Workshop: Problem? What problem? by Ben Linders

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The document discusses handling impediments in agile teams. It provides tips for catching signals of impediments, understanding the problems, deploying practices to address them, and deciding who takes action. It promotes the Agile Impediment Game for sharing learning about impediments. Additional resources described include impediment coaching cards, self-assessment tools to evaluate agility, and workshops/books on continuous improvement and making agile work effectively.

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Problem? What Problem?
Handling impediments quickly and effectively
Ben Linders
Trainer / Coach / Adviser /
Author / Speaker

Trainer / Coach / Adviser / Author / Speaker
Agile, Lean, Quality & Continuous improvement
Freelance Editor for InfoQ.com
Ben Linders
Books: Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives What Drives Quality
The Agile Self-assessment Game Continuous Improvement
Games: Agile Self-assessment Game Retrospective Bingo Impediment Cards

Impediments
anything that
slows down a
team and needs
to be dealt with

Handling Impediments
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Catch signals
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Understand the problems
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Think how to deploy practices
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Decide who takes action

Questions?
Ben Linders
Independent Consultant Agile, Lean,
Quality & Continuous Improvement
info@BenLinders.com
@BenLinders
www.linkedin.com/in/benlinders
www.facebook.com/BenLindersConsulting
www.benlinders.com

Impediment Coaching Cards
Improve impediment skills
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project or line managers,
consultants, anyone involved in or
working with agile teams.
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