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The Agile Manifesto<\/a> tells us \u201cIndividuals and interactions are more important than processes and tools.\u201d It also says that of course there is value in processes and tools. The three main pillars of my work focus on all aspects of agile already, but leave out the processes and tools side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I consider both JIRA<\/a> & Confluence<\/a> as well as good moderation techniques as great additions and highly valuable to overall agile strategies. An easy-to-understand JIRA- and Confluence setup, that helps people get things done, can be one giant leap for a company. The success of Scrum ceremonies and other meetings depends strongly on balanced and solution oriented moderation. I don\u2019t only do this myself, I also support teams in achieving excellence in these criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Workshop\/Off-site Planning, Structuring and Moderation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Running successful workshops or team offsites and achieving greatness together needs two things: Good preparation and excellent moderation. The preparation will strongly require your collaboration, since the main goal is to achieve outcomes that are valuable to you. Let\u2019s plan this together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While agile<\/em> is what I\u2019m most passionate about, moderation is what brought me there in the first place. Thinking back: The mix of desire and talent for moderation made me a good project manager during my studies and a good ScrumMaster right after. Starting with small teams, progressing to bigger teams running productive workshops all the way to running department offsites with several dozen participants, I\u2019m proficient in the do’s and don’ts of moderation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you need moderation for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change management, Project workshop, Team building, Themed off-site<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What all potential workshops or offsites have in common is the need for thorough preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on size and context we need to know participants’ expectations upfront, or we\u2019ll gather it as part of the workshop. A consistent agenda is essential to workshop success. On the moderation level each potential session in itself has properties of change management:<\/p>\n\n\n\n