Stefan Heil

Who has not played the Ball Point game yet? Despite its omnipresence and its simplicity, I love how much learning this game packs into a short amount of time! Getting teams started on fundamental Scrum and general agile concepts is fun and easy that way. Within a few minutes they not only learn, but really grasp important Scrum and agile concepts: 🎾 Scrum sprints with plannings and retrospectives 🎾 Estimating 🎾 Continuous improvement 🎾 Time-boxing 🎾 Sustainable pace Let alone enjoying team work, failure culture and fun! When have you last played the Ball Point Game with a team? #scrum #agile #games

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Am I being an absent facilitator? In this video, I explore the "Levels of Intervention" model - a valuable tool for anyone looking to improve their facilitation skill. I was introduced to the model by Katrine Hald Kjeldsen during a course on Agile Coaching. One of the things we dived into was this. If you like these videos, please subscribe and share with your network. In the video, I try to break down how this framework can help you: - Identify the most effective level of intervention for various challenges - Apply the model to real-world scenarios - Enhance your leadership and problem-solving skills Whether you're a leader, coach, or team member, understanding these levels can significantly affect your approach to facilitation. You can find the video here: https://lnkd.in/dBcBB6KR I'd love to hear your thoughts! How do you approach facilitation in your team? Let’s discuss this in the comments below. Also if you have feedback or ideas for the videos :). #facilitation #coaching #intervention

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How to teach managers to manage agile teams? I love to play the Boss-Worker Game in workshops: https://lnkd.in/e6NyxU9v #agile #leadership #management

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Did you hear them say: "Agile teams cannot keep deadlines"? It's a common misunderstanding of agile methods. In fact, agile methods are better at keeping deadlines than traditional methods! 👇 This article explains how to deliver on time with agile methods https://lnkd.in/ehnGycDU #agile #deadline

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2 more days until my next online talk. Lern about how to get new inspiration for your agile journey or private challenges. Looking forward to it and see many of you in the session!

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You know, I'm firmly convinced that every product & team experience would be vastly improved from the get-go if everyone would simply crown Johanna Rothman 👑 Queen & follow her advice to eliminate your long & aging product backlogs. This "nuclear option" may seem radical. But it's truly the most rational way to gain clarity on where your product needs to be now to deliver the value your customer wants today: 'Delete everything and start new. Archive everything and start new. (Use a parking lot and don't look at it again.) Starting new means: Limit the new ideas on the backlog to just the number of items the team can finish in the next few weeks. That allows you to do one-month rolling-wave planning. If you really think you need more candidate ideas, reduce the team's cycle time by splitting stories and asking “how little” can we do to get good information. That will allow the team to finish more items so you can generate more ideas and replan more often. Are you worried about losing good ideas? Don't worry. They come around again.' https://lnkd.in/d3J72Cpk #productmanagement #productowners #backlogmanagement #betterproducts #customervalue #productmanagers #rollingwaveplanning #businessagility #agile #leanagile #flowmetrics #agileleadership #agilemanagement

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Writing articles for agile practitioners in the Biergarten 🍻 My Agile Compass has helped many agile practitioners to improve their daily work. I’m proud that my writing has an impact. Today I’m writing in a Biergarten in Munich. If you’re not receiving the Agile Compass yet, you can start here: https://lnkd.in/ePnQUGMv Prost! #agile #agilecoach #scrummaster

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Join us at our next #Agile #Coaching Exchange with Jan Neudecker. His talk is 'Agile is a lifestyle'. You can find out more about the session here: https://lnkd.in/edp75fjZ See you there!

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"Story points are crap! Stakeholders want hours, days and dates!" Do you hear that sometimes when you propose estimating in story points or t-shirt sizes? Some managers misunderstand story point (SP) estimates as a simple kinda esoteric layer to disguise real person hour estimates. This often ends in them establishing a fixed "exchange rate" between SP and person hours. But that completely misses the point of story points and relative estimation! Yet, stakeholders are right to demand specific date ranges instead of abstract SP. They need something to plan with. And the bridge between abstract story points and specific date ranges is the concept of 👉 VELOCITY Understanding velocity lets agile teams make pretty precise predictions of when stakeholders can expect to get certain features. I explain the concept and quirks of velocity in this article in the Agile Compass: https://lnkd.in/ekzHibJQ #agile #velocity #productmanagement

