Welcome to our Interview Series! In this Series, we ask questions that you submit through our social media channels to our consulting practice leaders.
Q&A with Joe Campbell: On DevOps
Nov 30, 2015 9:58:37 AM / by CarmenB posted in DevOps, Agile, Agile Testing, Lean, AgiLEAD
Being lean doesn’t mean being mean
Nov 19, 2015 10:20:01 AM / by PaulG posted in AgileGPS, Agile, Lean, AgiLEAD
What does a Culture of Commitment feel like in an organization?
Nov 18, 2015 10:17:40 AM / by BrianB posted in AgileGPS, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, AgiLEAD
More often, organizations pervert the notion of the Sprint “commitment” with crushing delivery pressure or a lack of a support structure that allows a real commitment culture to take hold. For these environments, you can see the team do a collective “Whatever!” when Sprint Planning ends and everyone is looking for the commitment to the Sprint Goals. The real “commitment” is just to get the Sprint Planning meeting over and done. It is these types of organizations from which the Scrum Guide felt the need to “protect” us by removing any notion of commitment.
Is Your Test Automation Portfolio Ready For Acceleration? Or Will It Slow You Down?
Nov 16, 2015 4:17:00 PM / by admin posted in DevOps, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, Continuous Business Value Delivery, AgiLEAD, Automated Testing, Modernized Technology, Test Automation Portfolio
We are Speaking: Lean and Agile – A Mindset – Not Just A Methodology
We are happy to announce that Brian will be speaking at the PMI-Delaware Valley Chapter on Thursday, August 26, 2015. You can learn about Agile and earn 2 PDU's!
What is Release Orientation?
Apr 29, 2014 7:41:03 AM / by Brian posted in Release Orientation, AgileGPS, Agile Organizational Design, AgiLEAD
Project oriented organizations focus entirely on getting a related set of intent packaged into a container called a project and seeing that entire container move through from requirements generation to software release. Release-Orientated organizations are singularly focused on continuously getting releases out the door that maximize business value delivery without being constrained to only releasing related business intent in the portfolio. To achieve the continuous release of software systems, organizations must apply lean thinking and principles to every aspect of their delivery frameworks and minimize the overhead associated with making releases with high quality. While Continuous Delivery has become a very popular destination for many software engineering and IT shops, Release Orientation goes well beyond the rapid feedback and rapid test and release cycles of Continuous Delivery. Release Orientation is focused on realizing value through regular and frequent solution releases going into production (or customers’ hands) – thereby realizing continuous value for the business. In other words – Continuous Concept to Cash.
Sixth installment - the starting problem series - the worst leadership mistake
Mar 23, 2014 4:35:01 AM / by Naeem Hussain posted in Starting Problem Series, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, Continuous Business Value Delivery, AgiLEAD
As experienced leaders, we expect that our managers and executives trust us as well as give us autonomy in decision-making. Some call this empowerment. The secret for this empowerment begins with trust.
The Starting Problem Series - Fifth installment - Is innovation and reward important in agile transformation?
Mar 17, 2014 4:39:30 AM / by Naeem Hussain posted in Starting Problem Series, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, Continuous Business Value Delivery, AgiLEAD
Inspired at @gwu @uchicago
The Starting Problem Series – The Problem with Agile Recipe Books
Feb 2, 2014 3:44:22 AM / by Naeem Hussain posted in Starting Problem Series, Agile, AgiLEAD
Ever tried getting a recipe book and recreating your favorite dish made by your favorite chef? You have followed all the instructions, gotten the right ingredients, and channeled your inner Emeril, but the dish still does not come out a 5-star meal. What has this got to do with agile transformation? Read on.
The Starting Problem Series – Realistic Agile Transformation Expectations
Jan 27, 2014 2:05:16 AM / by Naeem Hussain posted in Starting Problem Series, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, AgiLEAD
Expectations are everything. If you set a goal, communicate it and then meet it, your team is thrilled and so are your stakeholders.