Why you need Outcome-Oriented, Continuous Transformation, Everywhere
The phrase “outcome-oriented, continuous transformation, everywhere” describes my approach to Agile Transformation. This post explains what I mean by that.
An Arbitrary Review and Reflection on 2023 Blogging
In 2023, I aimed to blog more and succeeded, publishing 23 posts. This review shows that top posts covered strategy deployment and agile topics.
A Simple Resolution to the Agile Transformation Conundrum
The shift from Agile Transformation to Strategic Agility is discussed, favouring continuous, outcome-oriented change as a means to achieve Strategic Agility.
Teaming the Push and Pull of People and Projects
This post defines 3 teaming models; projects where people are pushed to work, agile teams where teams pull work, and dynamic reteaming where work pulls people.
Three Agile Strategies That Will Make A Strong Impact
These three agile strategies address the core challenges that agile is addressing. They are based on the Kanban Thinking Impacts of Flow, Value and Potential.
Agile Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted On The Young
In 1997, Mary Schmich published a hypothetical graduation speech and encouraged readers to try it themselves. What agile advice might be given in such a speech?
The Only Useful Icebreaker Activity Anyone May Ever Need
Icebreaker activities may be contrived, awkward, irrelevant. However, a good icebreaker can be useful, and I regularly use the same one in different workshops.
The Best Agile Accounting Approach To CapEx and OpEx
What is the best way of accounting for costs as different types of expenditure for agile development teams? This is the best answer.
The Ultimate X-Matrix For Your Agile Transformation Is Here
A description of an X-Matrix from an agile transformation I have recently been involved in, and which is something I can publish with some minor tweaking.
How to Measure the Predictability of Agile
This post follows up a Twitter thread I posted in November exploring ways of measuring the predictability of teams. I also discussed some this these ideas in a Drunk Agile episode. When I begin working with an organisation on the agile transformation, an early conversation is around successful outcomes. My work on Strategy Deployment is all about answering the question …