#play14. Fifth edition
3 October 2022
After three long years apart due to the pandemic, #play14 is finally back and September saw the fifth edition of the non-conference on serious game! This year, about 130 people gathered together in a location in Bolognese hills surrounded by greenery and silence, to know, learn, share, deeply breath the essence of the event!
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Growing Agile
10 August 2022
Reading is one of the most important exercises to stay updated, nourish the mind, develop critical thinking and grow professionally. Whether it is just for 30 minutes a day or an entire afternoon while enjoying the August heat, reading is a good habit not to be missed. That is why our expert agile coaches have collected some interesting reading suggestions on various agility-related topics, to share with our agile community.
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The Scrum Master and Scrum Foundations
19 July 2022
The Scrum Master is the "master" of Scrum process and events, of roles and respective responsibilities, of tools and methods used. But they have also to support and lead the team in the initial phase of their work.
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The “8 hats” of a Scrum Master
15 June 2022
The Scrum Master is that figure who supports the team, defining the direction of the process. But a good Scrum Master has the ability to change many guises fluidly, adapting to the needs of the people involved: the "8 hats" of a Scrum Master.
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The greatness of a Product Owner
6 June 2022
A great Product Owner does not just filter between stakeholders' demands and team's needs, but stands out by employing those elements that increase its effectiveness, even if the context might interfere. In Agile Reloaded we experienced five "superpowers" that make a PO great.
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KPIs: meaning, why and risks
26 May 2022
KPIs means “Key Performance Indicators”, a quantitative measure that assesses how a company is achieving progress in their performances. The article is an overview of this tool and its advantages. Then, we deepen risks and common errors of KPIs.
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Antipatterns in Product Ownership
27 May 2022
"Antipatterns are common solutions to common problems where the solution is ineffective and may result in undesired consequences". In Product Ownership contexts we can identify two antipatterns; but how can we solve or avoid these dynamics?
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The “emerging” management in existing traditional organisations
16 May 2022
In companies who are facing with the Agile methods for the first time and towards new organisational models team-centered and focused on people empowerment, a question often arises: “How to integrate this new vision with the existing one?”
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OKR: what are they, how to use them, why are they important?
3 May 2022
OKRs are a framework and organisational tool that facilitates the alignment and sharing of the strategy at different organisational levels. But what are they? How to use them? Why are they important?
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Technical assessment of a development team
30 March 2022
An exploratory journey through methods and exercises for building a stimulating environment, enhancing skills, sharing XP principles and practices and the technical tools for working together.
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#PLAY14. The Serious Gaming Unconference
15 March 2022
#play14 is the international serious gaming event. Let's go over its history, values and format together. We relive the Italian editions with some of the games we played together.
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Learning in project and product teams. Do they learn in the same way?
24 February 2022
A team can learn (also) by doing: but what you do and how you do it, influences the team much more than how much and how you do it. Here is a reflection on ways and levels of learning during the course of a project or product development.
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From projects to products
23 February 2022
When we talk about a product we have to consider the whole life cycle. The product is the object that generates value for the customer. Project delivery, on the other hand, is only one element within it. Let us understand together why it is essential today to focus on products rather than projects.
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