Published Articles

INTRODUCING THE DECISION ESPRESSO

In this article I share with the world a workshop framework that I have co-created together with Antony Nizamoglou. This framework is useful for teams that need alignment, or that require some more clarity on ideas and decisions. When used in-tandem with Design Sprints, whether as a preamble or as a kick-start to an Iteration Sprint, the Decision Espresso has proved itself to be a simple yet highly effective tool.

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Scaling organizations – Consider not to

In this article I share my ideas regarding the implications of scaling when an organisation is not prepared for it yet. This article was chosen in the Best Agile Articles of 2020.

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From story points to slam Dunks – Planning for Success

In this article I present an alternative method for estimating in teams that is based on team confidence. With Slam Dunks, teams are encouraged to share concerns on clarity, knowledge, skills, dependencies – bringing back conversation to the estimation process.

(P.S. The guy in the picture is not me!)

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Contribution to the Bay Area agile leadership network

POPCORN Flow Session – BayALN 2021-05-18 Talk

I was invited by Bay Area Agile Leadership Network to share my experiences using POPCORN Flow.

POPCORN Flow Session – BayALN 2021-05-18

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POPCORN Exercise Sheet – BayALN 2021-05-18

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POPCORN Flow Mural Template

I prepared a Mural Template for POPCORN Flow, which you can find here.

Projects on GitHub

DATA AGGREGATOR FOR LEAN METRICS

A Node.js server that connects to a Jira instance to collect cycle-time related data.