Tag: Agile

July 1, 2021June 30, 2021Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Unlock Potential: Push Decision Making Down

Modern management theory is built on the premise of trust. If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions. Douglas McGregor described […]

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020Agile, Leadership

Business Agility: Getting Started

Agile is now part of the general business lexicon. On the news, non-technology leaders keep mentioning the need to be “agile” or “pivot.” Even leaders […]

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020Agile

Agile Project Governance: It Should be Easy

Many organizations struggle with project governance, oversight, and control. The truth is that most projects are not successful. Over the past 25-years, only 30% of […]

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020Agile

Disciplined Agile: To Agility and Beyond

Disciplined Agile (DA) has the potential to become a leading agile framework because it creates harmony in this congested thought-space. DA recognizes practices from across […]

January 5, 2020January 30, 2020Agile

Failed Agile Sprints

Agile teams using the Scrum framework commit to delivering value in each development sprint. Sprints are generally 2-weeks long, and the goal is to create […]

October 6, 2019October 6, 2019Agile, Leadership

Many organizations try to catapult into agility. Striving to instantaneously transform their traditional practices and culture. Unfortunately, this strategy is usually painful and often fails. The […]

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019Agile, Project Management

PMI Goes Agile

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is making a bold pivot toward agile. As a project manager and an agilist, I am excited by these moves. […]

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019Agile

Is Your Agile Project Healthy?

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with […]

May 1, 2019August 26, 2019Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Journey

Organizational change and transformation efforts are often challenging. Most fail to meet their planned objectives with 30% failing outright. In last month’s article, ”Road Trippin’ […]

March 31, 2019June 10, 2020Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Beginning

Most organizational change efforts do not succeed. They fail to achieve the desired results. They are disruptive and sometimes leave the company worse-off. An oft-cited […]