Jared Wooten

Technical Coach | Extreme Programmer

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Diving Into New Opportunity

April 17, 2020 by Jared Wooten

I do have some anxiety about the largely differing nature of the two roles I'm attempting to fulfill and the risk of having both at the same time. The Scrum Guide says the Scrum Master can be on the Development Team if they are executing the work of the sprint, so I'm not playing outside the rules of the game. Nevertheless, a mentor of mine has suggested that being a Developer means you have a list of deliverables that are easy to check off one at a time, but being a Scrum Master is far less task-oriented and involves a people-oriented set of skills such as mentoring, coaching, facilitating, and educating. As a result, it's easy to focus on the Developer's deliverable list and forget to prioritize the Scrum Master's duties.

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April 17, 2020 /Jared Wooten
scrum master, certified scrum master, certified scrum developer, professional scrum master, opportunity, scrum, empathy, community, values
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Feedback Theater

March 23, 2020 by Jared Wooten

A manager who, perhaps even unbeknownst to themselves, doesn't truly desire feedback but wants to appear as if they support a culture of feedback will set up a Feedback Theater, whether intentionally or not.

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March 23, 2020 /Jared Wooten
feedback theater, feedback, openness, honesty, radical candor, psychological safety, values, criticism
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Fail Faster—Iterate Faster

March 20, 2020 by Jared Wooten

The spirit of the phrase, "Fail faster" is simple: In order to find success, you need to get through the necessary failures quickly. Getting stuck on a failure, or giving up after a failure means you've stopped actively failing, which means you can't ever hope to succeed.

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March 20, 2020 /Jared Wooten
agile, values, principles, extreme programming, scrum, iterations, failure, continuous improvement, continuous learning
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On Agile Values

March 05, 2020 by Jared Wooten

After several years in the software industry, I came to believe that one can live values through their work just as much as through their personal life, and the congruence of each was necessary. A dishonest person at the office is a dishonest person at home, but the corollary is true as well.

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March 05, 2020 /Jared Wooten
Agile, values, continuous improvement, philosophy
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