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3 Reasons Values Matter for You and Your Team

Stephanie Ockerman

As human beings, we each have values. Values matter in all aspects of our lives, including how we interact in teams. Read these 3 reasons [...]

5 lessons from the first Business Agility conference

Stephanie Ockerman

The Business Agility 2017 conference was quite different from most agile conferences I have attended. The focus was on business agility rather than technology and [...]

6 Steps to Design a Life You Love

Stephanie Ockerman

Are you a driven and successful person who loves to learn, seeks out joy, and wants to make an impact? Do you experience the challenge [...]

Scrum Myths: Scrum projects are faster and cheaper

Stephanie Ockerman

Let's debunk the Scrum myth that Scrum projects are faster and cheaper. This myth misses the point of Scrum. It sets teams up for failure. [...]

Who is the servant-leader?

Stephanie Ockerman

Servant leadership is a crucial and often misunderstood concept in agile and Scrum. Many people think it simply means to help others solve problems. And [...]

Scrum Myths: There is no planning in Scrum

Stephanie Ockerman

Let's debunk the Scrum myth that there is no planning in Scrum. In reality, there is a lot of planning in Scrum if done well. [...]

Getting to Done: Encouraging Team Ownership

Stephanie Ockerman

A lack of team ownership is a common challenge to creating a done Increment. In my experience there are five common problems contributing to this: [...]

5 Challenges Creating a Done Increment

Stephanie Ockerman

The purpose of Scrum is to create a done Increment by the end of a Sprint. Many teams struggle to do this. Without working software, [...]

Living My Values

Stephanie Ockerman

Values are one's judgment of what's important. My values align with the Scrum Values of focus, openness, courage, commitment, and openness. I have decided to [...]

The Power of Sharing Ideas

Stephanie Ockerman

Attending conferences and other community events enables people to tap into the power of sharing ideas. I recently experienced this at Keep Austin Agile. In [...]

7 Ways Leadership Can Enable Organizational Agility

Stephanie Ockerman

Sustainability is key to organizational agility. Read these top 7 ways leadership can enable organizational agility plus specific actions for each area.

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3 Reasons Values Matter for You and Your Team

5 lessons from the first Business Agility conference

6 Steps to Design a Life You Love

Scrum Myths: Scrum projects are faster and cheaper

Who is the servant-leader?

Scrum Myths: There is no planning in Scrum

Getting to Done: Encouraging Team Ownership

5 Challenges Creating a Done Increment

Living My Values

The Power of Sharing Ideas

7 Ways Leadership Can Enable Organizational Agility

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