Letting Go of Agile (Culture)
“If you want something very, very badly, let it go free. If it comes back to you, it’s yours forever. If it doesn’t, it was never yours to begin with.”
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Stop Agile Initiatives!
I am sick to death of Agile Initiatives because they usually fail. Sure there are some companies where Agile just fits, but the most common case is a culture conflict. Best fix I know is: Agile is NOT the Goal (Workshop)
Goodbye From the Bobs
(This is goodbye letter shared with the department Paul Heidema and I have been working with for the last few months).
“WHY Agile?” Workshop
A key success factor in any Agile transformation is understanding WHY Agile – what do we really want? Here's how to run a "Why Workshop".
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Don’t Weaponize Agile
I hate “Agile” Initiatives because of the damage they usually cause. The problem is that when people start thinking that “Agile” is the goal they start to weaponize “Agile” and use it as a Whip or a Shield.
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Beyond Roles in Scrum
In this post we will explain how we can move to shared responsibility by focusing away from roles in Scrum.
My Agile Suitcase
I just noticed that I neglected to post about this awesome slide deck I prepared for the Agile 2013 session by Martin Heider: My Agile Suitcase. It tells the story of the key tools that I carry in my consulting tool box.
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Reality-Check Your Ship Date in 30 Minutes
Once upon a time, I was visiting with a client that wanted to do a reality check of the planned ship date for the release. Here is how you can leverage the wisdom of crowds to get a accurate prediction for the release date in just 30 minutes.
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10 Things Executives Need to Know about Agile
Slide deck with the top 10 things executives need to know about Agile: 10 things executives need to know about agile from Michael Sahota.
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Build Culture Adapters to Avoid Agile Failure
The purpose of this post is to explain why building culture adapters around at team or group is a good idea.
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Connecting the Dots on Agile, Org Culture, Personal Growth & Temenos
A friend of mine asked me what is going on with all this touchy-feely people and personal growth stuff – “What’s it got to do with Agile?” My answer: everything! So this post ties together: Agile, High-Performance Culture with People skills and Temenos Workshop among others. Here is my current roadmap of focus areas.
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Get Your Stories “Ready” to go Fast
I was at a client recently and one VP was convinced that Agile was “untrue” and there was no way it could possibly work. The problem was that he had never heard of backlog grooming or getting stories ready. Once he saw the infographic below, the penny finally dropped and he understood how this crazy thing called Scrum can possibly work with user stories.
