Staying Human with Tech

Navigating the Change Curve - Favorable Conditions

December 24, 2019

kg-card-begin: html From my last post on describing the basic properties of the change curve, you may be wondering how you avoid unplanned change or how you...

Navigating the Change Curve - Basics

December 6, 2019

kg-card-begin: html The more I coach teams and organizations, the more I see people struggle with change. I sometimes discover “change agents” (i.e., people...

Thanks to those who dare

November 28, 2019

kg-card-begin: html Today marks the Thanksgiving holiday in the USA. I would like to thank those who are rarely thanked. Thanks to those who inspect and...

A Distributed Team Stroll Through Agile2019

August 21, 2019

kg-card-begin: html Agile2019 showed a subtle theme of supporting distributed teams this year. As you may have heard in some of the podcasts I’ve joined, our...

Join me at Agile Open Florida on Friday, Oct 25, 2019

July 17, 2019

kg-card-begin: html 2019 marks the sixth year of the Agile Open Florida conference. This conference brings agilists from across Florida (as well as outside...

You always lead by example

June 28, 2019

kg-card-begin: html Whether you realize it or not, you always lead by example. If you set a vision and focus everything on that vision, others will follow....

I appreciate Ben Clark on #ThankfulThursday

June 13, 2019

kg-card-begin: html It’s time for me to reboot a practice I started a while ago and it’s inspired by Ben Clark’s Twitter post. I'm irked by the # of...

Distributed Facilitation at MileHighAgile2019

May 29, 2019

kg-card-begin: html Taking my Facilitating Distributed Agile Teams talk back on the road. I’ll be at Mile High Agile today and I’ll be speaking tomorrow at...

How can remote work be wrong and right for you?

March 25, 2019

kg-card-begin: html Recently, a friend pointed me to yet another long online conversation debating whether remote work is good or bad. Who was right? Both...

Time to get back to blogging

March 13, 2019

kg-card-begin: html You may have noticed some small changes to my blog. A new look and a few things rearranged. Also, a new newsletter is available as well....

Update on the Distributed Agile Teams Book

December 13, 2018

kg-card-begin: html Many have asked when the book will be available. You can actually get an early release now at...

Rally On!

November 9, 2018

kg-card-begin: html Today marks a sad day but also one more call to collaborate. Many former Rally Software employees are being let go in Boulder, Denver,...

Why my Distributed Agile countdown for Agile2018 is 8-3-2-1

August 3, 2018

kg-card-begin: html I know it’s been quiet on this blog, but much has happened behind the scenes. In fact, there has been a countdown happening as I prepare...

FYI - Virtual facilitation options beyond #SGMSP18

April 17, 2018

kg-card-begin: html Taking a break from book writing today, I saw on Twitter there was a conversation in the open space at Scrum Gathering Minneapolis...

First 4 chapters of our distributed agile book are available on Leanpub!

April 8, 2018

kg-card-begin: html Johanna and I were able to get the first few chapters into a “shippable” state (i.e., it met a sufficient level of quality for us). The...

Create your Distributed Team’s Workspace with These Six Tools

April 7, 2018

kg-card-begin: html Many people ask me what is the best tool for distributed agile teams. It’s the wrong question. What many people miss is that a...

What's in a name? For books, more than you know.

March 26, 2018

kg-card-begin: html https://flic.kr/p/g3BKE (CC BY 2.0) As Johanna Rothman and I prepare the early release for our book on distributed agile organizations,...

Why so quiet? Book in progress

March 21, 2018

kg-card-begin: html Work in Progress You may have noticed that my blog has been very quiet since the Agile2017 conference last August and for good reason....

Connect at #Agile2017

August 6, 2017

kg-card-begin: html Monday is the official start of the Agile2017 conference. It can be overwhelming to be with over 2500 people, choose from over 200 topics...

Many Learning Opportunities Outside of Agile2017 (Aug 5 update)

July 14, 2017

kg-card-begin: html There are many people planning to come to Agile2017. This year is estimated to be more than 2500 attending. Others find this conference...

Agile Open Florida Seeking a New Home

June 1, 2017

kg-card-begin: html We have begun planning our fourth year of Agile Open Florida and we are looking for a new venue to comfortably hold the energy of 200...

A distributed agile team guide for LeanAgileUS participants - remotelyagile.info

February 27, 2017

kg-card-begin: html UPDATE (Aug 2020) – I finally took down remotelyagile.info as the entire world was remote. Near impossible to track it all. If you...

I appreciate the Agile Florida community #ThankfulThursday

November 24, 2016

kg-card-begin: html Last Friday (11/18/2016), we held the largest Agile Open Florida conference in our three year history with over 200 people. One of our...

Preparing for Agile Open Florida on 10/7 - Going, Growing & Sustaining Agile

October 3, 2016

kg-card-begin: html We are only a few days away from our third annual Agile Open Florida conference. We have nearly doubled in size and are expecting...

Response, Reflection, and Small Steps Matter

September 12, 2016

kg-card-begin: html Yesterday marked fifteen years since the 9/11 attacks on the United States and I’m feeling reflective about tragedy and how we respond. I...

