Category Archives: SCRUM

InflectraCon 2020 – Get inspired about what’s on the horizon for technology in 2022 and beyond!

Posted on December 16, 2021 by derkjandegrood

The program of the InflectraCON™ 2022 is announced. And I am proud to be part of it! Set in the heart of the US’ s capital, InflectraCON 2022, is a two-day multi-track conference celebrates all aspects of Software Development, Testing, … Continue reading →

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You got an issue? Check-it!”

Posted on November 23, 2021 by derkjandegrood

I met Daniel Maslyn at the Agile Testings Days, held in Potsdam Germany. Together we settled down in the (empty) pub of the hotel, and I asked him for his opinion. Daniel is a Passionate and Creative test professional. He … Continue reading →

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Speaking at Agile DevOps East 2021

Posted on September 14, 2021 by derkjandegrood

I am thrilled to announce my contribution to the Agile DevOps conference that is organized by TechWell coming November. I will speak about refinement and how to unlock its potential. Good refinement makes development more predictable, leads to better solutions, … Continue reading →

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Agile-thougths July edition: Waves of Agile

Posted on July 6, 2021 by derkjandegrood

Agile-thoughts is a free online magazine that aims to disclose experiences and enable meaning-full connections. The editors collect treasures from bold agile thinkers and share them with their readers. Yesterday the July issue of Agile-thoughts has been released. Since the release date … Continue reading →

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Launching my new book: The waves of Agile

Posted on June 13, 2021 by derkjandegrood

On 5 July I will be presenting my new book: The waves of agile, Value delivery in medium and large organizations. In a free webinar we will celebrate that the book is finished. Join me in this event and I’ll … Continue reading →

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Speaking on Agile at the corporation expo (CorporatiePlein 2020)

Posted on September 25, 2020 by derkjandegrood

On 24 september the CorporatiePlein was held. With more than 500 registrations from employees of housing corporations, its the largest and most visited online event for housing corporations in the Netherlands. I gave a presentation about agile. In my talk I explain … Continue reading →

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Speaking on Agile at the housing corporation expo (CorporatiePlein 2020)

Posted on September 24, 2020 by derkjandegrood

Today the CorporatiePlein will be held. It’s the trade fair for professionals in the housing corporation business. With more than 500 registrations from employees of housing corporations, the tenth edition of CorporatiePlein will immediately become the largest and most visited … Continue reading →

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Agile Business Day Venice – A sneak preview

Posted on August 13, 2020 by derkjandegrood

On 11 and 12 September the Agile Business Day is being held. Two days of conference with a great line-up of speakers. I am proud to be one of them. This week I have been preparing my talk on refinement, … Continue reading →

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Role agreement in scaled multiple team organizations

Posted on May 21, 2020 by derkjandegrood

For the Agile Alliance I wrote an experience report about how to overcome the struggling many organisation have in getting the various roles in place.  In this experience report I will share my approach with striving for role agreements. The … Continue reading →

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The 3 waves of Agile

Posted on March 20, 2020 by derkjandegrood

In januari we published two articles on the Bits & Chips  website. This month the two parts are published in the hardcopy magazine as one integrated story. I think it looks great! In the article I describe how I see … Continue reading →

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Scaling Agile with SAFe – An experience story by Randy Soet

Posted on March 10, 2020 by derkjandegrood

Yesterday we organised a Squerist Agile Knowledge Session at our office in Veenendaal. With 25+ colleagues we gathered for diner and a story on the agile journey of Randy Soet from Achmea. Randy is MT member and manager of three … Continue reading →

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18 Questions to Ask for Better Backlog Refinement

Posted on February 3, 2020 by derkjandegrood

Refinement is time spent during the current sprint discussing and elaborating product backlog items so that they are ready for future sprints. Unfortunately, many teams do not unlock the full potential of refinement. Backlog items should be sliced, and a … Continue reading →

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The role of the Agile Coach in the 3rd wave of agile – part 2

Posted on January 28, 2020 by derkjandegrood

Two weeks ago Bits & Chips published the first part of my new article on agile transformations: The role of the agile coach in the 3rd wave of agile – part 1. I am pleased to share the second part … Continue reading →

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The role of the agile coach in the 3rd wave of Agile

Posted on January 14, 2020 by derkjandegrood

Bits & Chips published the first part of my new article on agile transformations. Analysing the various organizations I’ve worked with, I distinguish three separate waves, each with its own challenges and scope. Understand the three waves of agile enables … Continue reading →

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The Relevance of Built in Quality

Posted on August 1, 2019 by derkjandegrood

With Valori we published a new eBook in the series on Digital transformation. This publication is a follow up on the trend report that was released earlier this year. In this previous ebook we described disruptive trends and explained why … Continue reading →

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