People’s experiences using Home Scrum
Real-life applications of people using Home Scrum in their lives, to greater (or lesser) effect. You can also check the sub-category for Francis and my experiences specifically.
Why we use Home Scrum
Once you know the difference that it has made in our lives, it is easy to see why we use Home Scrum. A day in the life (now) My husband Francis gets home at 4:30pm and comes straight upstairs to see m
Paul’s Home Scrum story with his son Charlie
One example of successful use of Home Scrum with a child comes from my friend and colleague, Paul. He has young twin sons, Evan and Charlie. Charlie has autism, and struggles a lot with change. When h
Our team dynamic with Home Scrum
Like many couples, Francis and I aim to be equal partners in life. However, that doesn’t always translate into equal effort in every endeavour. When it comes to Scrum, in general, I have often ended
How we began using Home Scrum
I started my first day as a trainee software developer in July 2017. However, for the first three days the company didn’t teach us about coding; they taught us about Scrum. I had heard of Scrum
Times we’ve stopped doing Home Scrum for a while
There have been several times when Francis and I have stopped doing the Daily Scrum (or any Scrum events) for a few months at a time. The first was after (and during) a month-long trip to Vietnam, whi
On giving up and letting go
Letting go The next few posts took me a while, because I wasn’t sure what I was trying to say, or how to say it without repeating myself over and over again. Eventually I realised that they all shar
Perfectionism: the destroyer of worlds
Do you plan too much? Are you always trying to optimise every part of your life but struggling to get any of it done? There is an old Italian proverb: “Le meglio è l’inimico del bene”—“