Click to Download Materials LeSS was initially ‘mislabeled’; when it was called a scaling framework. It is a descaling framework.It is also, organizational design framework that helps to address core elements of organizational design: HR policies, finance/budgeting, vendor management, site strategies – areas that are not too comfortable for many companies to address.System and Lean … Read more
Below, are some more commonly observed anti-patterns, seen in Scrum. The list in is not conclusive. During a Sprint Too many people (beyond 3-9 recommended in Scrum) consider themselves as ‘team members’. Entire functional groups (component teams) that belong to the same reporting structure consider themselves, as teams. Managers, PMO and other marginally involved in … Read more
Class April 20-22 System modeling work in class. Note: the below graphics are not conclusive decisions or ‘best practices’. They are just an example of brainstorming, based on each teams members’ experience. Class April 22-24 System modeling work in class. Note: the below graphics are not conclusive decisions or ‘best practices’. They are just … Read more
My (Gene is here) great opportunity to present at Agile Coaching and Beyond meetup, of Bucharest, Romania on April 21st, 2020. Many thanks to Amir Peled for having me on the podium. Great crowd and questions. Presentation Materials Some of the most salient points in the presentation: Are you relying on quality talent to assist you … Read more
Tweet David Snowden divides his time between two roles: founder Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge and the founder and Director of the Centre for Applied Complexity at the University of Wales. His work is international in nature and covers government and industry looking at complex issues relating to strategy, organisational decision making and decision … Read more
Another engaging and highly interactive Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) virtual class is complete. People attended from many corners of the map: NY, NJ, FL, MO, IL, NC, Peru, Bangladesh. The students engaged in a highly interactive collaboration, with questions and exercises, using Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) technique, exploring the following topics: Agile Big-Bangs, Internal Contracts, Local Optimization, … Read more
The role of Product Owner and Scrum Master are very clearly defined in the Scrum Guide. But the guide does talk about these two roles in a context of complex organizational settings, where products are large and many people are involved in product development. What happens then? Presentation Slides Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) has some … Read more
An accomplished senior technology leader in the financial services industry, Al Youssef shares his views on some LeSS experiments. Play Recording below: Questions raised (copied verbatim from Zoom chat script): For enterprise projects, compare and contract LeSS vs SaFE 5.0 -Were the automated tests all functional? or did you also have performance testing? Did you … Read more
Key Takeaways There are things that coaches need to do prior to engaging with a client company Coaches need to know about challenges they might be facing while trying to engage with a company There are some practical things coaches and companies can do to set up the engagement for success Things that hiring companies … Read more
Another engaging and highly interactive Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) virtual class is complete. People attended from many corners of the map: UK, USA, Canada, Argentina, Spain, Kuwait, Australia. The students engaged in a highly interactive collaboration, with questions and exercises, using Causal Loop Diagram (CLD) technique, exploring the following topics: Agile Big-Bangs, Internal Contracts, Local … Read more
