Dominic, Author at Dominic Krimmer

Get Ready To Grow Faster In Agile!

Dominic here, with a quick update on what I’ve been up to here in South America. Over the last few months, I’ve expanded my Blog’s mission to bring you tools to help you accomplish one critical thing:

Finding useful and applicable techniques, tips and tricks that help you to succeed with Agile in your daily work.

Most of you are searching for a way to get ahead in Agile and theory just doesn’t cut it anymore for those who want real success in their business.

If you’ve noticed, you might see that I’m a big fan of experiments, testing different things and adjusting the path based on the results. It seems most people are too lazy to do this, and I’d say it’s the number one factor for success. Continue Reading →

Top 10 Non-Agile Books For Coaches And Scrum Masters

Several month ago I started to collect a list of the Top Agile Coaching Books from various social channels like LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. I received so much input from so many people so I decided to divide the book list into five different categories: Top agile books for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile Developers, Leaders & Agile Coaches.

Some of the book recommendations I received weren’t really related to Agile. However I thought that the following books can help Coaches and Scrum Masters to thrive and flourish in their daily work.

In this post I want to show you the Top 10 Non-Agile Books recommend by the Community. Continue Reading →

3 Incredibly Useful Coaching Tools You Wish You Knew Earlier

Me @ Training From The Back Of The Room

Know what’s harder than running great Coaching Sessions?

Making them unforgettable!

That’s exactly what’s needed if you’re serious about Quality Coaching and Teaching! In this blog post I want to answer a very simple question:

What quick and applicable Secrets can help you instantly of moving your next Training from average to unforgettable?

Therefore I asked some Scrum Masters and Coaches in my network to share the coolest and fastest ways to increase the quality of any kind of instruction. I’ve assembled a very small list of the best ideas that you can apply in different occassions like Retrospectives, Workshops or Plannings. Below you’ll find 3 refreshingly original ways that help you run an unforgettable Coaching Session. Let’s jump in! Continue Reading →

Why We Kicked Estimation Meetings (And Maybe You Should Too)

Ugh, it happened again.

It’s Monday morning, and I’m sitting down with my first cup of coffee. I send my first Tweet about #NoEstimates and I got challenged by some people who did not fully internalize the idea behind the #NoEstimates movement.

It seems to be a never-ending battle: Should we run Estimates or #NoEstimates in Agile?

Discussions tend to go extremely deep. All too often they go into the wrong direction and result in a “do-or-die” fight. Little space for a constructive chat, don’t you think?

It can be highly annoying, especially on Twitter when people start writing tons of messages separated in various Tweets. Twitter is just the wrong platform to have detailed debates.

In this article I want to point out my personal statement why we got rid of Estimation Meetings, and why you should consider it too!
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6 Golden Rules For Engaging Team Members In Agile Retrospectives

Hands up if you’ve ever failed as a moderator in an Agile Retrospective! My guess is that you have!

Even if you do work your ass off on preparing a great Retrospective, the team remains bored, extremely unmotivated and there is only a low-level engagement what makes it impossible for you to make the Retrospective valuable.

BUT, What’s really going on here?

First … Don’t worry, that happens to almost all Coaches who moderate an Agile Retrospective! I experienced this as well.

So what if I told you that you can add a squad of tools to your toolbox that will eliminate a ton of time spent on terrible Retrospectives? In this Blog Post I want to share with you some Hard-Won Lessons about moderating a valuable Retrospective that will hit the mark! Continue Reading →

“Scrum Is Bad” – 5 Simple Facts That Kill Arguments Against Scrum

Can I ask you a question? How often do you hear negative arguments or critics about Scrum? In my career as a Scrum Master I had at least two discussions a week. It felt like a big, never-ending ping-pong game with the developers, middle management or even the CEO of the company. There are always some colleagues who want to challenge you with the same arguments … over, and over, and over again.

This post will tell you 5 strong and simple facts that will kill the most upcoming arguments against Scrum! Ready? Great, then let’s start.

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The Lego Retrospective – A great exercise for your retrospective

Answered: Your Most Burning Questions About Leading 2 Teams as a Scrum Master

Hi everybody! This time I would like to share my new guest blog post about a very hot thread: How to lead 2 teams as a Scrum Master! In my career as a Scrum Master I worked in many different companies and in some of them I had to take over 2 teams. To be honest this experience can be very tough and challenging. In the following guest article I would like to answer the most burning questions about leading 2 teams as a Scrum Master. Continue Reading →

5 Crazy Reasons Why Agile does not Work In Germany
Following are the reasons why Luis Gonçalves thinks that Agile Software Development does not work in Germany.

8 Indicators Why Your Scrum Master Is Doing It Wrong

In the last 10 years I’ve experienced many Scrum Masters. This role can be crucial for the success of an upcoming agile Team. If companies take bad hiring decisions the cost runs high because the damage can be tremendous for the team and organization. I identified 8 bad characteristics and indicators that shows your team that you should ban your Scrum Monster from hell.