THE “R” PART OF HR Frequently, HR topics find their way into Agile Communities and almost always turn into heated discussions. Recently, and again, one of such topics was raised in the global community of Coaches and Trainers, thus sharing it here. Truth be told, HR norms and policies are a direct reflection of … Read more
On 23-24th of February, there was the first ever 2017 – Business Agility Conference, held in NYC. The event could be best described as “…2 days of authentic short stories and facilitated deep dives on business agility; focus on organizational design, market disruption and product innovation, agile outside IT and next-generation leadership…” (quoted from https://businessagility2017.com/) The uniqueness of this event was due its demographics, and in particular: due … Read more
Kicking off 2017…. Non-IT Kanban Implementation at Scale /re-circulating my older post/ A few days ago, I went to the happy hour of a local staffing firm that specializes in placing Agile technical and leading resources. They had moved in to their new office and were treating (I’ve known these guys for a number … Read more
Role Requirement (Example) Coaching A proven track record of playing the role in simple (single autonomous team) and complex (multiple, interacting teams) organizational settings Being a teacher, coach and ambassador of Scrum and Agile, promoting and supporting proper norms, values and principles Ability to deliver effective service to: team(s), Product Owner, organization and development … Read more
Tweet Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype, by Gunther Verheyen What is the difference between agile coach and scrum master?, by Vernon Stinebaker One More Time, What is the Business Analyst Role in Scrum?, by Anthony Mersino How Programmers and Testers (and Others) Should Collaborate on User Stories, by Mike Cohn How to … Read more
“The idea of a merit rating is alluring. The sound of the words captivates the imagination: pay for what you get; get what you pay for; motivate people to do their best, for their own good. The effect is exactly the opposite of what the words promise.” -Edward Deming, “Out of Crisis” This article took … Read more
Tweet 30 people were served at NYC Scrum User Event – Coaching Clinic!!! Lots of fun and interesting discussions. Questions & Discussion Topics with Coaches: “Removing the noise” Growing agile advisory practice Picking up after failed agile transformations Transition from waterfall to agile Scrum at enterprise organization Scrumming in agency setting How to get good practice … Read more
Tweet IMPORTANT: >>> References (bottom of page) Some time ago, there was a webinar recorded by VersionOne: How to use SAFe® to Deliver Value at Enterprise Scale Q&A Discussion with Dean Leffingwell). If you fast-forward to about 23 min, 20 seconds into the recording, you will hear the following statement: “…We don’t typically mess with your organizational structure because … Read more
Tweet KSTS Consulting – is one of a few companies (full list), globally that has been granted the unique status of LeSS Coaching Company by the official LeSS Company. The official profile of KSTS Consulting can be found here. Every LeSS coaching company is evaluated based on whether its values are aligned with LeSS, whether … Read more
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