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October 29, 2024October 28, 2024Conference Appearences

Scrum Day Madison Report

Scrum Day Women

Madison’s got a world-class agile conference that’s in its second year running: Scrum Day. Here’s a bit of an overview of the conference and some of the talks I went to.

September 24, 2024September 17, 2024Conference Appearences, Self-Selection

Scrum Day Madison is October 23rd!

Scrum Day Madison

Scrum Day Madison is a month away! This year, I’ll be talking about self-selection. If you’re in the area, you should join me! I’ve got a discount code at the bottom of this article that gives you 25% off.

September 17, 2024September 16, 2024University Classes

PBS Wisconsin’s Capstone Projects: Success Stories

PBS WI Capstone Team - Spring 2024

PBS Wisconsin has been a Capstone partner for the last year and is back for another round! Here I’ll share an article about their participation and more information about their projects.

May 9, 2023May 8, 2023Book Excerpts, Books

What Makes a Great Agile Team?

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A high-performing and happy agile team tends to be dedicated, self-organizing, empowered, and cross-functional.

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021Self-Selection, University Classes

Self-Selection in an Academic Setting

academic self-selection

Self-selection is a team-formation process in which employees choose who they work with and what they work on. If you’re unfamiliar with […]

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020Podcasts, Self-Selection

The Agile Wire: A Podcast About Self-Selection

A month ago, I recorded a podcast for The Agile Wire with Jeff Maleski and Jeff Bubolz, both amazing Agilists in the […]

October 16, 2019October 15, 2019Self-Selection

Ode to O2 Agility

Self-Selection - Business Agility

In spring 2016, Jesse Huth and I ran our first self-selection event at Opower and were immediately hooked. It is such an […]

June 7, 2017March 29, 2020Case Studies

Self-Selection at a Big 4 Consulting Firm

The Federal Consulting space is not necessarily the place where you would expect to find opportunities to try self-selection. However, after our […]

March 4, 2017October 6, 2019Conference Appearences

Self-Selection at Business Agility 2017

Last week, Jesse Huth, Co-Founder of O2 Agility and I gave a TED-like talk about self-selection for a sold-out audience of 320 […]

January 29, 2017March 29, 2020Self-Selection

A Few Organizational Problems Solved by Self-Selection

Self-selection can be used to solve a myriad of organizational problems or situations. It fosters the habits that form the basis for a healthy […]

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