by Al Shalloway | Dec 29, 2022 | AD Published
What is a professional coach? Part I: Understanding What Is Needed Part II. The Disciplined Way to Talk With People Part III: Useful concepts for a professional coach to know Part IV: Coaching for Improvement Part V: Consultant’s Corner Part VI: Advice on Solving... 
by Al Shalloway | Dec 28, 2022 | AD Published
The Intent of this section My experience is that virtually all of the challenges people adopting Scrum have are due to Scrum’s lack of incorporating Lean thinking into it. In 2007 I suggested that considered Scrum to be a partial implementation of Lean would make it... 
by Al Shalloway | Dec 28, 2022 | AD Published
These appendices are not essential readings to understand and use Amplio. In fact, are intended to be stand-alone articles that address issues that many Agile coaches face in their work. Waterfall Is Never the Right Approach I often hear that there are cases where... 
by Al Shalloway | Dec 28, 2022 | AD Published
Making Pragmatic Promises Many people have a fear of making a promise. They worry that if they don’t keep their promise they’ll look bad. They also know that things out of their control may come up and stop them from doing what they promised. The result is they say... by Al Shalloway | Dec 28, 2022 | AD Published
Why It’s Better to Talk About Challenges Instead of Problems Challenges and problems often seem to be the same thing. But they are not. Recognizing this difference is more than semantics. A problem is something you must overcome. Typically, it feels like it exists as... 
by Al Shalloway | Dec 28, 2022 | AD Published
Trim Tabs – What They Are And How To Use Them Buckminster Fuller, author of the ground-breaking book “Critical Path” inspired many people. He was the person who created the term “Spaceship Earth” and invented the geodesic dome, among many other things. One of his most...