Master positions require entry-level certifications, but what do those certifications mean anyways? In this post I explain why I believe entry-level certifications are a poor tool to use when evaluating someone for a position or when assessing someone’s knowledge about Agile values, principles, and practices. I explain…

The Path to Scrum Mastery: Avoiding 5 Common Scrum Master Traps

By Robert Pieper /

For my career, I have had the privilege to witness companies undergo many different phases of agile transformations. I’ve met many amazing Scrum Masters along the way who have evolved to take on major responsibilities in their organizations. However, I have also seen many Scrum Masters who fall into common traps that impede the Scrum…