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Here are the slides of Matthias Eschhold and me of our talk about Domain-Driven Design and Scaling Agile Setups at summit – community learning experiences Scaling Agile Summit. Matthias' powerful message: If you don't include your Architect early in your Refinement Process, that means before writing Features, then you will get a terrible Architecture. Here is the Link to the DDD Cards: https://lnkd.in/e_8nXQ_R

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A brief post on conflict management   Why this brief post?   I am frequently asked about conflict management. While it appears to be a significant issue in companies, I have only encountered it two or three times at most throughout my career.   In my opinion, the main problem seems to be the lack of clearly understood objectives by the requestor(s), and the ultimate objective should always be what's best for the company you're working for. I won’t discuss about pre-requisite projects to reach a goal; if they are pre-requisite they must be achieved before the goal right? I even don’t understand why this must be debated in the prioritization discussion!   Once this is clear, all you need is a simple prioritization tool. I use the "Weighted Shortest Job First" (WSJF) method from Scaled Agile.   Read more @ https://lnkd.in/dGwyEp2X

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When it comes to dependencies, most teams and managers immediately ask, “How do we manage these dependencies?” But are we asking the right question? #agile #dependencies

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I'm excited to initiate a discussion about Supervision coaching within the agile framework. It's important to clarify that Supervision is distinct from Intervision (Kollegiale Beratung); it focuses on coaching with a broader perspective encompassing Me, We, and Us. I greatly appreciated the opportunity to attend the EMCC Training led by Virginia Anderson, MBA, PCC, ORSCC, CAC, CPCC, which aimed at enhancing the Certified Agile Coaching curriculum. Agile has very little to do with methods and tools. I will explain during these days?

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Final seats remaining for next week's agile leadership training in Basel - with Management 3.0. Join us, rare opportunity to practice and to connect in person: https://lnkd.in/denkFXSM #transparency #selfmanagement #agile #decisionmaking #motivation #leadership #organisationaldevelopment #hr #changemanagement

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“You can’t keep a deadline with agile” - true or not? The truth is: agile methods are much better at keeping deadlines or any other constraints. What it takes is 👉 knowing what you want and 👉 learning how to apply agile methods I wrote about how to keep deadlines with agile methods in the Agile Compass: https://lnkd.in/ehnGycDU #agile #projectmanagement #deadlines

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Are you still managing dependencies? Maybe it’s time to think about a different and more agile approach. I write about it in the Agile Compass: https://lnkd.in/gZBYnrSt #agile #projectmanagement #dependencies

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🚀 Unlock Your Team's potential with Visual Facilitation! 🚀 Join our immersive 2-Day Training Workshop in Berlin and revolutionize your meeting leadership skills. Perfect for Managers, Team Leaders, Agile Coaches, Facilitators, and Product Managers aiming to enhance their team's direction, focus, and happiness. 📅 16-17 October 2024 📍 Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 💶 Early Bird Price: €1,000 (until 30 June) What you'll learn: - Organize conversations visually for clear meeting goals - Reframe, clarify, and summarize information efficiently - Boost team engagement and productivity What’s included: - 2 full days of action-packed learning - Hands-on activities and Q&A sessions - Templates and tools to take back to your team Meet Your Instructors: Ben Crothers - Master Facilitator & Author Olina Glindevi ✏️ Glindevi - Agile Coach & Visual Thinker Don't miss this chance to learn and connect with like-minded professionals! 🔗 Register Now and save 20% (You'll find the link on my webpage since the bloody algorithm doesn't want me to link you out of here 🤷‍♀️ ) #VisualCommunication #AgileCoaching #Drawify

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🚀 Unlock Your Team's potential with Visual Facilitation! 🚀 Join our immersive 2-Day Training Workshop in Berlin and revolutionize your meeting leadership skills. Perfect for Managers, Team Leaders, Agile Coaches, Facilitators, and Product Managers aiming to enhance their team's direction, focus, and happiness. 📅 16-17 October 2024 📍 Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 💶 Early Bird Price: €1,000 (until 30 June) What you'll learn: - Organize conversations visually for clear meeting goals - Reframe, clarify, and summarize information efficiently - Boost team engagement and productivity What’s included: - 2 full days of action-packed learning - Hands-on activities and Q&A sessions - Templates and tools to take back to your team Meet Your Instructors: Ben Crothers - Master Facilitator & Author Olina Glindevi ✏️ Glindevi - Agile Coach & Visual Thinker Don't miss this chance to learn and connect with like-minded professionals! 🔗 Register Now and save 20% (You'll find the link on my webpage since the bloody algorithm doesn't want me to link you out of here 🤷‍♀️ ) #VisualCommunication #AgileCoaching #ScrumMaster

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