Category Archives: TBR – training from back of room

Vic (@AgileCoffee) hopped on Zoom with Paul Tevis (@PTevis) and had a nice chat back in mid-March… a couple weeks after the world turned upside down. We talked about Paul’s workshops on remote facilitation and techniques for making the most with meetings in general. Find more about Paul’s services – including his upcoming FREE workshops – at https://www.vigemus.com/ Stay safe, and enjoy your coffee with geographically distant friends 🙂

Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) had a nice chat… in front of cameras and lights. (We’re on YouTube!!) We talked about: TBR for the ScrumMaster Top 10 Assumptions About Agile 21st Century Management What does “Bringing Humanity to the Workplace” mean to you? Books and resources mentioned in this episode: Top 10 Assumptions About Agile – post by Scott Dunn What’s New in SAFe 5.0? – post by Scott Dunn Most Leaders Don’t Even Know The Game They’re In – video by Simon Sinek Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity –…

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Vic (@AgileCoffee) and Larry (@LarryLawhead) were joined by Van Wray (on LinkedIn) to talk about kanban systems, how kanban differs from Scrum, and the one-day TKP class. Books and resources mentioned in this episode: Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life by Tonianne DeMaria Barry and Jim Benson Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow by Dominica DeGrandis Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology (aka The Blue Book) by David J. Anderson Why Limit WIP: We are Drowning in Work by Jim Benson Practical Kanban: From Team Focus to Creating Value by Klaus Leopold Upcoming…

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Recorded in April 2018, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by his good friend and fellow #SGCAL co-chair Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1) to catch up since last year’s global Scrum gathering. Upcoming events: Training from the BACK of the Room! – August 4 & 5, 2018 – San Diego, CA – more info Agile2018 – August 6 – 10, 2018 (Vic is presenting on Thurs • 10:45 – 12:00) – San Diego, CA – more info Agile Fluency Game Game Runner workshop – August 10 – 11, 2018 – San Diego, CA – more info Agile Open SoCal – September 13 & 14, 2018 –…

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Ahh, the joys of Agile Opens. Meeting and mingling with fellow practitioners while learning new ideas and sharing experiences. For this episode, Vic (@AgileCoffee) traveled to Seattle for the Agile Open Northwest before bopping down to San Diego to visit Agile Open San Diego. Both multi-day events were held in February. In Seattle, Vic was joined by David Snook, Joel Bancroft-Connors (@JBC_GC), Dain Charbonneau (@Dainpc) and Harold Shinsato (@hajush). In San Diego, Vic sat with Rich Clingman, Jason Kerney (@JasonKerney) and Sarah Wiezel. Topics from this episode include: Agile Ethics Happy does not equal Healthy What does Agile look like when we…

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Are you a trainer with a passion for continuous improvement? Do you believe that lifelong learning is a key to satisfaction and success? As for me, I do a moderate amount of training each year, and one of the things I love about training is that learning goes two ways. Each time I finish conducting a session, I’m fascinated by the many new things I’ve taken away, whether related to content or process. So, if you are on the lookout for new techniques to sharpen your skills or set challenging goals, I would like to provide my Top 10 Tips…

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Get to know the co-chairs for next April’s Scrum Gathering in San Diego. This episode features Vic (@AgileCoffee) speaking agin with Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1). In July, the Scrum Alliance selected Kim and Vic to serve as co-chairs for next April’s Global Scrum Gathering in San Diego. For more info on the gathering, visit scrumalliance.org/sgcal.  

In memory of Jean Tabaka. Recorded at the Scrum Alliance’s Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando, FL, this episode features nine voices. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by eight fellow participants (all working with Agile/Scrum teams) to discuss some highlights of the gathering. Guests list: Stuart Young (@Stuartliveart) Laura Powers (@poweredbyteams) Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1) Stuart Fish (@fishstua) Jamie Crews (@jamie_crews) Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel) Scott Dunn (@sdunnrocket9) David Gardner Karaoke pics: coming soon Vic rocks the karaoke stage?

Recorded at the Scrum Alliance’s Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando, FL, this episode features nine voices. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by fellow participants (all working with Agile/Scrum teams) to discuss some highlights of the gathering (and CSP Fast Pass). Guests list: Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer) Aaron Kopel (@aakopel) Jason Tanner (@JasonBTanner) Leon Sabarsky (@LeonSabarsky) Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel) Things we’d mentioned: Peter Green’s Lean and Agile Adoption with the Laloux Culture Model Scrum Gathering Rio June 23-25, by Scrum Alliance CSP FAST PASS: the fast track to becoming a Certified Scrum Professional® (on twitter at @CSPFastPass)

If you’re looking for a way to randomize a group and match them with scenarios for role play, I suggest trying dominoes.

I’ve recently been speaking on the topic of pair-coaching, and in developing my workshop, I’ve been tinkering with using double-nine wooden dominoes. The face of a domino tile is divided into two ends, each with a number of pips (dots)… or no pips at all. In the case of double-nines, the values range from 0-0 to 9-9.

Set of 55 "double nine" dominoes by Pressman
Set of 55 “Double Nine” dominoes by Pressman
a set of Double Nines will contain a total of 495 pips (dots) across all 55 tiles
a set of Double Nines contains a total of 495 pips (dots) across all 55 tiles

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