Category: Distributed Teams
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“How do you want to spend 35-40% of your day at work?” – co-creating a team culture
On average a person spends 8.5 hours per day and according to various studies probably productive for three hours only. How often do you reflect if you are in a growth environment or contributing to an environment where you can grow. An environment where you are learning, experimenting new ideas,…
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ARE Model – How to align roles and expectations in a team
In this post I will be sharing my experience on how I’ve facilitated workshops for several teams to align on roles and expectations. I haven’t come up with a fancy name for it yet! Respecting simplicity so naming it Align(ed) Roles and Expectations (ARE) Model. “We ARE Team” tada!
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Talk: Leadership in remote ways of working
The recording of my recent talk with Pakistan Agile Development Society (PADS) AgilePK Islamabad Chapter Title: Leadership in remote ways of working Description: Yes, we are suddenly remote! It is not a choice however driven by COVID-19 pandemic circumstances. it has become the new reality and we need to accept…
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It is the Psychological, not the Physical distance – working with Distributed Agile Teams
Have you worked with Distributed (Agile) Teams, what was your experience, what did you like most about it and what were the challenges?
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Bring teams together by using Team Heart model
Have you worked with teams who lack understanding of each other and have miss-aligned expectations? In short, they are under-estimating each other’s potential and missing the opportunity to achieve greater things together. Continue reading to know how I experimented…
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Hot Air Balloon Retrospective Model
Are you using any metaphor in your Retrospective meetings? Using Metaphors in our conversations can help us to understand an object, conversation or action from a different perspective. They can also serve as a powerful tool leading us to think in new or a different way. In this post, I…
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Talk: A nerd’s story from developing software to developing people – An Agile coaching journey
Regional Scrum Gathering, March 2019 India talk (given in the form of a webinar) Replay the talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6CCiv3Z0iY Slides: https://www.slideshare.net/devork/an-agile-coaching-journey-khurram-bhatti-rsg-india-2019 Talk Description In 2003, I started my first internship at a small company. It was simple and yet amazing to integrate different open source products into a working solution…
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To estimate, or to not estimate? – How to build a shared understanding of product using estimations
When working in an agile team, what’s the first thought that comes to mind when you hear “Team Velocity“, or “Sprint Burndown“? and yes, both are related to Estimation. I’ve experienced that some agile teams found estimation useful while others considered it less beneficial to the team and process. However,…
Towards Agility 