Being a testmanager and a scrum master, I was thinking about how to use the TestSphere deck not just for testing themed activities but for regular team or sprint retrospectives as well. My retrospectives usually go along the pretty popular five stage model: 1. Set the stage 2. Gather data 3. Generate insight 4. Decide… Continue Reading →
As a basketball coach I would face teams from time to time that had a premium scorer. Given the rules today, even a premium defender would not be able to check that scorer in a 1:1 situation. Even if he could, chances are high that he needs a break from time to time. The key was… Continue Reading →
It’s that time again, a major football tournament is ahead and teams are busy preparing and playing friendlies to test players, tactics and skills. Yesterday Germany played Hungary and this isn’t really the clash of titans it was 60 years ago. During the game players repeatedly showed and articulated their disagreement with the referee’s decisions…. Continue Reading →
One of my first posts was about teams and why they can be successful. To sum it up, there are five factors: A common goal rules role awareness dependency on each other for reaching goals awareness of this dependency What I want to elaborate today is how you can make a team bond more quickly… Continue Reading →
Some will have noticed that I tweeted some Dick DeVenzio quotes during the last days: “What is said and what is meant and what is understood can be three very different things.” Dick DeVenzio — Christian Kram (@chr_kram) 19. Januar 2015 “If you are doing all things yourself or not getting them done at… Continue Reading →
I stumbled across this on twitter today: A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other. — Simon Sinek (@simonsinek) 17. November 2014 While I agree, I think there is more to it. I have been a basketball coach for almost… Continue Reading →