Agile Transformation – Top-Down or Bottom-Up Support? Agile Transformation Written By: Ben Kopel When organizations and teams begin an Agile transformation, there is typically one person or group that is leading the charge. Does it matter if the push towards Agile is coming from […]
Cut the Costs of Meetings: Strategies for Eliminating Unnecessary Hours in the Workplace Business Strategy Written By: Ahmed Avais Shopify made headlines when they announced that they were eliminating over 76,500 hours of meetings in an effort to increase productivity and allow their employees […]
5 Ways Leaders Can Help Agile Succeed Leadership Written By: Ben Kopel “Agile” is a buzzword in business today because it works. Its people-centered approach relies on shared values, communication, and collaboration—but that starts at the top and trickles throughout the organization. Leadership is […]
Scrum Do’s and Don’ts Scrum Do: Personal Improvement 1. Decide what you will place at stake, let go of, reconsider, and reinvent about yourself in service to achieving your highest goal.Why? So you won’t keep getting the same results you’ve been getting. 2. Set […]
Make Common Sense Common Practice Agile Mindset Written By: Diana Williams This has been another busy week for me. It is amazing how exhausting and exhilarating attending a training class can be. I had the opportunity to participate in a Prosci Change Management Practitioner […]
The Agile Alphabet Part 2 In my last article, I started an agile alphabet of terms commonly used when working with agile teams. This article finishes the alphabet. N is for neuroscience Neuroscience seeks to understand the human brain and how it functions, including how we learn. If […]
the Agile Alphabet Part 1 I have a young daughter, so the alphabet is a big part of my life. I thought it would be fun to create an alphabet with some agile terms that have been on my mind lately. Here is the agile […]
After being involved with many Agile teams across a wide range of organizations – one thing is certain: each group will have their own style and flavor. No organization – whether a startup or Fortune 50 company – or team – distributed or collocated – […]
Whip Your Backlog Into Shape Remember the band Devo and those red hats they wore during the music video for “Whip It?” Me too. Devo and those red hats came to mind recently while I was preparing to deliver a Scrum training. It was Saturday night, and […]
Iterative Retrospective Experimentation I really enjoy experimentation at work, and I get a lot of value out of it. I think it’s a great way to unleash creativity, try out new ideas, continuously improve, have fun, and see what works and what doesn’t work. One […]