How will content creation be changed with the help of many AI tools such as ChatGPT and Co.? I believe it will have huge consequences - not tomorrow, but now.

Künstliche Intelligenz wird das Anforderungsprofil von vielen Berufen radikal verändern.

There is a lot to learn in Scrum

What would it feel like if you were able to keep talking? If you spelled out all the thoughts you’re thinking over and over in your head and then get new, exciting thoughts to think about? Just like that, because someone is sitting next to or in front of you and is listening to you, but won’t say anything and won’t interrupt you.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about maturity in agile teams.And I also revisited an earlier note “Communicate like adults".When I ask people how mature their agile team is, they usually refer to the team’s technical competence or understanding of agile methodologies.

I have been thinking a lot about the role of a Scrum Master.What I know is that I do not want to fill the role mechanically, as learned from a book.There is much more to it: I want to be a parent of a team.Emphasis is on “parent“ and on “team“.Obviously, each parent has a different parenting style.

Although I haven’t worked as a journalist for a while, there will be always a strong journalist heart pumping in my body.I love to learn, understand topics, grasp the essence and to find out what makes people tick.In the early days as a journalist I prepared many questions for my interviews.I believed in the power of smart questions.

There are times for fast thinking and rapid decisions.And there are also times for slow thinking, for letting things develop over time, like good wine, vinegar or cheese.People who are fast talkers and fast thinkers do not see any value in digging deeper.Slow is the new black (or orange?) Let’s explore the “Slow Thinking Manifesto“, which I recently signed.

A few years ago, I helped an executive in pitching his product to his clients at a conference.Together, we examined his clients’ situation, problems and needs, and weaved a compelling story line leading to a strong call-to-action.There was only one tiny problem: The software wasn’t released yet.But the executive really wanted to show a demo of the solution to get feedback and maybe a buy-in.

One reason for becoming a Scrum Master was the absence of a project manager in the Scrum framework.See, I grew up in a cold waterfall world, and I worked with a lot of project managers (and occasionally, I was also in the role as a pm).Many project managers acted as scribes, protocol writers, gant-chart sketchers, and fierce budget watchers.Their entire focus was on following the BIG plan.

Almost 30 years ago, I worked as an editor for a German computer magazine called “PC Praxis“.With a monthly circulation of about 200,000 copies, it was the top-selling magazine.In these days, you could be a know-it-all, we were exploring and writing technological history in real-time: I disassembled huge desktop computers and tested graphic cards, hard disk drives and modems; installed, tested and reviewed software (on DOS 3.

Wait a second: How can a Scrum Master not like sprinting? Well, I like the concept, but not the word: In Scrum, a sprint is an event and container for all other scrum events such as the sprint planning, daily scrums, the sprint review and the sprint retrospective.Depending on the stage of the project and risks involved, a sprint could last up to one month.

Take the future of a city full of autonomous cars (a technologist’s dream come true): The natural “enemies” of these smart vehicles will be cyclists and pedestrians as they are unpredictable human risks who will suddenly rule the streets (neatly programmed, autonomous cars will stop and obey when pedestrians stand in the middle of the road).

It is easy to “start with why”: You sit down, walk, brainstorm or meditate, and eventually you will come up with a lofty “why statement”, which will be your favourite mantra for the next few days.