Leading Agile
MARCH 29, 2023
I don’t spend a bunch of time on LinkedIn, but the other day, I was scrolling around and happened to catch a thread where some folks in the Agile community were debating if SAFe was actually Agile. In short, it really comes down to what you mean by Agile and Agility.
Leading Agile
JANUARY 21, 2021
Mike Cottmeyer explores the key attributes in each of the three systems necessary for making a success out of the otherwise complex tax of large scale Agile Transformation. The three systems include a System of Delivery, a System of Transformation, and a System of Sustainability.
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Leading Agile
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Is Agile Transformation simply about making a culture shift, or should we start with processes and go from there? But what does it really take to enable successful Agile Transformation? Often, Agile is implemented as a process change. Dependencies in organizations kill Agility.
Leading Agile
JULY 18, 2018
For small companies, Agile Transformation can be straightforward—since getting alignment can be accomplished by getting everyone in a room and creating shared understanding. However, for large, complex organizations with legacy technology architecture, Transformation must be carefully orchestrated to ensure that the work and investment made in making the change creates business value and actually leads to Agility. The Meaning of Agile Transformation. Sustaining the Changes.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
It’s an agile activity which looks like it ought to be a no-brainer for teams…something they’d want to buy into, and of clear value to all. Everyone else seems to have more important matters to attend to than another piece of agile “fluff”. Maurya envisioned iterating through multiple versions of a canvas as quickly as possible until a sustainable business model is found. The canvas as an agile artefact.
Leading Agile
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
When I first learned about Agile methods in 2002, the principles seemed to offer an ideal solution to many organizational issues common at the time. It’s time now to move forward to the next level of proficiency in software delivery; what we might call “post-Agile.” ” A lot more is possible than was imagined when “Agile” was first defined. Let’s begin with some parts of the Agile canon itself. Sustainable Pace.
Agilemania
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Agile and Scrum are the two most popular names in the industry. Most organizations think all Agile frameworks come with a one-size-fits-all approach. As a result, they set unrealistic expectations when using Agile practices in their organizations. Agile or Enterprise?
Leading Agile
JULY 13, 2021
So if we agree that Agile Transformation is worth talking about, we need a better way of talking about it. You see, over the past 20 years, the general hypothesis has been to train people on Agile methodologies and trust everything else will emerge.
Agilemania
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe® is the world’s leading framework for Business Agility. The seven core competencies each have three dimensions making it a total of twenty-one dimensions to enable Business Agility. Top 5 Scaling Agile Practice that Improve Business.
Agilemania
MARCH 3, 2022
Agile is a word that was added to the corporate dictionary two decades ago and is still relevant today. The Agile adoption rate increase from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021 has left the business world stunned. An Agile Coach ! . Who is an Agile Coach and what is Agile Coaching?
Leading Agile
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. Welcome to our latest episode of the Agile Unplugged podcast with host Mike Cottmeyer, LeadingAgile’s CEO. How do we do the governance things?
Leading Agile
MARCH 16, 2020
Becoming Agile isn’t simple. But without the right foundational ecosystem and systems in place to enable Agility, achieving it is nearly impossible. The three systems necessary for Agility are a System of Delivery, System of Transformation, and System of Sustainability.
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. A fragility type of behaviour is what I describe as the dark side of agile.
Scrum.org
MAY 18, 2020
TL; DR: Good Remote Agile Practices. The first insights are available from the Remote Agile Survey: What are good remote agile practices, and what are possible low-hanging fruits that haven’t yet been tried by a majority of participants? Tools and governance.
Leading Agile
JANUARY 17, 2023
In execution during an Agile Transformation, it looks different depending on how the organization is going about this change. Yes, deciding on the new structure, governance, and metrics is crucial. Most organizations that adopt Agile are taking a practice or culture-first approach.
Leading Agile
MARCH 11, 2020
Agile Unplugged is your chance to explore LeadingAgile’s freshest ideas, mental models, frameworks, and solutions with the people that are actually doing the work of leading large-scale Agile Transformation, out in the field. “Tell me what Agile’s about.”
Scrum.org
JANUARY 18, 2020
In this article, I want to clarify the need for agility in modern businesses and what agility in organisational design actually is. Many organisational design improvements do not interfere in the system deeply enough to create a systemic, sustainable change.
Leading Agile
MARCH 17, 2021
This is Mike Cottmeyer's talk from AgileIndy 2021 on The Executive's Guide to Why Agile Transformation Fails. Announcer] This is Mike Cottmeyer’s talk from AgileIndy, 2021 on “Why Agile Transformation Fails.” It was always large scale agile stuff.
Leading Agile
MARCH 23, 2022
Mike Cottmeyer was recently a guest on the Agile to Agility podcast with Miljan Bajic where he discussed Transformation, Business Architecture, and Scaling. Agile to Agility Website. How did you get into this agile space?
Kiron Bondale
MAY 30, 2021
While I’m in favor of the first two suggestions, there is always a risk with the third of micro-management or overly heavy governance. Agile Project Management Psychological Safety improving project management management failure Project performance
Leading Agile
MARCH 31, 2020
Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. Remember to subscribe and listen to Agile Unplugged on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean—and watch each and every episode on YouTube , IGTV , and Facebook.
