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Merrill B. Lamont III
May 4, 20204 min read
We Don't Need a Dedicated Scrum Master
If the organization was fully bought in to the power of Scrum, then they'd fully invest in Scrum for their teams
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Apr 27, 20202 min read
Somebody Stop Me
When making a decision, ask for an instance of disagreement.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Challenge the Existence of That Meeting
We have the opportunity to make this meeting serve us.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Apr 13, 20204 min read
Oh No, A Bug, Now What?
Have all this Scrum stuff work for you, even if it means it becomes... less tidy.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Apr 6, 20202 min read
Retro your Quarantine
you can inspire your team as you share your retrospective experience from this change in daily life
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Mar 30, 20204 min read
As an Agilist I want to do Disgustingly Agile Things so that I become even more Agile
It's good practice. Or at least self-amusing.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Mar 23, 20202 min read
Invest in Yourself for Free: Trello, Zoom, Slack
In one week, you can master these tools for yourself, BE the person to help others.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Mar 16, 20204 min read
Use Slack Better as you WFH
Slack is powerful. Wield its power well.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Mar 9, 20205 min read
Remote Facilitation Tactics because Coronavirus has you WFH
Connecting will take a little more effort.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Mar 2, 20204 min read
Does your Daily Scrum feel Awesome?
It should. Here's what I do.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Feb 24, 20203 min read
Does your Daily Scrum feel like a Status Meeting?
This sucks. Shall we do better? I'll share what I've done.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Feb 17, 20203 min read
Squiggle Retrospective
So I did what anyone in an interview situation would do: make stuff up.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Feb 10, 20203 min read
Is My Agile Coach Effective?
First ask: What clear problem are we trying to solve with Agility?
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Feb 3, 20204 min read
On Team Building
Building relationships takes recurring effort.
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Jan 25, 20205 min read
It's OK to do Waterfall in a Sprint, At First
Every context is different, so your Transformation Backlog should be tailored. What can y'all do to get a win for the team?
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Jan 20, 20204 min read
Does a Scrum Master NEED to be technical?
if you, as Scrum Master, know something about the product domain, ensure the team does, too. Be the lowest bar of product knowledge
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Merrill B. Lamont III
Jan 14, 20203 min read
How to Get a Scrum Master Job Without Experience
As life would have it, I ran into that first hiring manager last year. I shook her hand. I had experience now.
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