Guest blogging @ 5 why’s

Roy Osherove has asked me if I wanted to blog some guest posts on his 5 why’s blog on the Core protocols.

my introduction 
my first post on the check-in protocol.

This link should give you all the post’s I’m blogging there.
I  am Yves Hanoulle, your virtual Project coach and you can reach [...]

Tired of long meetings without decisions?

Have you ever been in a meeting that seems to go on for hours? Where some people talk like this:
BlahBlahBlah, BlahBlahBlah, I don’t have anything to add to this conversation, but I want to make sure that everyone hears my voice, BlahBlahBlah, so that I’m sure that they value me, BlahBlahBlah, and [...]

The slides of my talk at AgileEE: Tips for creating a self-organizing team

 
As I had a problem with my timer, I skipped the video of Agile Hitler during my talk. For the people that saw my talk,it should have come before the slide with the responsibility of Christopher Avery. (I wanted people to realize they saw examples of the not taking responsibility in the video).
For the [...]

Rally Chalk Talk: The daily meeting

My three questions:
1 What have I finished yesterday.
2 What do I commit to finish today
3 Where do I need help?
==>So these are a little bit different as the ones from Jean.
I don’t make the link between what I promised yesterday and what I have done yesterday. Because it might be that [...]

A new BootCamp is on it’s way

Almost a year after the last European BootCamp I’m organizing another one.
In my (obviously biased) opinion, BootCamp is the best way to learn how to create team’s.Jim & Michele McCarthy started doing Bootcamps when they left Microsoft, now 15 years ago.
The idea was to create a course were people would learn how to create a [...]

Poster of the Core protocols

From a core protocols user, Dave Rahardja:
I wanted an quick reference to the core commitments and protocols in a format that I can pin up on my cubicle wall, so I created a 6-page “poster” containing the Core Commitments and Draft 3.02 Core Protocols.
http://www.humancode.us/files-1/files/Core%20Poster.pdf
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Next BootCamp coming up in just a few weeks: Nova Scotia

With all the buzz about Agile 2008, I almost forgot to tell people about the next Bootcamp coming up.
The next BootCamp is in Nova Scotia from 17 till 22 august.
I am Yves Hanoulle, your virtual Project Coach and you can reach me @ Yves at my agile training company .net
Tags van Technorati: Agile2008,McCarthy BootCamp,Nova [...]

Article about Bootcamp published in Business ICT…

After the article in Bizz magazine, Business ICT now published an article about BootCamp.
Dutch Version
French Version
Although BootCamp is something people should experience and not just talk about, I’m happy with how Davy explains in this article how to use the Core Protocols.
I am Yves Hanoulle, your virtual Project Coach and you can reach me [...]

Why is the Listen protocol better then the talking stick?

Yesterday I published the listen protocol. In my opinion a smarter way of solving a conflict then the Talking Stick I talked about a few months ago.
I got some question as why I found it smarter then the talking stick.
There is not much difference between both. One problem that people sometimes have with the talking [...]

The Smartest way to resolve a conflict: the Listen protocol (a better Indian talking stick)

Person A and Person B sit knees to knees in 2 chairs. (knees pointing toward each other)
Optionally, Person C (Coach/consultant) sits next to them and makes sure they follow the protocol.
1. Person A and Person B each state their alignments.
2. Person A begins saying what he wants to say to Person B in short chunks.
3. [...]

Project management, lessons learned from failed Project "Form government for Belgium"

You won’t find a lot of politics on this blog. On the day that Yves Leterme failed after 1 year to create a plan for his government, I want to use that as an example to talk about Project management.
In every project we have 4 variables:
Resources: the people
Time: The deadline when you have to deliver [...]

Euro BootCamp 3 is over…

This was my first BootCamp as a Certified BootCamp trainer. EuroBootCamp3 was a complete French BootCamp as all the participants came from French companies.

I will perfect the camp:
I give it a 9 out of 10.
What I like about it:
 

The team we ended with
My co-Trainers
The location
Steven From Koningsteen
The Core protocols
The Pictures we all took
The Integrity of [...]

Dates next European BootCamp’s are set

The last year I have organized 3 open BootCamp in Europe and 2 closed bootcamp’s.
We have just set two new dates for more BootCamp’s to come:
From 5 till 10 October 2008
From 8 till 13 February 2009
Pricing:
Price for a full week everything included: € 3900.
Partners of people coming to BootCamp can join the same BootCamp for [...]

Euro Bootcamp 3.0

Last week I have been booting +30 people from Octo. 
Next week I am organizing the third Open McCarthy BootCamp in Europe.We still have some places left. If you have some time free, (maybe you got fired because you did not bring enough results. ) feel free to contact me.
This is the only course I know [...]

Improve your sex life using the perfection game…

I have written before about the perfection game and the Core protocols they come from.
During the core protocols session I gave last week in Paris, people asked me can I use this with people that don’t know about the core? IS knowing about the core enough, or should they have been to BootCamp (The 1 [...]

Octo Office has a nice terras…

Last Thursday I gave two sessions at Octo
Octo has a great office at the Champs Elysées. The inside is already fantastic, but the outside is even better:
 
Who would not want a terras like this one?
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Timebox your team with an hourglass…

 
During most of my workshops I am using hourglasses.
Last Monday during another successful GTD course, I got again the question about where I bought them.
I buy them online at Minerva Online. If you need them urgently, send me a mail I still have a lot of them at home.
 
I am Yves Hanoulle, your virtual [...]

XP Days France 2008 – Paris, je t’aime…

On Monday 05 may & Tuesday 06 may my father and I were in Paris. Instead of visiting this beautifully city we enjoyed the people from the French Agile community.
Although the organization before was rather chaotic, XPDay.FR 2008 itself was splendid.
The first thing I noticed when we arrived was the Job Board. Hey [...]

Ask for help…

Last week I rescued Christophe Thibaut in a mail. He was actually glad about the result. ( I proposed to use the 5 Why’s and the 9 boxes in an answer on a checkin of him.)
He replied with this general ask for help:
Ask for help : If you have some piece of advice in mind, [...]

Artikel over Bootcamp gepubliceerd in Bizz magazine

Vorige week verscheen een artikel in Bizz Magazine over BootCamp. Gino Marckx zegt daarin dat BootCamp: “Het is de beste opleiding die ik ooit heb gevolgd”
Als je geintereseerd bent in coaching-seminaries moet je zeker Bizz van Mei 2008 kopen. I quote “Bizz testte een aantal originele of populaire coaching technieken die afwijken van het traditionele [...]