Kiron Bondale

JANUARY 9, 2023

This week, I participated in an interesting discussion on Mastodon in which the initiator asked for input on ways to frame agility based on the core problems which a team might be trying to solve. This is useful as it can help to answer the “why” behind an approach change.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 16, 2024

These innovative agile practices are a departure from the Taylorist traditions of the defense industry, which is grappling with continuous inflation and delays, impacting national security and human lives. Agile contracts are effective but still constitute an additional layer of complexity that is generally best avoided.

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Agile Technical Review Manufacturing Innovation 142

Scrum.org

JUNE 30, 2020

Becoming agile is about more than just Jira and Scrum. An agile executive would know. In this Lunch and Learn, Robb Pieper, CEO of Responsive Advisors will discuss areas affected by the agile delivery with some general solutions to common problems in seven areas.

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Executing Agile Finance SCRUM 212

Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The purpose of this anonymous Scrum Master salary report 2023 is to create a clear, data-backed benchmark that allows everyone in the agile community to understand whether their compensation is adequate. And yes, the report will cover Scrum Masters as well as Agile Coaches, both employed and freelancing.).

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 7, 2023

The courses cover foundations and initiation, planning and execution and the final one is on agile. I do not have a background of Agile , so it was helpful to get a real deep dive into the different tools and techniques as well as Scrum ceremonies. This is aimed at beginners, so give it a miss if you already have some experience.

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Software Review Certification Finance SCRUM 438

Kiron Bondale

JUNE 7, 2020

The Disciplined Agile (DA) principles were recently refactored and as part of this refactoring, a principle was added: “Organize Around Products/Services” While it is just one of the eight principles, this new one aligns very well with lean thinking.

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Leading Agile

JULY 22, 2022

When working toward becoming an Agile Organization, many companies begin by applying Agile methodologies at the team-level and then call the Transformation done. The problem is that even when you do it perfectly, establishing a team-level Agile Delivery Model is almost always insufficient. Overcoming our Barriers.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban and scrum are agile project management methodologies that can be used for similar purposes, but each has its unique pros and cons. While scrum has been scaled to apply to bigger projects and organizations, its roots are in agile software development and has come to work seamlessly in that smaller, nimble environment.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ces pratiques agiles novatrices sont à rebours des traditions tayloristes de l’industrie de la défense, en prise avec une inflation continue des coûts et délais, impactant la sécurité nationale et les vies humaines. Il existe des solutions pour ré-aligner sous-traitants et clients.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

On June 30th Christopher Handscomb and I presented a webinar based on our joint research on the topic of the value of enterprise agility. Firstly, I see Enterprise agility - building an agile organizational system - as being all about creating resilience and sustainability over time. CH - I’d like to add a couple of points.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2022

Achieving lasting change to an organization through an Agile Transformation or increasing Business Agility is not for the faint of heart. In contrast, Business Agility is intended to be flexible. A goal of Agile Transformations is, in part, to gain the ability to adapt to what can be empirically shown to be true.

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Software Review Agile Finance Initiating 118

Scrum.org

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In this article, I’ll explore the need for and the attributes of an agile business operating system related to Private Equity (PE) portfolio companies. Dealing with common business challenges through agility. Business/Organizational Agility - The New Business Operating System. Add alt text. .

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Technical Review Software Review Agile Innovation 182

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 14, 2024

They may mainly work with agile approaches and often in a client-facing business such as an agency (although large firms may have in-house Digital PMs too). Agile marketing , for example, is a specialist way to apply agile methods to marketing projects. What position is higher than a project manager?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

I recall a time with a UK bank, Intelligent Finance, where an XML-based form system, despite its significant investment, proved to be more of a hindrance than a help. If you are interested in Agile Training, visit [link] If you have identified the need for Agile Coaching and Agile Consulting, visit [link] We would love to work with you.

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Consulting Finance Agile SCRUM 182

Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Today, we’re exploring what it looks like to transform the way your company finances itself in a new, agile world. Annual funding, long wait times for approvals, and all the read tape that goes along with that, aren’t as agile as the teams are. You still have ROI, you still have budget and actuals. So it’s very similar.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 42,000-plus subscribers. ? Overall, 1,114 Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches participated in the survey. The main acquisition channel was the Food for Agile Thought newsletter. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 30, 2022

Once we get started on the journey toward becoming Agile—whether we’re at the start or further along in the process—we often notice there’s conflict between different parts of the organization. This is usually because we start with team-level Agility thinking that’s all we need. Ultimately, our goal isn’t just to be Agile.

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Agile Infrastructure Finance Leadership 140

International Institute for Learning

APRIL 19, 2023

By Alan Zucker Disciplined Agile® (DA) and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) are two popular, second-generation agile methodologies. They build on lean-agile thinking, and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices. They emerged about a decade after the Agile Manifesto.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

In the previous article, Agile Transformation – Success Factors part 1 , there was a strong focus on key levels that should be taken first into consideration. Agile Transformation efforts might be difficult. For instance: They create the agile transformation vision and act accordingly. They foster a positive, agile culture.

