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If the Shu fits?
Growing Agile
JUNE 2, 2020
Blogging doesn’t come naturally for me, I find it hard to find topics to write about that I think other people will find interesting. Why would anyone read something I wrote? Imposter Syndrome hits us all in different ways I guess. So I am following the advice of a dear friend who said ‘just do it’…. Now you may have stopped reading already, but for those that haven’t, I’d like to take you on a journey of Shu-Ha-Ri.
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Quick Tips: Time Dimension with Time Bands at Seconds Granularity in Power BI and SSAS Tabular
BI Insight
JUNE 24, 2020
I wrote some other posts on this topic in the past, you can find them here and here. In the first post I explain how to create “Time” dimension with time bands at minutes granularity. Then one of my customers required the “Time” dimension at seconds granularity which encouraged me to write the second blogpost. … Continue reading Quick Tips: Time Dimension with Time Bands at Seconds Granularity in Power BI and SSAS Tabular.
Velocity & User Stories – Too Many Teams Are Looking At It Wrong!
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Velocity – What Does It Really Mean? Ask just about any agile team what metrics they track and “velocity” comes out. Teams rally around increasing their velocity, focusing on speed and hanging their team successes on this metric. Additionally, many teams report their velocity increase to leadership claiming agile success! Some may even go as far as comparing and benchmarking against other teams.
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Teaching OKRs to Executives w/ Andrew Young
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Listen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to SoundNotes on: Apple Podcasts. Google Play. Spotify. Soundcloud. RSS. This week in LeadingAgile’s SoundNotes, we’re focusing on Objectives and Key Results. Andrew Young joins Dave to talk about this history of OKRs, why they have become such an important part of how we track and measure performance, why they matter to Executives, and why teaching Executives about OKRs requires a very specific approach.
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Much is said and written about the Agile Manifesto that if I were to write about it, I’m sure it wouldn’t be anything that hasn’t been said before. There is less material out there around the 12 agile principles that go along with the manifesto though, so I’d thought I’d put out there my own thoughts around these 12 sentences that help us understand how to apply the agile manifesto in our daily work.
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As a chief financial officer (CFO), the weight of your company’s fiscal wellbeing most likely rests on your shoulders. Not only are you responsible for the ongoing financial strategy of your organization, but you’re probably expected to provide timely, accurate reports to a variety of stakeholders. With so much responsibility and such little time, financial data analysis is no easy feat.
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