ALI in partnership with Agile Beer presents: LeSS – A Descaling Framework

A great opportunity to present to two Ireland meetups, at once: Agile Lean Ireland and Agile Beer.  More than 150 people joined, with many great questions.  Click to download materials Synopsis: Although LeSS is a scaling framework, in reality it requires organizational de-scaling.  It is also, organizational design framework that helps to address core elements … Read more

May 12-14: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

Class May 12-14 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.   Next virtual LeSS Training: 5/20-22 Certified LeSS Basics 5/25-27 (12 PM EST) Certified LeSS Basics 5/25-27 (7 PM EST) Certified LeSS Basics

05/12 – LESS TALKS: Meet Diana Larsen: “How do limits empower your Agility?”

On 05/12, a visionary pragmatist, Diana Larsen is co-founder, Chief Connector and a principal coach, consultant, and mentor at the Agile Fluency® Project spoke to Large Scale Scrum Meetup of NYC.  Diana co-authored the books Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great; Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams; Five Rules for Accelerated Learning.   She co-originated … Read more

May 06-08: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

Class May 06-08 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.       Next virtual LeSS Training: 5/20-22 Certified LeSS Basics  

05/05 – LESS TALKS: Dave Snowden: Answering Tough Questions (Q&A)

Tweet A great talk today (this is round 2), with Dave Snowden (round 1  was on 04/20), who took on some provocative and pretty powerful questions.  All points that Dave made were strong. Here is one that resonated really strong (the quote in blue below is semi-transcribed/paraphrased, starting from about 4 min 20 sec in … Read more

April 29 – May 1: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

Class April 29-May 1 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. Next virtual LeSS Training: 5/06-08 Certified LeSS Basics 5/20-22 Certified LeSS Basics  

April 20-22 & 22-24: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

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

How to Identify “Agile Masquerades”? What Alternatives Could We Offer Instead?

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