TL; DR: Kent Beck, Psychological Safety—Food for Agile Thought #230
Welcome to the 230th edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 25,326 peers. This week, we listen to Kent Beck, the XP creator; we get into the details of how agile leadership manifests itself, and we follow Dave Snowden analyzing a three-part-question popularized by Liberating Structures.
We also delve into the top ten deliverables of product managers; we embrace new ways of organizing our Product Backlogs, and we enjoy the deep-dive into the benefits of the north star framework.
Lastly, we ask what ‘psychological safety’ actually means in practice.
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🏆 The Tip of the Week: Kent Beck
(via The Agile Revolution): 🎙 Extreme Programming & 3X Explained with Kent Beck
In this podcast, Craig and Tony interview Kent Beck, the creator of Extreme Programming.
Agile & Scrum
(via InfoQ): 📺 Agile Leadership in Practice
Jeremy Renwick covers the practicalities of agile leadership from mental models to empowerment to organizational design.
: I Feel Unsafe Here! How to Embrace Conflict
Richard Kasperowski explains why ‘psychological safety’ does not mean the absence of constructive conflict.
(via Cognitive Edge): Wherefore, part the first
Dave Snowden takes a look at ‘What? So What? Now What?’ popularized w/ Liberating Structures.
📅 Professional Scrum Master Training PSM II — Berlin, March 24-25, 2020
This advanced Scrum Master training (PSM II) by Berlin Product People is a 2-day official Scrum.org class for advanced Scrum Masters, including the industry-acknowledged PSM II certification. This PSM training class will be offered in English. You can book your seat directly:
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Learn more: 📅 Professional Scrum Master Training PSM II — Berlin, March 24-25, 2020.
Product & Lean
: The Top 10 Deliverables of Product Managers
Sachin Rekhi shares the most important deliverables for product managers across each of the four dimensions of product management.
(via Product Coalition): 8 Different Ways to Organize Your Backlog to Make it More Impactful
Ant Murphy lists eight inspiring ways to organize your Product Backlog beyond a list in Excel.
(via Amplitude): 📺 How 3 Product Teams Found Their North Star Metric
In this webinar replay, John Cutler and guests discuss why three teams decided to use the north star framework and how this impacted product success.
Liberating Structures for Scrum (6): The Successful Scrum Master
During the 19th Hands-on Agile meetup, 30-plus people addressed the path to becoming a successful Scrum Master or agile coach, following up on the “Scrum Master Career 2020 — Using Ecocycle Planning to Identify Opportunities” meetup we had in December 2019.
We used two Liberating Structures microstructures — Appreciative Interviews and Superpower Cakewalk — to delve into what lets us grow as professionals as well as individuals.
Read more: Liberating Structures for Scrum (6): The Successful Scrum Master.
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