SPaMCAST 669 - Transactive Memory and Agile, Better Daily Scrums, Conversations and Essays

Published: Sept. 19, 2021, 9 p.m.

b'As a coach, I use and observe transactive memory all the time. Used wisely, transactive memory means a team can be more than the sum of its individual members. Mess it up and you might as well put your hand in a running garbage disposal. For example, my wife remembers things like special events and then clues me in\\u2026if she is around. This year I missed an important birthday.\\xa0 Coaches and Scrum Masters often act as the official process memory for teams until they move on . . . you can guess what happens next. This week we explore when transactive memory works and when it does not. Also, Jeremy Berriault and I discuss helping improve Daily Scrums in his QA Corner column. Note: I have been made aware that SPaMCAST 667 is missing in action. I am trying to track the issue down. Upcoming Events The Agile Online Summit!\\xa0 Tom Henricksen delivers one of the most innovative online conferences.\\xa0 This year he has upped the bar again!\\xa0 Please join the premier Agile Online Conference from October 25th to 27th, 2021, Register at Re-Read Saturday News\\xa0 This week we begin our re-read of Mik Kersten\\u2019s Project to Product. I am reading from my Kindle version published by IT Revolution (buy a copy). Today we are tackling the front matter which includes the Foreword by Gene Kim (author of the DevOps Handbook) and the Introduction, which is titled the Turning Point. In past re-reads, I have argued strongly that jumping immediately to the core of a book is a mistake, I again urge you not to make that mistake. Buy a copy today \\xa0 This Week\\u2019s Installment: Week 1: - \\xa0 Next SPaMCAST\\xa0 Next week we discuss the ADAPT Methodology with Luis Gon\\xe7alves. We discussed how using a framework can help leaders stay relevant. Based on the discussion of long-wave economic models in this week\\u2019s Re-read Saturday, Mr. Gon\\xe7alves\\u2019 ideas provide a useful framework for building a more robust change model as we approach a more competitive part of the long-term cycle.\\xa0 It is exciting to see the explosion of new ideas synthesizing practical experience and theory coming to market. A Luis points out, perhaps the lockdowns during the pandemic have a silver lining.'