by Ravi Verma | Jul 20, 2015 | Agile, Consulting, Empiricism, Entrepreneurship, Evidence Based Management, Scaling, Scrum, Uncategorized, Value
GREAT DALLAS ICE STORM OF 2013 I think it was the winter of 2013. I was at the Scrum.org headquarters in Boston, attending training on Evidence Based Management. On the last day of the training, as we were wrapping up, I got an automated call from American Airlines...
by Ravi Verma | Jun 7, 2015 | Agile, Empiricism, Evidence Based Management, Scaling, Scrum, Uncategorized, Value
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...
by Ravi Verma | Dec 24, 2014 | Agile, Empiricism, Evidence Based Management, Scrum, Uncategorized, Value, Value
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...
by Ravi Verma | Dec 7, 2014 | Agile, Empiricism, Evidence Based Management, Scrum, Uncategorized, Value
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...
by Ravi Verma | Nov 26, 2014 | Agile, Consulting, Empiricism, Entrepreneurship, Evidence Based Management, Scrum, Uncategorized, Value, Value
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...
by Ravi Verma | Apr 27, 2014 | Agile, Blog, Change Management, Consulting, Empiricism, Entrepreneurship, Evidence Based Management, Organizational Development, Scrum, Uncategorized, Value, Value
As I look back at the different software delivery organizations I travelled with on the path of business agility, I started noticing some patterns in the risks that often slow down or derailed our journeys. Nine key risks stood out in my mind, but I did not...
