If you use Scrum or any other iteration-based approach to your work, the team plans in batches for that next iteration. The iteration is a timebox. The batch is the amount of work the team thinks they can do in that timebox. If the batch is sufficiently small and your cycle time is sufficiently short, […]
Regardless of whether you work inside an organization or you work for yourself, the start of the new year allows all of us to reset and restart. That means too many of us think we need to “plan” for an entire year. Before you consider an entire year, reflect on last year: How much of
Explaining Options When You Coach I was coaching a client, Cindy, about what to do in a particular situation. I said, “Let’s explore some options.” She said, “Oh, options seem so formal. I want something less formal.” I thought about it a few seconds and said, “Okay, how about some steps you might take?” “Yes,