In our daily work as consultants we experience a lack of educated Product Owners. People who can lead a team to build a great product. To train a person in the ideas and tools of Scrum does not create a good Product Owner. He might only get very afraid because he gets told that he … weiterlesen →
Estimation – just forget it.
Everyone wants to know the answer to the unanswerable question: What will my project cost? How can I submit a price for a new contract, if I don’t even know at the start what I am going to deliver? Sessions that claim to cover this topic are always booked out. At the 2011 Agile Tour … weiterlesen →
Only start an IT project, if you can afford a significant loss
It is frightening: The latest research shows that an amazing number of IT projects spiral completely out of control. So much so that entire companies and careers often are destroyed. The studies show, 67% of companies do not manage to stop unsuccessful projects, 61% of managers report that there are ‘major’ conflicts between the project … weiterlesen →
The Best Product Owner of all Time
On Oct 5th 2011 we all lost such a prototype when Steve Jobs died. For me Steve Jobs was a talented entrepreneur that made Apple what it is today. I have always been fascinated by Apple. Even if once, when I wanted to buy one in Vienna the salesman was too snobby to help me. … weiterlesen →
Mail from South Africa: Keynote “Scrum for Managers – Management by Constraints“
I just returned from a ‘Scrum Safari’ in South Africa. It was great to see and talk to old friends again, to brainstorm with them and to get new ideas about work. Although I am now off on another trip, I want to tell you about my keynote address at the Scrum gathering in Johannesburg … weiterlesen →
Scrum Essentials: The seven Questions of the User Story
A User Story is the result of answers to the 7 W-Questions: Who would like what, to what end? As User/Role (Who?) I would like this functionality (What?), so that I’ll have the following use. (To what end?) Or as expressed with an example: As an athlete I’d like to have wings, So that I … weiterlesen →
You are a good ScrumMaster and looking for Prospects?
Super, so are we, namely for you! bor!sgloger consulting is looking for people to support us as ScrumMasters in engagements with our predominantly German clients. Extensive training and practical experience with Scrum teams are of course a prerequisite. Especially important to us is a very agile mindset, because we take our work as change agents … weiterlesen →