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baby shower
This is what the 3 letters in IBM stand for.
What is "International Business Machines"?
This famous wizard survived a curse as a baby.
Who is Harry Potter?
This university, founded in 1636, is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
What is Harvard?
This meeting happens at the end of a Sprint to show completed work.
What is a Sprint Review?
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cutting the cord
The Slack channel you can join for CEO office hours each month.
What is #join-arvind?
Parents often lose this precious resource after bringing home a newborn.
What is sleep?
This annual race, held every April, is the worldβs oldest annual marathon.
What is the Boston Marathon? π (Inspired by the marathon in the 1896 Athens first modern Olympics)
Agile teams often use this board with columns like To Do, In Progress, and Done.
What is a Kanban board?
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late night feeding
This is IBM's famous one-word slogan introduced in 1914.
What is THINK?
Jack will likely become an expert at installing this safety item in the car.
What is a car seat?
This New England sports team has won the most championships in its sport.
Who are the Boston Celtics? βοΈπ (18 wins, with the LA Lakers at 17. The Patriots/Steelers are tied at 6 Super Bowl wins.)
The implied cost of future work caused by choosing an easy, quick solution now instead of using a better approach.
What is Technical Debt?
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eating for two
IBM's Watson AI famously beat human contestants in this game in 2011.
What is Jeopardy?
This is the name for a baby marsupial (e.g., kangaroo).
What is a joey? π¦π¨
This Canadian province borders New England.
What is Quebec or New Brunswick? π¨π¦
This is a strategic visual summary that outlines which product features will be delivered over time.
What is a Product Roadmap?
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baby on board
IBM had this company name before Thomas J. Watson Sr. changed it in 1924.
What is the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR)?
This is the baby form of the Pokemon mascot/card which Jack likes to collect!
What is Pichu?
This Boston-area phrase means making a U-turn.
What is a "bang a U-ey"?
Name one of the four values of the Agile Manifesto.
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan