chess – Lean Agile Guru

Apr

23

2019

No Two Scrum Teams Are Identical… And That’s Okay!

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I still yet to see two scrum teams that are identical... have you? There is always something different that makes them not identical... Just like no game of Chess is identical to another Sure ... there are similar Scrum teams or similar games of chess ... but never identical... It is because Scrum and Chess are both about people. We are all unique. Even identical twins...one can discern their differences...as such, one can't treat them the same way... That's why when Hitachi Tools tried to implement Toyota's TPS ... they failed ... TPS as it is implemented at Toyota did…

The Psychological View of Scrum

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What can I say... I love both Scrum and Chess ... I can draw parallelism between these two in terms of my state of consciousness when I am scrimmaging with teams or playing tournament chess. For both, I always achieve a state of 'flow' ... which has the following characteristics: I am working to accomplish clear tactical and strategic goals I get immediate feedback I must use significant skills to achieve my goals I am in control of my work and game and I have in my power to accomplish my goals I can concentrate on my goals I become…

Emotional Intelligence is Key to Coaching. Part III

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A coach's mindset is like that of a good chess player's mindset during a game. Magnus Carlsen: 2018 world chess championshipA good chess player is solutions centric. Every game presents unique situations at every move... and it requires both players to dig deep in thought ... there is no 'canned problem and solution'. The game of Chess makes them think hard -- and their understanding is both deep in depth and wide in breadth -- towards a solution. Fabiano Caruana: 2018 World Chess ChampionshipCoaching is a 'game' that makes the coach and the coachee think ... towards a solution... given…