we're thrilled to have Rob Jackson, a seasoned Information Technology leader with over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry. Rob is a passionate technologist, a team player, and a skilled communicator, always seeking new ways to enhance his expertise. Rob's journey in the healthcare IT domain began in 1999, tackling the challenges of Y2K support. Over the years, he's held various positions, including Product Manager, Product Owner, and Director of Clinical Data and Technology, ga...
Nov 25, 2023•49 min•Ep. 1180
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,108 Live - Let the Team Decide (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Let's the Team Decide on what to do next and designing experiments offering options. Letting Go a little bit at a time. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,108 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook We Team Wednesday 11/22/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming...
Nov 22, 2023•7 min•Ep. 1179
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,107 Live - Value of Your Time (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Establishing the value of your time is critical to Doubling your productivity and rewards. Cable company reminded me of the value of time when the cable went out during last night's Eagles vs. Chiefs game. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,107 went live on Youtube, Lin...
Nov 21, 2023•9 min•Ep. 1178
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,106 Live - Happy Thanksgiving Velocity - A simple way to estimate velocity during a Holiday (Metric Mondays) - Today's topics: (1) This is a very simple way of calculating velocity during a Holiday Break. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,106 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 11/20/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Sc...
Nov 20, 2023•7 min•Ep. 1177
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,105 Live - Making Refinement, Review and Retros into Habits ((3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Last week we talked about the time reserve for the different scrum events and I just wanted to had some twists to those time box concepts. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,105 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 3R (Requirements, Revie...
Nov 16, 2023•10 min•Ep. 1176
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,104 Live - Leverage Your Expertise (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Want to 10X your career then present at a meetup or post some blog posts. Share your Expertise outside your organization. Try our 5amMesterScrum Meetup or our blog site. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,104 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 2-4-1 10X Tu...
Nov 14, 2023•10 min•Ep. 1175
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,103 Live - Metrics Pre-Transformation, Did you Ask How they Measured Growth Prior to the Agile Transformation? (Metric Mondays) - Today's topics: (1) So on many introductions to agile transformation, everyone wants metrics and I wondered why? One reason is because the did not measure anything prior. Maybe lines of code written or test cases run, but not much post that. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great P...
Nov 13, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1174
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,102 Live - Share Crazy Health Goal with the team for ideas to achieve and Fortune Cookie Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) So I was envisioning my Goal to start hiking the Appalachian trail next year and I know so many others will start their healthy goals soon enough so why not share for feedback and cheer squad and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Shari...
Nov 10, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1173
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,101 Live - How much Scrum Time? Is it Admin time? ((3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Trimming time aka utilization always cycles, so let's talk Scrum Time. What it is really about is having an honest conversation Good and bad about time. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,101 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 3R (Requirements, R...
Nov 09, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1172
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,100 Live - Clearing 1/2 Done Work to Go Faster (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) This applies to ourselves and out team. Making you own personal DoD and finishing work so new new work can be brought in. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,100 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 2-4-1 10X Tuesday 11/7/2023 from Philadelphia, P...
Nov 07, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1171
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,099 Live - Velocity Hides Problems - Don't be tricked that everything is ok (Metric Mondays) - Today's topics: (1) While renewing my car registration, I was looking at my speedometer and I realized that velocity hides issues like scope change. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,099 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 11...
Nov 06, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1170
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,098 Live - Scrum Murder Mystery Learning Game and Fortune Cookie Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Some Team Learning and Fun with a Scrum Murder Mystery kind of like the Clue game and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,098 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 11/3/2023 from Philadelphia, P...
Nov 03, 2023•20 min•Ep. 1169
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,097 Live - Team is Too Fast Now it is Time to Manage By Epic and Not Stories (3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Yesterday we talked about speeding up the team by not telling them what to do. Well what is there are too many stories to keep up with now? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,097 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 3R (Re...
Nov 02, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1168
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,096 Live - Fastest Way to Speed Up a Team is for you to stop assigning work (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) If you are assigning work to your team or preselecting my advise is to get yourself out of the position sooner than later. You are going to fall behind once your team starts picking up the pace Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Sh...
Nov 01, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1167
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,095 Live - Personal Branding (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) I was listening to Ed Mylett this morning while walking Jerry and he talked about personal branding and I wanted to share some of my observation and area to up your personal brand on LinkedIn. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,095 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Face...
Oct 31, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1166
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,094 Live - Metric Mess up - Days Since Last Update (Metric Mondays) - Today's topics: (1) I messed up and gave credit to my team for really doing more to update issue. I was half right and the other half was my fault. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,094 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 10/30/2023 from Philadelphia...
