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LeSS Talks: May 22: Darwin Theory of Agile Coaching Evolution, with Ron Whitebread

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Tweet Learn how one company iterated on their coaching approach – from experimentation to big consulting “transformation” to systems thinking enablement (transitioning from being supported by one of Big 5 consultancy companies, with their “push agile” model,  to a reputable, boutique agile coaching and training company) – to become more effective in achieving desired outcomes, … Read more

My CEC and CTC Journey

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(Re-posted on LinkedIn | Scrum Alliance) This writing is way past overdue. I have been putting this off for, at least, a few years. But it is better later than never?. Today, I would like to share my (this is Gene) personal journey of becoming a Certified Enterprise (CEC) and Team (CTC) coach. About the … Read more

10/13– LESS TALKS: System Modelling of HR-Related “Nuances”

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  “Bad SQL” for HR Broad & Shallow != Deep & Narrow   Upcoming LeSS Training  Additional recommended assets: 05/05 – LESS TALKS: Dave Snowden: Answering Tough Questions (Q&A) 02/27 – LESS TALKS: Q & A on “The Spotify “Model”: Don’t Simply Copy-Paste”, with Evan Campbell SAFe: Market Share Increase. Rapid Growth. What is the … Read more

Agile Poetry In Motion

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Lyrics written by: Gene Gendel | Musical/voice performance by: Erin Perry LinkedIn feed -1- It is time to get serious about agility: It is best to be viewed as PMO utility. Scrum and Kanban are agile “methodologies”, Agile Manifesto – is purists’ ideology. -2- Agile KPIs, metrics and RAGs, PMs – proudly wearing “Agile Coach” name … Read more

07/14 – LESS TALKS: Have we just witnessed the transition to remote teams? No. Find out why.

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  Additional assets recommended: 05/05 – LESS TALKS: Dave Snowden: Answering Tough Questions (Q&A) 02/27 – LESS TALKS: Q & A on “The Spotify “Model”: Don’t Simply Copy-Paste”, with Evan SAFe: Market Share Increase. Rapid Growth. What is the recipe? (please, make sure to reference to large collection of references at the bottom of this page) … Read more

May 26-29: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

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Class May 26-29 System Modelling exercises done in class. Note: These are not “the best” or “the only” solutions.  This is brainstorming in small teams: conditional, situational, circumstantial. Relevant Assets: less.works site  – please, study it at your own pace LeSS Onion (experiments included) LeSS learning resources (books, graphics, articles, and more) LeSS case studies (mine is … Read more

04/07 – LESS TALKS: Irony With Fake LeSS (is_Scrum) Adoption, with Dr. Wolfgang Richter, CLT

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Dr. Wolfgang Richter is the founder and CEO of JIPP.IT GmbH (https://www.jipp.it/), an Agile Change Agency. He is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Certified LeSS Trainer (CLT) and Coach and works with Scrum and Agile Methods since 1998. He and his team specializes in improving processes and structures by using agile methods and principles. Agile … Read more

03/03 – LESS TALKS: Meet Ron Jeffries & Chet Hendrickson @ LeSS NYC (‘Dark Scrum’ and more…)

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Tweet First and most importantly: Ron Jeffries and Chet Hendrickson are long time friends and colleagues who both had a huge impact on what defines AGILITY. About Ron: Ron Jeffries is author of Extreme Programming Adventures in C#, the senior author of Extreme Programming Installed, and was the on-site XP coach for the original Extreme … Read more

02/27 – LESS TALKS: Q & A on “The Spotify “Model”: Don’t Simply Copy-Paste”, with Evan Campbell

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Recently, Evan  Campbell wrote an article on SolustionsIQ site: The Spotify “Model”: Don’t Simply Copy-Paste.  It resonated strongly with  many people. This LinkedIn feed alone attracted more than 23,000 viewers and it is growing. On February 27, Evan was a guest-speaker at Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) meetup of NYC, answering questions about his views and … Read more