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A Silent Retrospective Workshop Comes to DC
Posted by David Bland in agiledc, conferences, retrospectives, speaking engagements on August 22, 2011
When: October 26th 2011
Where: AgileDC
What: It can be difficult to convince team members to speak up in a retrospective. Each individual needs to have his or her voice heard, and by incorporating silent work techniques you can foster participation in those who may otherwise be left out.
Come to this interactive workshop as we explore the power of silent work and group collaboration in retrospectives. You’ll walk away with real world techniques to help bring out the inner voices of your team.
If you are still on the fence about attending, I’m including my slides and a few pictures of what this workshop will entail.
I may tweak the format a bit depending on the audience and room layout…[Read More]
I’m Speaking at Agile2011
Posted by David Bland in agile, agile2011, kanban, speaking engagements on July 28, 2011
For those of you who are attending Agile2011, I’m giving a Lightning Talk on Wednesday August 10th at 4:00pm on kanban.
This talk will be similar in content to what I’ve written previously over at Planbox and DZone.
I won’t have much time for Q&A during the session, but feel free to find me afterwards if you’d like to ask any questions about applying work in progress limits within an iteration.
I’m Speaking at Agile2010
Posted by David Bland in agile2010, announcements, speaking engagements on April 2, 2010
I’m both humbled and excited to be presenting at this year’s annual Agile Conference in Nashville, TN. I fully appreciate this opportunity, especially since over 900 proposals were submitted this year! Below is a snapshot of my 60 minute talk for the Agile Adoption Stage: Distributed ScrumMasters & The Art of Digital Facilitation Level: Introductory [...]
