The Secrets Of Tech Coaching: Better Communication Skill
Running code katas or mobs with groups that lack teamwork is almost impossible! Here are 20 communication and collaboration techniques to coach by example.
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You can now run the Slow Code Retreat by following the facilitation guide. By doing so, you’ll also learn 6 Liberating Structures for your future workshops.
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How to fix bad agile by starting neutral discussions about baby-steps programming. Baby steps are a sustainable and productive approach to writing code.
A Quality View Workshop to Discuss Technical Excellence
Here is a step-by-step workshop to guide a team to drawing a Quality View. Use it to discuss investment in agile technical excellence with stakeholders.
How to avoid the “large-scale impact” pitfall
Applying willpower to have a “wider than team” impact on an organization is a recipe for burnout! Check the “Local Actions, Global Impact” strategy instead.
A “Slow Code Retreat” to be less in a hurry
“Developers will always have more work than time” We can race our TODO lists or accept and slow down NOW. The “Slow Code Retreat” helps us do that!
A complete workshop for your team to see what’s a good test strategy
Teams often disagree about what is a good test strategy! So here is an all-in workshop to capture practices, define testing terms and agree on improvements.
How to make TCR evolutionary design practice sessions irresistible
Getting participants in a TCR code kata exercise seems complicated! Yet, given what TCR is, these sessions can radiate genuine fun and direct applicability!