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Your Agile Team Needs a Therapist at Music City Agile 2017 in Nashville

By Robert Pieper /

Hybrid Agile delivery and minding the 3 risks

By Robert Pieper /

Several small and large organizations in a hybrid agile state have been my clients over the years. These organizations were stuck between Waterfall and Scrum. Some called that state “Water-Scrum-Fall”, some called it “Scrummerfall”. Regardless, they knew they hadn’t made a full transition agile delivery and are still working mostly the same as before. I…

“I’m an agile team manager! Wait, am I obsolete?” at Chicago APLN Conference 2017

By Robert Pieper /

Split Prioritization Disorder

By Jordan Job /

I recently discovered a disorder that has affected many organizations. This disorder often begins quietly, starting slowly in some areas of an organization and spreading quickly throughout. Soon an entire organization suffers from it and is paralyzed by an inability to get work done. Common Symptoms Frequent complaints of too many meetings Work progressing slowly A…

So You Wanna Be a Scrum Master?

By Robert Pieper /

Per a January 20th, 2017 article by Daniel Shapero, VP of Talent Solutions and Careers at LinkedIn, the role of “Scrum Master” is in high demand. It’s ranked number 10 on his list of most promising jobs of 2017. #10. Scrum Master Median Base Salary: $100,000 Job Openings (YoY Growth): 400+ (104%) Career Advancement Score…