Look Forward Blog

Did you know that every well-run Retrospective follows five steps?  In my experience, the best Retrospectives follow this outline first created by Diana Larsen and Esther Derby in their book, Agile Retrospectives.  Here is a summary of each stage. 1.     Set the Stage:  setting... Read More

Aquí tenéis los 10 artículos más leídos en los 10 años de existencia de Look Forward Consulting. ¡Esperamos que os gusten! #1 – 14 historias de usuario Scrum En casi todas las clases Scrum que ofrezco, uno o dos estudiantes siempre parecen pedir historias de usuarios. Yo... Read More

Here are the ten most-read articles in the 10 years of Look Forward Consulting. Enjoy! #1 – 14 Scrum Case Studies With almost every scrum class I offer, one or two students always seem to ask for case studies. I have resisted their calls for case studies since to me a case... Read More

October, 2018 – Look Forward Consulting, Inc. is proud to announce its 10th Year Anniversary will be happening January 1, 2019.  “It’s been a fantastic ten years,” said president and Certified Scrum Trainer® Carlton Nettleton.  “I am passionate about unlocking human... Read More

Look Forward Consulting, Inc. se enorgullece en anunciar que su décimo aniversario se celebrará el próximo 1 de enero de 2019. “Han sido diez años fantásticos”, manifiesta el presidente y Certified Scrum Trainer® Carlton Nettleton. “Me apasiona ayudar a desarrollar el... Read More

Working Agreements are one of the core compacts that all good Agile teams need and use. For those of you unfamiliar with Working Agreements, they are nothing more than agreed upon protocols created by the team govern their interactions and clarify expectations. They are different... Read More

Coaching is a distinct and powerful skill from the eight other essential skills of a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).  Because coaching is an overloaded word in the English language, let me provide some guidance to describe what I mean when I am referring to coaching. For me,... Read More

September 2018, Lisbon, Portugal – Look Forward Consulting is extremely proud to announce it is a Gold Level Sponsor of the “eXperience Agile 2018” conference, to be held on October 1 and 2 in Lisbon, Portugal.  This year’s theme for the conference is “Improving Through... Read More

March 2018, Lisbon, Portugal – Look Forward Consulting is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Agile Portugal 2018 conference, to be held on May 25, 2018, in Porto, Portugal.  Now in its ninth year, the conference is a slimmed down one-day international event focusing... Read More