Practice: (M)ai(l) Replies

In an era where digital communication predominates, our inboxes often resemble a daunting fortress besieged by a relentless wave of messages. Amid this digital deluge, a revolutionary ally has emerged: AI-generated email response suggestions.Today, I’ll walk you through how to set up this, using a web server capable of hosting PHP scripts and a Google…

Practice: Why do we estimate?

Story Points are one of the most misunderstood topics in Scrum. Are they really that complicated or is it just:  1 point = 1 day? Context: When do we estimate?Estimation mostly happens in Sprint preparation, like Refinements or Plannings. In both events the goal is  Within Sprint Planning, additionally, we are talking about the What…

Practice: Responsibility

Especially in agile, responsibility is an important topic: decentralized decisions, quick reactions to changes, etc. require responsibility to be lived. MeaningBut what does responsibility actually mean? Christopher Avery describes the most important aspects in his excellent book “The Responsibility Process“.The well-known quote “The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the…

Practice: Why do we Sprint?

Scrum knows the sprint as a central element: “Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum, where ideas are transformed into value.”: But How? And what makes the sprint so special?

Theory: The power of boredom …

… and the force of distraction. The tale Once upon a time there was a brave knigth with one clear goal: He wanted to rescue his princess for she was imprisoned in a dark tower with huge stonewalls. He saw his only chance in climbing those walls. So he practiced klimbing: Every year, every day,…