Comments on: Millennials and Scrum, made for each another

By: The Youngest CSM | Agile Anarchy

The Youngest CSM | Agile Anarchy — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:42:40 +0000

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By: Laurie Bailey

Laurie Bailey — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 22:49:50 +0000

Just over 5 years ago I gave a presentation on Extreme Programming at a local university that was hosting a software engineering conference with students from across Canada. At the end of my talk there were the usual questions, but one floored me. It was along the lines of: “This process sounds very heavyweight to me.” After I recovered from my jaw hitting the ground, I realized that the student had no previous experience with the types of processes that XP and other Agile methods were created to counter. I guess it would be a good thing if in 20-25 years people are coming up with new lightweight processes that actually work instead of presciptive, heavyweight ones like Scrum, XP and Kanban.

By: Marisol Perry

Marisol Perry — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:57:54 +0000

I love the article Lyssa. You write about kids brought up with these values that are coming into our work place. Last week I wrote about using agile values for raising kids. (result of my kids being younger ) http://www.hanoulle.be/2010/07/agile-with-kids/ Thanks for mentioning the M-factor book, I added it to my wishlist

By: Lonnie Weaver-Johnson

Lonnie Weaver-Johnson — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:10:22 +0000

Hi Lyssa,
Very interesting points. I have 2 Millennial daughters and they are so much like what you describe. It will be interesting to see them hit the workforce and watch how it might be different for them. They hear me talk about Scrum and it is like they think – “well of course it should be done that way!”

I laugh because one of our girls even has an attitude that seems to say “excuse me, you’re in the way and I am trying to save the world here!” I guess this is a good thing, right?

Lonnie

By: David Sheriff

David Sheriff — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:44:10 +0000

Sometimes I wonder about the highly touted fast task switching of this generation (if that’s what it is, communicating with 100 people semi-instantaneously). It’s positively unnerving to converse with someone who is texting at the same time, eyes glued to the screen. I throttle the impulse to correct her manners. Is she really listening to anyone? Or is she just skimming?

We believe that the brain is inefficient at multitasking serious work, too much lost in switching time. But maybe what they’re doing is like paying attention outdoors – our native environment – aware of it all, all the time. Immersed, mostly relying on reflexes, focusing on anything that moves.

By: jessiex

jessiex — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:37:51 +0000

May I suggest to you,”Millennials in the Workplace”? Cliff notes to book here: http://bit.ly/d7Z6aq Author’s company tweets at @lifecourse Rock on.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:35:25 +0000

You’re right on target, as usual, Lyssa! I love how the Millennials have inadvertantly found a way around the challenges that previous generations have been struggling with. I’m looking forward to seeing the corporate changes/upheavals that will result!

By: PMI San Diego Chapter | Home

PMI San Diego Chapter | Home — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:31:50 +0000

[...] Millennials and Scrum, Made for Each Other – Lyssa Adkins talks about how the Scrum values and principles align with a new cohort entering the workforce. [...]

By: Bachan Anand

Bachan Anand — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:04:02 +0000

Great article Lyssa. I am excited to see more people at workplaces that find a higher meaning at work, thanks for shairing the good news !!
WORK is GOOD

By: YvesHanoulle

YvesHanoulle — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:21:42 +0000

I love the article Lyssa.
You write about kids brought up with these values that are coming into our work place. Last week I wrote about using agile values for raising kids.
(result of my kids being younger )
http://www.hanoulle.be/2010/07/agile-with-kids/

Thanks for mentioning the M-factor book, I added it to my wishlist

By: The Design Of Design By Frederick Brooks | Project Shrink

The Design Of Design By Frederick Brooks | Project Shrink — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:21:58 +0000

[...] a stroke of coincidence at the same time I read a blog post by Lyssa Adkins, an agile trainer. She just had taught here first class of people that had no idea what waterfall [...]