Herding Cats
APRIL 16, 2019
Agile Project Management (#APM). Governance (#Governance). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Integrating Agile and Earned Value Management (#AEVM). Agile and Earned Value Management Bibliography of papers, books, and thesis (#Biblio). Six Business System Rule - defines the assessment of the integrated business systems for Federal procurement and their integrity in providing information to the Government contracting office. . Agile Universe , 2002.
nTask
JUNE 21, 2021
You may have heard of “scaling” when looking into Agile development in recent times. Scaling is the process of widening Agile practices across multiple teams. The methodology allows you to achieve business agility. Try and decide on a Scrum Master or Agile Coach.
Kiron Bondale
SEPTEMBER 9, 2018
During a presentation at a local agile meetup this past week I asked the audience to think about what sorts of projects, products or organizations wouldn’t be a good fit for the use of agile or adaptive approaches and one of the attendees felt that regulatory projects weren’t suitable. Non-discretionary compliance projects present many challenges, but does this make them help or hinder their delivery via agile approaches?
ProjectManager.com
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Agile Methodology. What It Is: In a nutshell, Agile project management is an evolving and collaborative way to self-organize across teams. How do you know if agile is for you? Related: Agile vs Waterfall and the Rise of Hybrid Projects. Tools for Agile Project Management.
Herding Cats
MAY 14, 2019
Clearly document criteria 1 through 5 so others applying the process (corrective or preventive action, or sustainable benefits) can follow the logic of the analysis of the process that corrects or prevents a Root Cause or improves an outcome that benefits the users of the process. Agile Governance Product Management Project Management Requirements
International Institute for Learning
AUGUST 29, 2022
Programs are our strategic vehicles for the crisp focus on a sustainable business value creation, and the Business Strategist will hold the keys. He also led the firm’s Middle East and North Africa Portfolio Management and Agile Governance Solutions. By Dr. Al Zeitoun.
International Institute for Learning
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Perhaps the most significant reason for the slow growth of many needed project management changes was due to senior management’s desire for standardization of governance and execution for the multitude of traditional projects managed for external clients. By Dr. Harold Kerzner.
Kiron Bondale
JULY 17, 2016
And enterprise governance policies lean towards favoring compliance with process over satisfaction of control objectives. Others might be paralyzed when they request governance bodies for guidance only to be told “ It depends ” or “ You are smart and now we’ve empowered you, so go figure it out “ Self-organization is a progress, not a transaction. Tagged: agile project management , improving project management , management failure , team building.
Leading Agile
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
At Elevate Agile 2019, LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens gave a presentation called “What Every Agile Organization Has In Common” (link below). The interview focuses on how Senior Leadership can create an organizational system that supports Business Agility. What Every Agile Organization Has in Common – Dennis Stevens at Elevate Agile 2019. Business AgilityListen to the SoundNotes Podcast on the go!
Epicflow Blog
JANUARY 28, 2021
January 31 — Beyond Agile Israel 2021 with this year’s topic “Agile Innovations” invites everyone who’s curious about Agile methodology to take part in the event. Dwell upon other experts’ ideas and shape your own strategy of going agile. .
International Institute for Learning
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Data cleansing and data governance becomes critical when AI mechanisms are being used in portfolio decision and monitoring processes. Many organisations will use more agile and flexible forms of delivery to not only deliver AI programs but use AI in transformation delivery.
International Institute for Learning
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Data cleansing and data governance becomes critical when AI mechanisms are being used in portfolio decision and monitoring processes. Many organisations will use more agile and flexible forms of delivery to not only deliver AI programs but use AI in transformation delivery.
The IIL Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
This past November as part of IIL’s IPM Day online conference , Dr. Harold Kerzner delivered a keynote on “ How Changes in Project Management Are Supporting Agile and Scrum. This appears to be true for continuous improvements in Agile and Scrum activities. and we are excited to share highlights here, organized in the following categories: Agile and Scrum . AGILE AND SCRUM. Can the traditional PM role still exist in an Agile world?
Herding Cats
MARCH 11, 2017
This is the motivation for short work intervals found in agile development. . Using the Agile Methodology to Mitigate the Risks of Highly Adaptive Projects,” Dana Roberson and Mary Anne Herndon, 10 th Annual CMMI Technology Conference And User Group , November 5 – 8, 2012, Denver, CO. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. Agile Development and Software Architecture: Understanding Scale and Risk,” Robert L.
ProjectManager.com
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Maybe the company wants to scale and sustain its growth or increase productivity and efficiency. If you’re looking to encourage compliance with industry standards, process implementation can help with the documentation to keep you abiding by whatever laws govern your business.
Henny Portman
DECEMBER 31, 2019
I just finished the draft version for the second print of my book Scaling agile in organizaties (in Dutch) and I counted 65 frameworks and approaches (25 more than the first print). This is definitely an approach that fits in the culture-targeted box in my Bird’s eye view on the agile forest.
Agilemania
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Do you use the Scaled Agile Framework in your firm or organization? Have you heard everyone else is going agile or embracing lean, and you’re not sure what it means? This role is named differently in different available Agile frameworks. Certified Agile Coaching.
Leading Agile
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
In this video, Our Chief Technology Officer Matt Van Vleet will reveal our roadmap for building the new LeadingAgile Studios, our newest offerings to enable clients to use their capabilities to gain the strength, Agility, and craftsmanship to take on digitally native organizations in the marketplace.
Agilemania
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Be it monitoring and control, collaboration, stakeholders onboarding, change management, and governance methods, the problems only keep increasing. It was circa 2011 when Dean Leffingwell decided to conceptualize the Scaled Agile Framework. You need business agility.
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