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This page is TBD. The materials can be downloaded here:  12-03-2020_ Agile_Masquerades_Errors_Omissions_with_Scaling_LeSS_Days.ppt

General Overview LeSS History *Economics* of Agile Transformation & “Triple Taxation”  What LeSS is NOT (certainly!) What is LeSS?  What is NOT LeSS? Avoiding: “Agile Layered Cakes” and “Layered OKRs“ Avoid: Budgeting Fake Velocities Avoiding “Double Blind” Dates Avoiding “Bad SQL: Role Relabeling”  and   Terms Relabeling” Avoiding: “Agile” Framework: Version 348.54345345435… Informed Consent: Inverted Organization LeSS … Read more

Materials used Synopsis: “In over a decade of supporting large-scale agile transformations, one thing has become abundantly clear; focusing on processes, practices and frameworks alone is a recipe for failure. Yet that is exactly where many organisations spend 99% of their energy. While it is important to focus on these ‘ways of working’, there are … Read more

  Upcoming LeSS Training: From Wolfgang Steffens From Gene Gendel 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 recipe? (please, make sure to reference to … Read more

Let’s provide some clarification for the top-3 (there is really no official data to back this up, other than a gut feeling) misused, and frequently abused, words: “agile”, “scaling”, “enterprise”. Agile – if this word cannot be seamlessly substituted with some of its direct synonyms (adaptive, light-footed, lithe, nimble, fast-reacting), it is likely that it is … Read more

Download Materials Upcoming LeSS Training: August 19-21 (group discount: group_disc) All other 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 Campbell SAFe: Market Share Increase. Rapid Growth. What is the recipe? (please, make sure to reference … Read more

  Reviewing Before Class Introduction to LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum) (video) “The Contract Game” (22-44min), by Craig Larman (video) “Team Output Owner (TOO)” – why “Scrum” fails at your organization, by Michael James (video) LeSS Structure Getting Started System Thinking – what is it? What is System Modelling in LeSS class? (video) Debriefing Systems Modeling (video) Lean Thinking – what is it? … Read more

  Download materials Synopsis: With all of the hoopla around Enterprise, Digital, and Agile Transformations, it’s easy to forget that customers want great products and services. The teams that work together to learn customer needs and satisfy them for enough customers generally win. We’ll talk about how productization and service orientation is creating massive societal … Read more

Materials 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