Leading Agile

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Four Common Misconceptions About Agile Transformation In this article, our CEO, Mike Cottmeyer, explores why focusing on practices and culture isn’t the right place to start an Agile Transformation. Next, he talks about how Agile Transformation is an ongoing process and the importance of teaming strategies.

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Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2023

If you could magically create a new world where large organizations had overcome the barriers to Business Agility and Agile came naturally, what would have to be true about that world, the organizations, and the people working there? And how would we know that this new Agile world was any good?

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MPUG

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Now imagine that a senior executive starts off his day and decides first to have a quick look at the project dashboard expecting to see metrics such as the current status of projects, earned value indices in terms of money and performances, and top risks. Welcome to the concept of the Project Management Office or PMO. Not really.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 25, 2023

Agile Transformation, Digital Transformation, DevOps Transformation; they’re all just different ways large organizations attempt to achieve the same results. For any of these approaches to work, we’re going to have to fall back on the principles of change management and get super intentional about how we approach Transformation.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

And even when they see an opportunity to modernize their legacy infrastructure, many find that the effort to move to the cloud either isn’t cost effective, or it’s more of a hinderance than it is a benefit. It’s kind of agile transformation adjacent. There’s a lot of coaches that are being let go. Hey Dennis.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

And even when they see an opportunity to modernize their legacy infrastructure, many find that the effort to move to the cloud either isn’t cost effective, or it’s more of a hinderance than it is a benefit. It’s kind of agile transformation adjacent. There’s a lot of coaches that are being let go. Hey Dennis.

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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. And what we are is we’re a consultancy that’s focused on doing Agile Transformation specifically. Transcript. Like what are the networks of teams?

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Resource Guru

MARCH 4, 2019

It’s a simple idea that comes with a labyrinth of execution problems, even with a top resource management software option. A project manager can take the total number of people and multiply it by their time available to determine their full-time equivalents (FTEs). In this case: 100 x 25% = 25 FTEs. Capacity: understood.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2023

Companies that adopt Agile never do it just for the sake of adopting Agile. Usually, they assume it will benefit them, and maybe they’re clear upfront on what that benefit is; maybe they aren’t. They do know that Waterfall wasn’t working, so Agile will fix those problems, right?

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Leading Agile

JUNE 20, 2023

Find out what’s really getting in the way of your Transformation as Mike Cottmeyer explores the single biggest problem preventing change inside large companies across the globe—dependencies. Video Transcript They say, “Okay, if we’re going to adopt Agile, what are the necessary preconditions to adopt Agile?”

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Leading Agile

MARCH 31, 2020

Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. In this week’s episode, LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens, sits down with Mike Cottmeyer to discuss Capability-based organizations, Systems of Delivery vs Systems of Transformation, managing dependencies, and more.

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Planview

JUNE 30, 2022

Maximum PMO value ensures the work delivered aligns with company strategy. This is why the organization must understand the benefits of having an effective, modern PMO that can deliver value during times of hardship. The PMO is a valuable asset in planning and executing informed decisions in an unpredictable market.

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Planio

OCTOBER 10, 2022

If you’ve been managing projects long enough, you’ll know there’s a fair bit of confusion around roles and titles. But few cause as much confusion as the difference between project and program management. Jump to a section: What is Program Management? What Does a Program Manager Do? They manage the program budget.

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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. Welcome to an all-new podcast hosted by LeadingAgile’s CEO, Mike Cottmeyer. Transcript.

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