Category Archives: Agile in de Echte Wereld

Verankering in organisatie cruciaal voor welslagen Agile

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

For Bits&Chips magazine I wrote an article about successful agile adoptions. In the article I state that embedding the agile processes and mind-set in the rest of the organization is crucial for its success. I refer to Jeff Sutherland’s Aggressive … Continue reading →

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Scaling Agile Interactive Session

Posted on February 21, 2018 by

I am proud to announce that we will host an interactive session at Valori. On Monday 9 April we’ll compare three scaling agile frameworks. Together we’ll discuss the challenges that we encounter when we scale up our agile. What problems are … Continue reading →

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Refinement as a quality enabler-lessons learned in an agile sales environment

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

I currently work as an Agile coach in a sales environment. A commercial environment differs from a general IT setting and applying agile in this volatile environment brings its own challenges. Fortunately, when you start translating these challenges to the … Continue reading →

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Review of “Agile in de echte wereld- Starten met Scrum”

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

Ronald Bos and Karin Dieleman work for respectively for Technolution and ASML.They are also readers of Bits & Chips magazine, Both wrote a review of my latest book Agile in de echte wereld- Starten met Scrum. I am proud to read … Continue reading →

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4 tips for when you are starting with Scrum

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

Managementbook.nl is an online bookstore that sells books for professionals and managers. They also offer my latest book “Agile in the real world, starting with Scrum“. I wrote a blog for them in which I share 4 tips from the … Continue reading →

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Agile Coachen – Het kalibreren van de MachTeam

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

My latest column on Agile Coaching has been picked up by AgileNieuws.  AgileNieuws.nl is a Dutch website on Agile. For this community platform I translated my English text in to Dutch. You can read the dutch version here: Agile Coachen – … Continue reading →

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Book launch at Valori HQ

Posted on December 17, 2016 by

Last Thursday we launched my new book “Agile in de echte wereld- Starten met Scrum” at the Valori Office. Above a photo impression of the event where we presented the new book to our customers and people that collaborated with … Continue reading →

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Day 3: Agile in the real world – 7th position at online bookstore

Posted on November 2, 2016 by

Agile in de echte wereld- Starten met Scrum is available since Monday. An enthusiastic reader informed me that on one of the bigger online bookstores the book is doing very well. It’s on the 7th position of best-selling agile books, and … Continue reading →

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My new book is out! Agile in the Real World

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

This week the first copies of my new book were delivered at the Valori office. I was really proud when I browsed though the 120+ full color pages. the book looks inviting and the illustrations are a nice addition to the … Continue reading →

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New Book: Agile in the real world, starting with Scrum

Posted on October 5, 2016 by

I am proud to provide a sneak preview of my new book. The artwork for “agile in de echte wereld – Starten met Scrum” (Agile in the real world, starting with Scrum) is reaching its final phase. Next step is to … Continue reading →

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New Book on Scrum: Manuscript is sent to the Editor

Posted on September 15, 2016 by

Last year Valori published the e-book “Agile in the real world, starting with Scrum“. Together with the Bits & Chips magazine I produced a practical guide for organizations that want to make the most of their Scrum implementation! This e-book … Continue reading →

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The Refinement process; Thinking ahead increases adaptively and the quality of the solution

Posted on June 14, 2016 by

Refinement is an important element of Scrum. It’s the process where the product backlog items for future sprints are prepared. Experience learns that when development teams get up to steam, the refinement process becomes a new bottleneck. The development team … Continue reading →

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Applying Agile beyond Software development

Posted on March 10, 2016 by

My latest issue of G(r)ood Testing is inspired by a blog of Mike Cohn from Mountain Goat Software. In his blog Mike investigates the application of agile outside the world of the software development. I like to contribute with two examples of my own. … Continue reading →

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Free eBook: Agile in the real world, Starting with SCRUM

Posted on December 16, 2015 by

The end of 2015 is approaching quickly. While we are busy getting everything ready just before the holiday season, for many it’s also a period to start thinking about the coming year. Having the right knowledge and insights enables you … Continue reading →

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Agile Retrospectives: it’s OK when something fails

Posted on November 23, 2015 by

For the 9th article in the Bits&Chips series I collaborated with Ben Linders. Who’s Ben: He is one of the Agile Retrospectives Authorities and besides the book “getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives’. he gives many workshops on the topic. … Continue reading →

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