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Why Co-Location is Overrated for Team Connection

Physical proximity is a terrible predictor of team cohesion. Connectedness is what actually matters.

Oct 9

Why Co-Location is Overrated for Team Connection

Oct 9

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Big or Small?

Work small internally even if you can’t release small externally

Sep 6

Big or Small?

Sep 6

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From Rope Teams to Remote Teams

In remote teams, the real distance isn’t physical — it’s connection distance

Aug 26

From Rope Teams to Remote Teams

Aug 26

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Why the Agile Fluency Model Matters

Are we building Agile practices or capabilities? The Agile Fluency Model offers a better developmental roadmap.

Jul 16

Why the Agile Fluency Model Matters

Jul 16

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Feeding Back and Forward

How do you learn and find out things? By getting feedback

May 17

Feeding Back and Forward

May 17

Are New Scrum and Kanban Guides Making Us Less Agile?

Why comprehensive documentation in Scrum and Kanban expansion packs might hurt adoption more than help it.

Jul 12

Are New Scrum and Kanban Guides Making Us Less Agile?

Jul 12

Breaking Free from the Capability Trap

Make time for improving capability

Jul 6

Breaking Free from the Capability Trap

Jul 6

2024 — A kaleidoscope of ambiguity

2024 was a weird year. I don’t really know what to make of it, but I’ll try.

Dec 31, 2024

2024 — A kaleidoscope of ambiguity

Dec 31, 2024

Certified Agile Kata Pro — Level 1

I’ve just acquired the Agile Kata Pro Level 1 (AKP I) certification at AgileKata.pro 🙂.

Apr 13, 2024

Certified Agile Kata Pro — Level 1

Apr 13, 2024

Uncovering Agile

After hearing the rumours of Agile being dead, I wanted to understand what really happened. Perhaps it’s still alive, after all?

Jan 24, 2024

Uncovering Agile

Jan 24, 2024

Aki Kärkkäinen

Aki Kärkkäinen

he/him

Scrum Master, Agile practitioner and former UI Developer with 25+ years of international working experience in six European countries. Occasional Music Freak.

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