Transformation failure is on leadership. Change principles live or die on leadership connecting vision to value. Agile does not scale without …
SAFe journey, a vision of new hope
Let’s cut to the point: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) offers a great approach to large companies that want to embrace Agile; …
Agile icebreaker
This Agile icebreaker uncovers work environment change. This exercise for training and workshops takes focus away from templates and certifications, that rarely matter, and shines a light onto actual adoption.
Fast Start — Between Work and Well-Being
Well-being is important in our quality of life. In “A Missing Link Between Work and Well-Being”, Daniel Goleman shows presents a link to work’s quantity of life.
Agile without value
Companies continue to fail Agile. Culture without practice is Agile without value. Mindset relies on values guided by principles, not templates or training.
Agile change management needs management change
Agile at scale requires executives’ live, breath, and champion Agile values and principles. This Agile change management plan guides true, Agile change.
Impact assessment, analysis template revised
More product-driven organizations drive projects at the local business unit, division, or product level. Even these silo projects gain benefits with an impact assessment.
Belief to build, the skeptic’s dilemma
Time and time again, teams are put together and asked to build a solution. The skeptics on these teams, those that …
The skeptic builder makes a mess
Start with belief in why you build something or before you build. A skeptic without belief usually delivers disappointment. Sadly, leaders …
Fast Start — More Toxic Workplace
Fast start conversation: Open-plan office space. All the rage. Well, this office space plan may cause a genuine type rage far …
Forget what you learned
That training program you endured was a waste of time. Forget what you learned. Just take a day and you already …
Scrum without Lean HR: #fail
Executives expect Agile results, but too few executives and managers realize the organization change necessary to support Agile results. Agile without …