Alex Kudinov — April 5, 2019 Follow @AlexKudinovPST — April 5, 2019 Building (and hiring) a great team takes time and effort. Patrick Lencioni’s “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” became a staple reading in an Agile community these days. And for a good reason. Agile ways of working are all about teamwork. A self-organizing … Continue reading The Humble, The Hungry, The Smart: Beyond “The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team”
Category Archives: Team Management
Prove Your Worth: 8 Creative Team Metrics You Need to Track
Sylvia Moses — April 4, 2019 — April 4, 2019 Measuring the performance of creative teams isn’t always easy. This article will look at the essential creative team metrics you can track to show your value. Measuring creativity is hard. It doesn’t matter whether you’re running a digital agency or managing an INC 5000 company, … Continue reading Prove Your Worth: 8 Creative Team Metrics You Need to Track
The secrets to developing a high-performing martech team
Livongo’s senior director of growth marketing Patty Spiller says the best martech leaders have four key traits. Amy Gesenhues on March 20, 2019 Martech leaders have no shortage of resources when it comes to the number of tools and platforms available to meet their ever-growing list of marketing challenges, but none of the 6,500+ solutions … Continue reading The secrets to developing a high-performing martech team
The 3 Levels of a High-Performance Team
John Parker Stewart — March 14, 2019 — March 14, 2019 To build a high-performance team, you must progress through three phases of team development. When you have responsibility for a team, you cannot improve it unless you know where you stand. Whether you are a new leader or already established within the group, your … Continue reading The 3 Levels of a High-Performance Team
Multi-Team Backlog Refinement
Cesario Ramos — February 17, 2019 — February 17, 2019 In this little blog I share some tips for multi-team Product Backlog refinement. What is Product Backlog Refinement? Product Backlog Refinement (PBR) is an activity that Scrum Teams regularly do to clarify potential upcoming Product Backlog Items (PBI). In single team Scrum, typically the Scrum … Continue reading Multi-Team Backlog Refinement
Encourage Your Team to Be More Productive
Zach Heller — January 31, 2019 Follow @zheller — January 31, 2019 It’s not always possible to spend more money. And it’s not always possible to hire more people. But your boss, and your company, still expect sales to grow – month after month and year after year. How is it possible? As a leader, … Continue reading Encourage Your Team to Be More Productive
How to Make Your Teams More Agile
Rick Lepsinger — January 16, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc — January 16, 2019 For decades, most organizations structured their projects and teams around a concept known today as the “waterfall” approach. This methodology provided a linear, sequential model for completing design-oriented tasks, with progress moving from one clear step to another until the project was completed. … Continue reading How to Make Your Teams More Agile
Successful marketing teams tackle this challenge
Case studies, solutions, and networking – the perfect ingredients to get your team on the same page. Scott Brinker on December 19, 2018 Successful marketing teams are diverse. They include storytellers, project managers, operations, and technologists. Getting them on the same page can be a challenge for even the most experienced manager. That’s why … Continue reading Successful marketing teams tackle this challenge
How to Create the Best Cross-Functional Teams
Rick Lepsinger — December 8, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — December 8, 2018 Free-Photos / Pixabay Cross-functional teams are an essential part of the ongoing effort to develop innovative and agile solutions to the problems facing modern businesses. By leveraging the diverse range of skills and resources scattered across multiple departments, organizations can build these teams … Continue reading How to Create the Best Cross-Functional Teams
7 Secrets to Building Team-Approved Schedules
Melissa Ingold — December 6, 2018 Follow @timefreedombiz — December 6, 2018 stevepb / Pixabay Ever met an entrepreneur who doesn’t have to worry about deadlines? Me neither! Being able to build our own schedules is such a privilege, but it doesn’t mean we have boundless timelines and flexibility for every task we tackle. Not … Continue reading 7 Secrets to Building Team-Approved Schedules