Summer Hogan_q8imea Community Champion

Great post! I love project kickoff meetings. I mainly work on maintaining an application now, but in my previous life I lead many projects. Another thing I add to my kickoffs is the Definition of Done! 

I think it depends on how close of a relationship you have with the people you work with. I connect with everyone I can on LinkedIn, but on other social media sites I try to refrain. First off because I only have Instagram; no Facebook and no Twitter. I'm just not that into social media. I connect with coworkers on…

This sounds so interesting! Was this recorded? Oh wait, I see above in the comment the details! Thanks @Christine P. Dela Rosa for posting that! 

We are implementing SAFe in our IT Org and I think the process involved holds everyone on an ART accountable to deadlines. I feel that working as a team and having respect for others on the team goes a long way with trust. If you trust the people you work with and you want them to trust you, you won't want to let them…

Love this one! 

Hi - My ideal working space is on a beach with blue water! 

Will all these sessions be recorded? I am not able to attend any of them at the times listed.

I am one of the lucky ones who does not struggle with work/life balance issues very often. I work for a great company that has defined norms and one of them is work/life balance. I find that a lot of work/life balance is about the company you work for. We are offered flexible time off (FTO) where we have unlimited PTO. We…

This is a great idea! My company does Wellness activities like this. Every month has a theme. This month is back and muscle health. I love these types of things because they are very motivating to me! I also have a great work/life balance, which is not easy, but I achieve it because it is important for my health! 

My favorite part about the community is Kudos! Kudos helps you find the deep hidden places on the community and helps to get you engaged in numerous activities. The other thing I like about it is that you can show some love to others in the community for writing great content or just because! If I was new, I would start…

I really hope so! I hope my company opens travel back up soon. 

I totally love this! @Michael Kimathi _AC Nairobi_ Kenya_ you are an inspiration to me and others! @Andy Gladstone I love that quote too! I'll be sharing that one for sure! 

@Dave Rosenlund _Trundl_ Oh yeah, I remember you as well! Hope all is well with you! Thanks for the comment! Hope to "see" you again soon! 

Hi! My name is Summer Hogan and I work for CSAA Insurance Group (AAA Insurance) as a Product Owner. I own a product that sends email and text message communication to CSAA policyholders and my team and I use both JIRA and Confluence heavily! I have a team that consists of 6 developers, 2 QA engineers, and 1 scrum master.…

Welcome @David Onoh - you are as welcome as the rest of us are! Welcome to the community! 

Hi everyone, I first time I heard about Jira was in 2010 and I started using Jira in 2013 at McKesson. I now work at CSAA Insurance Group (AAA Insurance) and we have Jira fully implemented into our environment and I use it daily. I have been in this community for a while, but just found this group! 

Does this count? This was the first musical device I had as a kid. The Barbie wind up record player! I loved this thing! I also had one of these Sony Walkman Sport models. I loved that thing! I remember after years and years of use (and probably abuse) it stopped working and I was devastated! Good times! 

My favorite field trip was to White Sands National Park in middle school. My father was in the Air Force and stationed at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico. I took many field trips to White Sands and I loved every one of them! The sand is so silky and white! It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever…

I second what @Robert Wen_Cprime_ says! "It's a beautiful day! The sun is shining, instead of working today, I'd rather _______________!" Given it is over 100 degrees in the Phoenix valley today, my answer is be back on a beach in Hawaii like I was a couple of weeks ago! Here's a view from our penthouse suite a couple of…

Thanks @Jimmy Seddon 

I learned a ton of info for SAFe Agile this week in preparation for our transformation! I really think SAFe is going to work for my organization! And now, I'm off on a week's vacation to Hawaii! 

Congrats @Taranjeet Singh 

@Luke Hostetler I have it now and mine says Team 22 Bingo! Thanks so much! And just to be clear for everyone else - this is a Kudo's badge; not a profile badge. 

I have never seen that video @Justus Mueller ! That is hilarious! 

Happy Birthday @Kristján Geir Mathiesen ! I was born on 11/11, which is also easy to remember and it is also Veteran's Day in the United States! I get the day off work at my current company so that makes it even better! And a cute story; since my dad was a veteran of the US Air Force we call each other and he wishes me a…

That looks delish! 

Try doing an activity that makes it easy for them to start talking before the retro starts to get people talking, such as ask them to post a picture of their favorite place and then have them tell you why they chose that place. You can do the same for favorite movie/tv show, what their first job was or what their favorite…

I just think it is fun, but don't necessarily celebrate it! I am going out to lunch with a friend today and it's the first time I have gone to lunch with someone during work since before covid! 

@Luke Hostetler I still don't have the Bingo badge on my profile. Can you please check to make sure you included me?

Welcome @Fabio Genovese