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Week Two Reflection

Teresa E. Sampson

Trevecca Nazarene University

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Week Two Reflection

What is the most significant thing I learned this week?

I dont recall ever reviewing a journal article before in the way that we did this week.

The document that told us how to properly review one was very helpful. This process helped me

to see journal articles from a different perspective. I anticipate that this activity will help me to

be able to write an effective journal article of my own in the future.

How did what I learned change my thinking about this weeks topic?

I found that this weeks material provided me with a better foundation in understanding

the applicability of using the Agile method in course design as well as in my workplace. I think

the Value Matrix, although very simple, can be a powerful tool to eliminate unnecessary time

being focused on less valuable objectives (Saddington, 2013). This process has changed the way

that I will approach objectives from this point forward.

What previous experiences relate to what I read and learned?

I work on a Balanced Scorecard committee at my electric cooperative. I am the head

power user and have been the one in charge of selecting the software and setting up the structure

for the scorecard within the software. Our team is lead by the CEO and he serves as what I

would consider the Product Owner, as mentioned in our textbook (Saddington, 2013). Although

my background is in Human Resources Information Systems, I use my technical knowledge and

experience to administer the scorecard software. I have two coworkers who are also power users

for the software. One is an IT Analyst and the other is an Operations Engineer with a strong

background in software and programming. We make a good team and our CEO lets us do our

magic with him providing guidance along the way. The objective process is something that we
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are focusing on when using our cooperatives strategy map to design the structure of the

software.

How will I use (or have I used) this knowledge in my ministry or life?

I will take some of what I learned this week and apply it to my current job. It could come

be very useful when further honing my personal goals and objectives as well as assisting our

CEO and department heads with this process. Our cooperative may eventually have a full-time

person who strictly works on the company strategy. I anticipate that our CEO may be

considering one of the power users for this role. Our other committee members represent each

department across our organization and all have a business background of some sort. Three of us

are more technical and analytical in nature and that is why we were chosen for our role on the

committee. The process we went through since the beginning reminds me of the Agile method

with mapping out the project into individual components.

What could I additionally learn about this weeks topic?

I would like to learn more about the Sprint Planning and Backlog process. I feel like I

need to learn more about them because they are so new to me. I would like to eventually

introduce the Agile and Scrum ideas to our CEO and the balanced scorecard committee to see

how we can put it to use for the organization.

Reference

Saddington, P. (2013). The agile pocket guide: A quick start to making your business agile using

scrum and beyond. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.