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Introducing Simple Lean Coffee Flowchart V1.0, what I have created for describing Lean Coffee to engineers, including myself, and others. This is a simple version of Lean Coffee. There is no dynamic time allocation happening. I will create another one for that reason. Lean Coffee is a very basic way to manage a discussion, get together…
I presented the “Effective yet Effortless Coaching” session at Agile Mississauga Meetup event which took place on April 5th, 2017. I presented The Simple Coaching Model V2.0. This was the first time presenting the V2.0 of The Simple Coaching Model. The changes made, compared to the V1.0 of the model, were based on the feedback received in previous sessions (i.e. Coach…
Have you ever been in a meeting that was a complete waste of time? Have you ever wondered how did that happen? Why did such meeting take place? Have you ever heard that meetings are not effective and we should avoid them? Being in the software world for quite a while, I can assure you…
The 4th version of Coach Retreat took place on March 25th, 2017. I had the privilege to be part of all the past four of them. It feels like a family, after all, the one that cares for you and you can rely on. The Spring 2017 edition of Coach Retreat started with the Responsibility…
I presented the “Effective yet Effortless Coaching” session at the Coach Retreat Spring 2017 event took place on March 25th, 2017. I explained The Simple Coaching Model to mostly Agile Coaches & Scrum Masters and other enthusiasts interested in learning and enhancing their coaching skills. The Coach Retreat is an annual event focused on Coaching. It is…
I spoke at AgileOntario meetup on March 11th alongside Ardita Karaj. The topic was “Building Communities”. This was a special event for the TAC community. It was its 3rd birthday, and on its birthday what a better topic than building a community. Ardita talked about how the AgileOntario meetup shaped up, who was its original founders…
I spoke at the Agile Ontario Meetup on December 10th. I talked about standardization of practices and processes amongst teams and their affect on the organization, alongside with Fernando Cuenca. We have talked two hours almost on that topic. We have touched many aspects related to the standardization, teams, and effects of it. As you…
I facilitated a session to simulate planning, development, feedback and iteration in an Agile fashion. I used a simulation called XP Game. This game originated based on the concepts introduced in eXtreme Programming book by Kent Beck. It provides a visual and interactive way to understand the values of XP, and to a wider extent…
I have participated at GOAT2016, a great Agile conference for the Gatineau and Ottawa area in 2016. This conference attracts more than 500 people over the Monday, 21st of November 2016. Jesus, Lidia and Myself volunteered our time and experience to share and exchange ideas with the participants. We helped participants to realise what their…
I spoke at the Agile Ontario Meetup on December 10th for the December meetup. I have been attending to this meetup for a long time. This time was different, I was speaking at it. The topic that I was talking about was standardization of practices and processes amongst the teams and how will or will…