Events

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

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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

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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?”

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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

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

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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

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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  

Classic Anti-Patterns During Scrum Events

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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

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

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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