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Problem? What Problem?

Dealing Effectively with Impediments using Agile Thinking with Problem-solving Practices

Agile teams need to be able to handle impediments. This book explores how teams can deal effectively with the problems that will happen in their daily work, using agile thinking and practices. Foreword by Johanna Rothmann.

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Agile emphasizes to establish teams and give them whatever they need to do their work. This book on impediments explores how teams can effectively deal with the problems that will happen in their daily work. In agile these problems are called impediments: anything that slows down a team and needs to be dealt with. Agile teams need to be able to handle impediments.

This is the first book specifically about dealing with impediments using agile thinking with problem-solving practices. In this book, I explain why dealing with impediments matters. The book also provides approaches for you to effectively handle impediments in teams and beyond the teams. I'm also sharing experience stories from my practice.

I based this book on my experience as a developer, tester, team leader, project manager, quality manager, process manager, consultant, coach, trainer, and adviser in Agile, Lean, Quality, and Continuous Improvement. This book dives into problem solving and impediments, viewing them from different perspectives and provides ideas, suggestions, practices, and experiences that will help you to become more effective in dealing with impediments.

This book is for agile teams, Scrum masters, tech leads, agile coaches, consultants, developers and testers, project managers, line managers, and CxOs; basically, anyone who is looking for an effective way to handle impediments or support people in doing that.

With plenty of ideas, suggestions, examples, and practical cases on impediments, this book will help you to become more effective in dealing with impediments.

The full package includes two successful Agile Coaching Tools:

This book is also available on Amazon in paperback format: Problem? What Problem? (paperback).

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    • Impediment Coaching Cards & Impediment Board Game
      The Impediment Coaching Cards can be used by teams and organizations to improve impediment handling skills. Playing the Impediment Board Game you can learn how to recognize impediments and explore ways for dealing with them. For agile teams, Tech leads, Scrum masters, Agile coaches, project or line managers, consultants, and anyone involved in or working with agile teams.

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    About the Author

    Ben Linders

    Ben Linders is an Independent Consultant in Agile, Lean, Quality, and Continuous Improvement. Author of Getting Value out of Agile RetrospectivesWaardevolle Agile RetrospectivesWhat Drives QualityProblem? What Problem?, and Continuous Improvement. Creator of many Agile Coaching Tools, for example, the Agile Self-assessment Game.

    As an adviser, coach, and trainer he helps organizations with deploying effective software development and management practices. He focuses on continuous improvement, collaboration and communication, and professional development, to deliver business value to customers.

    Ben is a well-known speaker and author; he’s much respected for sharing his experiences and helping others share theirs. His books and games have been translated into more than 12 languages and are used by professionals in teams and organizations all around the world.

    Ben is an active member of networks on Agile, Lean, and Quality, and a well-known speaker and author. He shares his experiences in a bilingual blog (Dutch and English), as an editor for Culture and Methods at InfoQ, and as an expert in communities like ComputableQuoraDZone, and TechTarget. Follow him on twitter: @BenLinders.

    In need of advice, consultancy, training? Have a question? Contact me!  info@benlinders.com

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    Contents

    Table of Contents

    Foreword

    Preface

    Introduction

    1. My Experience with Solving Problems
    2. What’s in This Book
    3. Using the Book

    Problem Solving and Impediments

    1. Impediments and Signals
    2. Dealing with Impediments
    3. There Will Be Problems
    4. Agile Mindset and Thinking
    5. Agile Teams Deal with Problems Themselves
    6. We Can’t Solve All Impediments

    Dealing with Impediments in Teams

    1. Recognizing Impediments

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    1. Understanding How Impediments Hinder Teams
    2. Exploring Effective Solutions
    3. Deciding on the Actions

    Intermezzo: Agile Frameworks and Methods

    1. Scrum
    2. Scaled Agile Framework
    3. Large Scale-Scrum
    4. Scrum@Scale
    5. Nexus
    6. Other Methods and Frameworks

    Handling Impediments Beyond the Team Level

    1. Systemic Impediments
    2. Handling Systemic Impediments
    3. Recognizing Systemic Impediments
    4. Understanding the Impact Impediments Have
    5. Exploring Effective Solutions to Systemic Impediments
    6. Deciding on Organizational-wide Actions
    7. Dealing with Organizational-wide Impediments

    Increasing your Problem-solving Effectiveness

    1. Understand What You Are Trying to Solve
    2. Decide as a Team
    3. Don’t Try to Change Everything at Once
    4. Listen to Each Other
    5. Manage Your Impediments
    6. Managers, Support Your Teams
    7. Organize for Continuous Improvement
    8. Handling Impediments Effectively

    Agile Coaching Tools for Impediments

    Training and Support

    About the Author

    Bibliography

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