It’s a new year and many are making all kinds of resolutions.  These include personal development, obtaining certifications to advance in their current job or to land a new job.  The Business Insider article from last year boats:  “15 More Tech Skills That Can Instantly Net You A $100,000+ Salary”

Happy New Year!  No doubt many have resolutions on their mind as we head into 2015.  This time of year has many people resolving to make changes, break habits, and to adopt new healthier habits.

In a previous post we raised questions around what Agile Coaching is and how to hire a qualified, experienced Agile Coach to assist in your Scrum or Agile adoption.  In this post we take those ideas further in tying them back to the ScrumMaster – the internal coach.

One of the most common observations, Angela Johnson, Certified Scrum Professional and Agile Coach in Minneapolis, MN receives when coaching or training clients on Scrum is, “Wow! The Product Owner Role is really hard!”  While this reaction is typical, there are a number of simple things a Product Owner can do to make their job easier.  The purpose of this blog is to outline a few of these items.

As a recreational sailor and a woman, I do not think of myself as a Woman in Sailing.  I think of myself as a sailor.  The most common phrase uttered at the yacht club where I learned to sail was right from Woody Allen “80% of life is showing up”.  If you want to sail, if you want to race, if you want to be put into the game “you have to show up”.  This phrase was not used with the females interested in sailing, it was shared with anyone interested in sailing.  So what is up with “Women in Agile?”