The first round of coaching circles for 2012 came to an end in April; closing with a retrospective as usual. Feedback from the group in general was that they enjoyed the circles, particularly those new to the group who started with a mentoring circle. All agree a mentoring circle is a good place to start [...]

There is so much to share and learn about our industry on Twitter, and an impressive amount of this is contributed by South African’s! Here’s is a list of ten local Scrumsters that we recommend you follow on Twiiter. In no particular order. Annu Augustine (@annua) ‘Product Manager – Working on improving enterprise applications’ And [...]

When:  3 May 2012, 6:00PM.   We are back to our Thursday slot Who: Mandy Schoeman Topic: Predictability vs Adaptability, who wins? Venue: Allan Gray Portswood office in the Presentation Room on the third floor. You can download a map here. Everyone parking in the Portswood parking area will have to pay for their own parking tickets. There is [...]

The session started with an explanation of the 5 Whys, which Carlo likened to an annoying toddler. I had never thought of it that way – but it is very accurate! In our groups we picked between 2 techniques: 5 whys and cause & effect diagrams, and applied them to an exercise – 3mile island. [...]

When: 4 April 2012, 6:00PM Please note this event is on a WEDNESDAY, rather than the usual Thursday, due to the Easter weekend.