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Customer centricity: A way of doing business
Customer centricity is a mindset and a way of doing business that focuses on creating positive experiences for the customer.

Marcus Ward
Aug 3, 20211 min read


Lockdown Effect: Why do we feel less effective?
#minutewithmarcus I loved this question from Wendy and Sarah in Sydney and the follow up coaching session. Hey Marcus, we really need...

Marcus Ward
Aug 3, 20211 min read


Are you engaging the whole team during virtual meetings?
How do you ensure everyone is engaged during online meetings?

Marcus Ward
Jul 22, 20211 min read


The impact of lockdown...
#MinuteWithMarcus "What impact will lockdown have on our team?" I was humbled to receive this call last week from 'Steve' in Sydney, he's...

Marcus Ward
Jul 21, 20211 min read


What is a timebox?
What is timeboxing and how does it improve productivity?

Marcus Ward
Jul 19, 20211 min read


Make work visible!
#MinuteWithMarcus The average person has 46 thoughts per minute... Maths was never my strong point, but that's something like 70,000...

Marcus Ward
Jun 24, 20211 min read


What is Agile?
Great question from Tony in Melbourne in a virtual Agile Basecamp last night “How would you explain agile to a non agile person?” I...

Marcus Ward
May 19, 20211 min read


Story Time?
#minutewithmarcus loved this question from Andrew in Sydney “Hey Marcus can you help settle something for me, should we use working days...

Marcus Ward
May 17, 20211 min read


Steering the Steer Co
Today I’m going to share a #minutewithmarcus thst was actually a few questions over a period for time. my first contact from Helena...

Marcus Ward
May 16, 20212 min read


The Power of Personas
Thank you Debbie from Brisbane for your #minutewithmarcus question about Personas. A persona is A fictional Character we create to help...

Marcus Ward
May 13, 20211 min read


Agile Basecamp Highlights
We had an incredible time at Agile Basecamp last night! we were kindly hosted by the great crew at Quay Perth and Marcus Ward was the...

Marcus Ward
May 12, 20211 min read
Communication’s overrated...
Thanks Therese for your #minutewithmarcus question today. “Marcus, I’m feeling overwhelmed with all these agile meetings is there an...

Marcus Ward
May 11, 20211 min read
Stakeholders at Sprint Planning
Thanks Tim from Sydney for your question for #minutewithmarcus today. Tim is the new product owner for the team and asked whether...

Marcus Ward
May 11, 20211 min read
The Sprint
Thanks Bruce from Singapore for today’s #minutewithmarcus question “Dear Marcus, please can you tell me more about the sprint I keep...

Marcus Ward
May 6, 20211 min read
The Product Master
Thank you Ayleen from Melbourne for your #minutewithmarcus question today. “So Marcus can the scrum master and product owner be the same...

Marcus Ward
May 5, 20211 min read


The Product Owner
Today’s #minutewithmarcus is thanks to Adele from Sydney. Adele had some great questions for me yesterday on the role of a product owner....

Marcus Ward
Apr 19, 20211 min read


What is a Backlog?
Today’s #minutewithmarcus comes from a really interesting question I got last week on the Backlog. A backlog is an ordered, prioritized...

Marcus Ward
Apr 19, 20211 min read


What Is Empirical Process Control?
#minutewithmarcus thanks Diana for a great question today: “Marcus I’ve just been asked to help coordinate an agile team and they’ve...

Marcus Ward
Apr 16, 20211 min read


Game Changer: Planning Poker
#minutewithmarcus anyone feeling lucky? I’ve had a question from Annika about Planning Poker. Planning Poker, also called Estimation...

Marcus Ward
Apr 13, 20211 min read


The Scrum Impediment
#minutewithmarcus cheers Terry for asking about “the impediment”. An impediment is any hindrance or hurdle that reduces the productivity...

Marcus Ward
Apr 13, 20211 min read
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