Posts by Carlton Nettleton

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Carlton Nettleton is the former SVP of Product at Applied Frameworks, and co-creator of the company's Advanced Scrum Online Academy and Profitable Software Academy. Carlton has over twenty years of industry experience working with clients to improve quality, increase productivity, build great teams, and launch new products using Agile software development practices and techniques. Today, Carlton is the President of Look Foward Consulting and focuses on mentoring and supporting Scrum and Agile practitioners who work in less-than-ideal conditions. He shares his energy and enthusiasm with learners so they can achieve their personal and professional goals. Carlton is fluent in both English and Spanish, has written a short book on Scrum, and has been Certified Scrum Trainer® since 2012.

Estimating the Size of Scrum User Stories

In Scrum, the owner of the estimates is very clear. Only the people who do the work, i.e., the Team, have the right to offer... Read More

Thirteen Facilitation Tips for ScrumMasters & Product Owners

One of the many important skills for any Agile leader to master is the ability to facilitate a group’s discussion. When the... Read More

Scrum Summary in Five Sentences

Alistair Cockburn has been sharing this distillation of Scrum in a recent talk called “Returning to the Heart of Agile“. I... Read More

10 types of business model pivots on Lean startups

Pivot is one of those words that some Agile people like to throw around to sound hip and cool, but often use incorrectly. I... Read More

How to Run a Coding Dojo

At Agile Portugal, I heard Emily Bache (@emilybache) give an inspiring keynote address on the importance of coding dojos to... Read More

Yes...We Really Do Need a Full-time ScrumMaster

I live in the City of San Diego and we have an estimated 1.4 million people living within the city limits. Could you ever... Read More

Vision - the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

A vision is much more than a feel-good, milquetoast collection of words plastered on the wall that no one reads, i.e.... Read More

Impediments vs. blockers: Common scenarios for Scrum Team

Quick quiz for all you Scrum experts out there. Which of these common scenarios for Scrum Team are blockers and which would... Read More

Defining the Agile Mindset

Ever wonder why some Agile practitioners regularly butt heads with more traditionally minded managers? Have you ever spent... Read More

Agile Principles: Other Half of the Agile Manifesto

Did you know that in addition to theAgile Manifestothat the authors listed theirtwelve principles of Agile software?... Read More

Updates to the Agile Manifesto

While the ideas written in the Agile Manifesto have been inspiring and durable, the actual uptake and introduction of these... Read More

Agile Coach: Champion, Catalyst, Capacitor, Coach

Champion: A person who fights or argues for a cause or on behalf of someone else. Catalyst: A substance that increases the... Read More

65 Tasks for an Agile Coach

Agile Coaches (CSP-SM) are really busy people! There is no way one person can do all these activities on this list each week... Read More

What Does an Agile Coach Do?

“Yes… but what does an Agile Coach do all day?” If I had a quarter for ever time I was asked that question in Certified... Read More

Online Scrum Training - The Inspiration for our Programs

Our Online Training programs will help protect your career from costly mistakes. I wish I had something like our programs... Read More

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