Videos
Why are Agile teams supposed to be small? How big are they supposed to be? Most agilists tend to agree that a team of ten people works well.
But what is it about the number…
Alex Sloley
Alex Sloley is an agile evangelist. On top of his busy career working in companies around the world, he is an avid member of the agile community and Alex published his book “The Agile Community” in 2022. He speaks regularly on the global stage and is an organizer of conference organizers. He specializes in agile training, coaching, and transformations. For those who are in the know, Alex is the Scrum Alliance Shepherd of the global Agile Coaching Retreat Advisor Team, a member of the Scrum Alliance Coaching Advisory Team, and the Co-Chair of the Agile Alliance Agile Coaching Ethics Initiative Team. For the rest of us, that means Alex helps a lot of people and is a mover and shaker.
On the tech side, Alex is a 15-year veteran of Microsoft, where he was a Scrum Master, Scrum of Scrums Master, and Product Owner. During his tenure at Microsoft, he shipped in over ten Microsoft products, worked with Microsoft Research on high-profile projects, and led his organization into an enterprise-level implementation of Scrum. Alex’s blue-chip client list includes: Cisco, Deloitte, Intel, Macquarie, Nordeus, Nordstrom, Qantas, Satori, Shell, Starbucks, WatchGuard, and Westpac. Alex is a Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach, an ICAgile Authorized Instructor, and a Kanban University Kanban Coaching Professional. And a bit of an overachiever. He likes beer.
Initiatives
Agile Coaching Ethics Initiative
Something that has become a burning issue for us and one that we think belongs under the auspices of the Agile Alliance is the lack of cons…
Event Sessions
Look, you need metrics for your agile organization, #amiright? In the immortal words of Peter Drucker,
If you can't measure it, you can't improve it.
So, you need to mea…
Event Sessions
*"You better bring it!* *Oh, it's already been broughten!"* The purpose of cheerleading is to support and encourage their team to achieve peak performance - they give the team…
Event Sessions
Have you ever been in a gnarly situation where you really struggled to make a decision? Should I go left or should I go right? Should I go over or should I go under?? Should I…
Books
Around the world, there is a global network of people who, with little fanfare and deep dedication, incubate ideas that change our world.
They are the "Agilists" — those wh…