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Kiron Bondale

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

When we think of an agile transformation, improving portfolio management might not be high on the organization’s list of priorities. Agile delivery is not a silver bullet. Tagged: agile project management , Project Portfolio Management , resource availability.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2023

But I understand that not everyone has the finances to buy templates or invest in training. PMI Kickoff Kickoff from PMI® is an excellent free beginners project management course that comes in Agile and Predictive versions. There are many premium project management templates available — including my template bundles and ebooks.

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Prince2 PMI Certification Software Review 387

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 14, 2022

Iterate to create agility In order to maintain a team that consistently meets levels of impeccable execution, we need to establish a learning culture that iterates and improves organically over time. Agile and Scrum serves exactly that. Our business execution will never be perfect – but we can teach our teams to be Agile.

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Lynne Cazaly

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Agile, it’s 'a vast global movement transforming the world of work. So said Steve Denning in Forbes, 'Explaining Agile' article. While agile was born in software development, other industries, projects and teams the world over are seeing the productivity, customer value and engagement benefits to having an agile mindset.

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Kiron Bondale

JANUARY 31, 2021

I’ve previously written about the importance for an organization’s operational capabilities which support delivery capabilities to evolve when there is a move to increase business agility. Whether it is procurement, finance or human resources, all supporting areas will need to align with delivery teams’ new ways of working.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2021

I’ve noticed a shift towards agile ways of working. Elizabeth: Agile is certainly used in healthcare. The program manager was managing the work overall, so the whole project wasn’t agile , but it’s possible to blend project approaches to get the best fit for the teams and the work. Is this also the trend in healthcare?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

AUGUST 2, 2022

An excellent free beginners project management course that comes in Agile and Predictive versions. Free training! Kickoff from PMI. Perfect for accidental project managers and people needing a structured approach to project work for the first time. Take the course. We may earn a referral fee if you sign up #pmiaffiliate #ad.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The Agile Manifesto statement of “Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiation” is less than helpful when it comes to writing contracts for projects to be worked in an Agile fashion. Contracting for Agile software development projects continues to be a major organizational impediment.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

46% of the organizations reported inconsistencies in practices and processes as their main challenge with agile transformation. Source: 15th State of Agile Report. There sure is an Agile framework called SAFe. SAFe is a scaling agile framework, so referring to it as just an agile framework may not be appropriate.

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Planview

JANUARY 2, 2020

We facilitated a roundtable discussion of our customers at the 2019 Planview Horizons Customer Conference where enterprise agility in financial services organizations was discussed. Challenges arise when senior leadership has yet to adopt an Agile mindset, even if their teams have. Agile teams are largely self-governing.

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2019 Agile Lean Governance 103

International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Servant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. Formal Definitions of Agile Teams. Disciplined Agile favors semi-autonomous, self-organizing teams. The definition recognizes that most Agile teams operate in an interconnected enterprise environment. By Alan Zucker. Are they necessary?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

TL;DR: Scrum Master Salary Report 2024 — An Anonymous Poll by the Community for the Community The purpose of this anonymous Scrum Master salary report is to create a clear, data-backed benchmark that allows everyone in the Agile community to understand whether their compensation is adequate. Please help to verify the hypotheses.)

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Imagine you’re a CIO, CTO, IT Leader, or Finance Manager. It is possible to plan finances for the year while being crystal clear on strategic objectives and achieving them. ESSENTIALS FOR AGILITY: TEAMS, BACKLOGS, AND WORKING TESTED PRODUCT. Annual budgets are a given–the company must plan its finances on an annual horizon.

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Planning Finance Cadence Governance 125

International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

Is there a dark side to agility? The approach many Agile “purists” will expound on is that you must do things a certain way, or if that way of working does not work, you have failed, and it’s your fault. The opposite of agile, thus agilists impose anti-agility practices termed, “agile fragility.”

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Planview

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Planview’s Chief Product Officer, Louise Allen, moderated an engaging, in-depth conversation with these customers: Hiren Shah – Johnson & Johnson – Global Finance Transformation, Sr. J&J’s Global Finance Transformation. Then being agile and flexible enough to make a change and experiment to add value.

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Finance Executing PMO SCRUM 148

The IIL Blog

MARCH 20, 2024

Instead, there’s an expectation for staff to embody agility and an adaptive way of working, embracing a regular cadence of incremental improvement and actively working towards enhancing processes, strategies, and skills over time. That is why agile change and project management approaches are so popular.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 21, 2020

In this Parabol review, I’ll share the pros and cons of the popular tool – it could be the right product for your agile team. Summary review of Parabol: I loved this tool and I can see huge value for teams running remote agile retrospectives. Product: Parabol. Cost and plans: Free plan for up to 2 teams. Website: [link].

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Wrike

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Agile methodologies have revolutionized the software development industry, enabling teams to deliver high-quality products in shorter timeframes. However, as businesses grow and projects become more complex, companies are faced with the challenge of scaling Agile practices to maintain the same level of efficiency and effectiveness.

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