Erik de Bos
Below, please find all my articles - just click the title to open it.
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Six Principles for Complexity
Six Principles for Complexity
A New Set of Principles for the Next Phase of Agile
Using the Flow Channel to Measure Team Effectiveness
Using the Flow Channel to Measure Team Effectiveness
Turning the theory into practice
The Flow Channel — An Alternative Approach to Measuring Team Effectiveness
The Flow Channel — An Alternative Approach to Measuring Team Effectiveness
How discovering the Flow Channel made me a better Scrum Master
Deep Work and Agile
Deep Work and Agile
How Deep Work fits with an Agile way of work
Is this the Future of Recruitment?
Is this the Future of Recruitment?
How recruitment is not about performance but about trust
The Puzzle of Self-Organisation
The Puzzle of Self-Organisation
Self-organisation is something we strive for in Agile, but we should be very well aware that it is a delicate balance.
Self-management in Scrum Teams
Self-management in Scrum Teams
An infographic to help your teams learn self-management
The Power of Daydreaming
The Power of Daydreaming
or visualisation, to use a more acceptable term
How a Digital Issue Tracking System affects Your Journey to Scrum
How a Digital Issue Tracking System affects Your Journey to Scrum
Three examples of how our approach to Jira changed our way of working with Scrum.
A Sprint Planning Template
A Sprint Planning Template
To help you run a more effective Sprint Planning driven by a realistic Sprint Goal
Are Self-management and Synchronisation at odds in a Scrum Team?
Are Self-management and Synchronisation at odds in a Scrum Team?
As with most things in Agile, it depends.
Scaling is easy if you just let go!
Scaling is easy if you just let go!
Scaling is about alignment, focus on that! Autonomy and scaling will evolve organically, suiting itself to the particulars of your organisation.
Agile and Reclaiming the Joy Of Work
Agile and Reclaiming the Joy Of Work
Work should be fun, a hobby you happen to get paid for
The Challenge of Backlog Refinement
The Challenge of Backlog Refinement
And how to use it more effectively
The Challenge of Cultural Differences
The Challenge of Cultural Differences
Or, the complexities of the rest room
Agile through the eyes of a Biologist
Agile through the eyes of a Biologist
Some interesting parallels I’ve noticed between Agile and nature.
What is Agile?
What is Agile?
Agile is a concept we all continuously talk about, but what is it really?
The Scrum Semantic Wars
The Scrum Semantic Wars
Word games and semantics are fun but we should be very aware of the impact this has on Agile as a whole
Why is Scrum a Process?
Why is Scrum a Process?
Or, perhaps more accurately, why is it so easy to use it as a process?
Every member of a Scrum Team should be a Project Manager
Every member of a Scrum Team should be a Project Manager
Except maybe the Scrum Master
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