Appreciating Sarah Baca - #ThankfulThursday

September 8, 2016

kg-card-begin: html Today, I want to appreciate someone more local to me: Sarah Baca. Sarah joined Agile Orlando in January 2014 and immediately raised her...

Appreciating Don Gray -#ThankfulThursday

September 1, 2016

kg-card-begin: html As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I want to recognize people who have had an impact on me and who may provide examples and...

Introducing Thankful Thursdays #ThankfulThursday

August 25, 2016

kg-card-begin: html With the passing of my friend Jean Tabaka in June 2016, I wanted to do something else to help remember her. Of the numerous lessons I...

Rare beasts and more resources on remote jobs

July 16, 2016

kg-card-begin: html UPDATE (Aug 2020): With the pandemic, these rare beasts were not so rare any longer. See my resources section –...

Episode 11: Mark Kilby by AgileThought - a bit of my agile history

July 9, 2016

kg-card-begin: html A little bit of my agile origin story and advice on how to grow as an agilist now. (15min) Enjoy! Thanks to @AgileThought for the...

Do you light a fuse or kindling?

July 1, 2016

kg-card-begin: html This is a different kind of post. It’s more personal and a bit longer. But there is a message for anyone who considers himself or herself...

What shall we explore at Agile 2016?

June 27, 2016

kg-card-begin: html Agile2016 starts one month from now. Here are three things I’m looking forward to: The new Audacious Salon track (especially Monday and...

Is there a better way to talk about distributed teams?

May 23, 2016

kg-card-begin: html There is an enormous amount written about distributed teams and I find most of it very frustrating. It’s not that the observations or the...

What's the Secret Joy of Working Remote?

May 22, 2016

kg-card-begin: html While speaking recently at a conference, I realized two important things about the nature of remote work. First, I choose to work...

Rocking the Global Scrum Gathering #SGFLA with a Community of Volunteers and Slack

May 1, 2016

kg-card-begin: html In my prior blog post, I mentioned how we formed our group of volunteers for the Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando. Now let me share how...

Forming a Community of Volunteers at the Global Scrum Gathering Orlando #SGFLA

April 30, 2016

kg-card-begin: html It’s been a little over a week since the Global Scrum Gathering in Orlando and our Agile Florida Slack community is still buzzing. The...

Is Virtual Co-Working Possible?

April 29, 2016

kg-card-begin: html Since the Distributed agile teams conference in Berlin (Nov 2015), I’ve been experimenting with a number of techniques to work virtually....

Scrum Gathering Orlando - Mission Accomplished

April 21, 2016

kg-card-begin: html First, my apologies to my readers for the not writing for a couple of months. Things have been quiet on my blog for a number of reasons....

Connect for Community in Distributed Teams

January 13, 2016

kg-card-begin: html Late in 2015, I participated in a great discussion with Ryan Ripley and David Horowitz on distributed agile teams on the Agile For Humans...

Thankful Thursday: AgileOrlando, AgileFlorida, DATFlock and more

December 3, 2015

kg-card-begin: html Over the last week in the USA, there has been a welcome sentiment of gratitude from last Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday to...

InfoQ Interview: Distributed teams and distributed user groups

November 18, 2015

kg-card-begin: html While at Agile2015, InfoQ interviewed me and some of my AgileFlorida.com colleagues and you can now see the InfoQ interview and...

For distributed agile teams, tools come last

November 3, 2015

kg-card-begin: html From http://www.pictofigo.com/picture/detail/2650 Having worked with a number of distributed agile teams over the years, I’m often asked...

Discussing Distributed Teams and Agile Coaching with @Retrium

October 3, 2015

kg-card-begin: html Recently, I was interviewed by David Horowitz of Retrium. We discussed agile coaching and distributed teams as we have both seen many. I...

You're not alone when agile - Find your Podcast community

September 30, 2015

kg-card-begin: html In early 2014, I switched from being a consultant coach back to an internal coach. It has given me the unique opportunity to see what...

Agile2015 - Processing day 2

August 17, 2015

kg-card-begin: html Last time, I covered Day 1 of the Agile 2015 conference. This time, I’ll share hilights for Day 2. Most of this day I spent focusing on...

Agile2015 - processing day 1

August 13, 2015

kg-card-begin: html If you have never been to the Agile Alliance conference in the USA, it is an extreme busy event. You will often find you want to be at...

Recommendations for someone new to the Product Owner role?

August 12, 2015

kg-card-begin: html I often get questions of the form of “How do I start this (practice/role)?” Recently, I got the following question in a lean coffee...

Long live @AgileFlorida (RIP Orlando Scrum)

July 26, 2015

kg-card-begin: html This post is part celebration of agile in Florida and part bitter-sweet memories for me. I rarely share personal stories nor long blog...

My wish list for Meetup as a user group leader (thanks Meetup)

June 3, 2015

kg-card-begin: html NOTE: This post is updated at the end with a very quick response from Meetup.com (Thanks!) Warning: this is a rant. I’m currently writing...

Preparing for Agile Open Florida 2015 - No One Size Fits All

June 1, 2015

kg-card-begin: html Later this month, I have the privilege of facilitating the Agile Open Florida 2015 conference. Final preparations are well under way and...