Agile has become a corporate buzzword. From boardrooms to team stand-ups, “going agile” is cited as the cure for everything from sluggish delivery to low employee engagement. But behind the banners, ceremonies, and coaching titles, many transformations fail to deliver meaningful change. So here’s the question: Is your agile transformation real—or just theater? For many … Read more
Hello USA! How is your organization dealing with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative? On its surface, DOGE represents a well-intentioned drive to streamline federal operations, cut excess spending, and modernize information systems across agencies. By centralizing savings efforts and aiming for measurable performance improvements, DOGE has surfaced long-standing inefficiencies that warrant attention. However, … Read more
Presentation: Additional References: “Synchronized Sprint Cadence: Thoughtful Decision or Cargo Cult?“ “Maximizing Dependencies with Interdependent Teams“ Additional References: “Synchronized Sprint Cadence: Thoughtful Decision or Cargo Cult?“ “Maximizing Dependencies with Interdependent Teams“
Tweet Analogy: Your Restaurant Experience By way of analogy, imagine you come to a restaurant and willing to spend a lot of money on a bowl of an expensive and exotic soup. You sit at a table and wait for your dish to be delivered. When a waiter comes, you see that on his tray, … Read more
LinkedIn Post I have spent more than 20 years of my career training and coaching agile, Scrum and Large Scale Scrum (LeSS), to hundreds of teams and thousands of team members. I have upskilled hundreds Scrum Masters and Product Owners. Many of my students were also certified by me. Many senior executives have received my … Read more
“Our organization is trying to become more agile and we are using agile frameworks to deliver products to our customers. Therefore, it is going to be practically impossible for us to meet CMMI requirements”. – WRONG! If your organization wants to become Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) compliant because of direct government mandates or because … Read more
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Looking For Your Next Gig? Avoiding Bad Advice About Scrum Master Role. SCRUM “MINISTER” This is an anecdotal SM resume. It is fabricated, based on real life examples of what transpires in the world of agile. Consider this as an example of what NOT do in real life, NOT say at an interview, NOT write … Read more
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