Oct 30, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1165
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,093 Live - Retrospectives should Not be only about Scrum Process they should be Technical as well (3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Ever get those retros where everyone tunes out? Maybe they are tired of talking process, I know I do. Maybe your retro should be more technical. Like when I managed a bunch of GA Tech PhD's, I did not lead a retro on process, we talk the next and latest technology. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topi...
Oct 26, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1164
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,092 Live - Team Superstar Flaw Phillies Game 7 (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) So many companies and teams rely on that Superstar on the team to carry them through the Winning Proposal or Championship. The Phillies Game 7 highlighted that as a weakness for the team and the other coach took advantage.. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum S...
Oct 25, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1163
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,091 Live - Stay Ahead of the Job and Career Curve (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Reading Al Shalloway's post about his Value Coaching class and my zombie like attendance of the Coaching Dojo here in Philadelphia made me think about what helped me succeed in the job and career fronts, Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,091 went li...
Oct 24, 2023•16 min•Ep. 1162
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,090 Live - Business Metrics and Product Performance Tracking (Metric Mondays) - Today's topics: (1) I was out sick all week last week, so of course it is Metric Monday. Let's metrics that are not your typical Scrum or Kanban metrics. Let's look at Business metrics and product performance metrics. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,090 went l...
Oct 23, 2023•17 min•Ep. 1161
FYI the sound kind of kicks out in the last minute, but I do pop back. #5amMesterScrum Show 1,089 Live - Lucky Shirt Day, Yard Sale Find for some fun time and Fortune Cookie Friday (Fun Fridays) - Today's topics: (1) One might have a favorite sports team day, but not all might like sports but most people have a lucky shirt and to celebrate how about a yard sale find and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Gr...
Oct 13, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1160
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,088 Live - How trying out an 86 year old Chocolate Cake recipe is the perfect example for Story Refinement or Planning Solutions (3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) My wife was describing her adventures in try out an 86 year old chocolate cake recipe and bingo I was thinking Story Refinement Sessions and Development Solutions when people dive into the very 1st requirement with knowing the big picture. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your...
Oct 12, 2023•17 min•Ep. 1159
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,087 Live - Invite the Team to Attend a Virtual Event Together (We Team Wednesday) - Today's topics: (1) I got an invite to an Test Automation Meetup on LinkedIn today and I thought what a perfect event for any team to attend together and then comment on the outcome. I'm sharing some tips to introduce it to the team. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scr...
Oct 11, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1158
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,086 Live - Using a Combo of Tools to Improve Yourself and your Team (2-4-1 10X Tuesday) - Today's topics: (1) An update on all the techniques I'm using to improve myself with goals, habits, 15 record keeping and Reflection. Self practice before bringing to the team. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,086 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Fa...
Oct 10, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1157
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,085 Live - Job Interview Quiz Burndown Charts (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Lots of questions related to job interviews, so today I wanted to share a deep dive into a few burndown charts samples Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,085 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 10/9/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrum...
Oct 09, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1156
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,084 Live - Opportunities and Patience Pays Off and Fortune Cookie Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Patience and Opportunities for Fun pays off as Eddie got another Major League baseball from the Wildcard Game and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,084 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 1...
Oct 06, 2023•16 min•Ep. 1155
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,083 Live - Retro: How are you Feeling Today, About the Sprint and Small Changes (3R Thursday) - Today's topics: (1) Lately I'm on a theme coaching one of my teams. Sharing from the book Atomic Habits by James Clear on micro changes and then I was listening to the Happy Engineer Podcast where he had on Deborah Coviello the CEO Whisperer and she talked about asking how someone feels. I thought what timing! Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me yo...
Oct 05, 2023•19 min•Ep. 1154
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,082 Live - Feeling Productive? Try recording what you do in a day for every 15minutes (2-4-1 10X Tuesday) - Today's topics: (1) I'm trying a new little productivity tool of recording what I do every 15 minutes. Some thing to share with your teams Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,082 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 2-4-1 10X Tue...
Oct 03, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1153
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,081 Live - Is you kanban or Scrum Board a Painting? (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Years ago I had an executive Kanban board that I walked into that did not move for months Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,081 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 10/2/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, video version: ht...
Oct 02, 2023•8 min•Ep. 1152
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,080 Live - Hobby Shares and Fortune Cookie Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) I have learned so many cool things about people when they shared a hobby. It is a great team ice breaker and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,080 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 9/22/2023 from Philadelphia, ...
Sep 22, 2023•17 min•Ep. 1151
