ENTERPRISE AGILE TRANSFORMATION PART 2 – NagaVini’s Experiments: The Seeba-V Pivot
This blog is the sequel to my earlier blog - Enterprise Agile Transformation Part 1 - The Story of BB Watt's Lawn Service. In Part 1, I told you the story of my friend Walt and how he got fired as the President of his HOA. WALT'S PENANCE After being fired, Walt...
ENTERPRISE AGILE TRANSFORMATION PART 1: The Story of B.B. Watts Lawn Service
WALT'S CHALLENGE One of my friends - Walt, is the HOA President for a community of about 500 homes. Although it is a safe and beautiful community, they are undergoing a transition - many of the residents are empty-nesters who want to sell their homes,...
REFLECTIONS ON SCALING AGILITY WITH SAFe: THOUGHTS AFTER THE 4 DAY SPC COURSE
I just spent 4 days attending an SPC class with Dean Leffingwell & Alex Yakyma (funny but useful :)) in Boulder and wanted to share my reflections when they are still fresh in my mind. It was a large class – 7 tables with about 5-6 people at each table, so...
EMPATHY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT: RESCUING VALUE FROM THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE
EMBARRASSING DISCOVERY True Story from when I was Agile Coach for a Multi-Billion Dollar, Fortune 15 Giant... It was a large Agile program and we had new team members joining the program in waves. Not everyone was familiar with Agile and we did not have money for...
TRUE CERTIFICATION – EARNED OR PURCHASED?
"Eventbrite Order Notification" - This is probably one of the best mails I receive as a ScrumTrainer 🙂 It usually means I have another student with whom I can share my passion for Scrum. Sometimes it doesn't quite work that way. Last year, I got this notification for...
THE ITER-FALL DIET – WILL IT MAKE YOUR TEAMS AGILE?
Sometimes when we try Agile, our initial process might look a little bit like something I call an "Iter-Fall" Sandwich - a mixture between Iterative Software Development and Waterfall. In an extreme case, we might have the following "iterations"... 1. Requirements...
IN MEMORIAM – CHRIS BARNHURST, MY FRIEND, MENTOR AND GUIDE
IN MEMORIAM – CHRIS BARNHURST Last week, I lost one of my best friends, mentors and supporters – Chris Barnhurst. It is hard to think of a world without Chris, God took him too soon. It is difficult to describe all the ways in which Chris helped me and my...
THE TROJAN RETROSPECTIVE – FROM CRICKETS TO CONVERSATIONS!
This blog is part of my series on “Agile Trojan Horses – Covert Appetizers for Agile Discovery”. This series helps spark conversations that restore focus on Agile Fundamentals, whet the appetite to discover more about Agile and help apply Agile in day-to-day...
THE AGILE TROJAN HORSE COVERT APPETIZERS FOR AGILE DISCOVERY PART 1: EMPIRICISM
If I had a penny for every minute I sat in a meeting where teams argued about what was and was not “Agile” I would be a gazillionaire by now. Sometimes, the most vocal and dominant voices are the least aware of the fundamentals of Agile. To many, Agile is a buzz word...
How The Road to Agile Coaching Made Me A Gambling Addict!
Watch a video version of this blog or scroll down to read a text version... I used to be passionate about Agile Coaching and Scrum. I have spent many years and a lot of money to get here. So it is strange that I am now writing about how all the investment made me a...