If you have been following the political process since the last parliamentary election in Germany in 2009, you can observe a fascinating phenomenon: the media and other “experts” complain about a huge vacuum in leadership and the number 1 reason – the chancellor – has been asked ” to finally start leading”. But somehow this [...]
Inhalte mit dem Tag "Manager"
Team Leadership in Projects – Assigned or Chosen
July 26th, 2010 07:00 am von Dieter Roesner · 1 Comment · Manager, ScrumMaster, Summer School 2010
Planning is a Waste of Time
June 21st, 2010 04:52 pm von Boris Gloger · No Comments · Agile Planning, Good to know, Manager, Product Owner, Scrum, Team
In a wonderful interview that BRAND EINS [1] led with Niels Pfläging we can read that classical business planning, that is budgets, strategy and annual plans are absolutely nonsensical and counterproductive. “If businesses plan, they either waste time or hurt themselves.” [2] His argument is: “[...] whoever wants to be successful today must be able [...]
Plea against Impatience
June 9th, 2010 08:12 am von Juergen Margetich · No Comments · Manager, Product Owner, Scrum, ScrumMaster
Somewhere in the jungle between those who feel responsible for the success and failure of an enterprise as a whole and those who develop themselves a poisonous fruit slowly grows – impatience. The reason for that, depending on who you ask, how could it be otherwise? – always lies somewhere else. Sometimes it’s the slow [...]
Leadership in Scrum | Manager | part 5
May 14th, 2010 09:01 am von Boris Gloger · No Comments · Manager, Scrum, ScrumMaster
When assessing the work of a ScrumMaster you distinguish between 5 levels: his behavior, his skills, his values and convictions, his identity as a ScrumMaster and his picture or his vision of being a ScrumMaster. As the manager of a ScrumMaster – how do I evaluate my employee? How can you measure whether a ScrumMaster [...]
Scrum & the Team | Review of the ScrumDay in Munich
May 7th, 2010 05:29 pm von Juergen Margetich · No Comments · Events, Manager, Scrum
No matter what your expectations were before a conference like the ScrumDay, you ask yourself the question “What did I learn from the presentations and discussions after eight hours on the train and a long conference day?” For me the highlight of the day was the presentation of Michael Kloss, Itemis. What became apparent through [...]
Leadership in Scrum | The Manager | Abilities part 3
April 25th, 2010 11:13 pm von Boris Gloger · No Comments · Manager, Roles
In judging the work of a ScrumMaster you have to distinguish 5 levels: his behavior, his abilities, his values and attitudes, his identity as a ScrumMaster and his picture or vision of being a ScrumMaster. Let’s face it. You can train behavior, through constantly watching out you can acquire behavioral options. But…what must a ScrumMaster [...]





