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As agile minds we often flatten hierarchies and strip away bureaucracy. Simplifying organizational structures and processes—the outer structures—is often seen as the key to beco...
Observe Before You Advise: The Secret to Smarter Agile Coaching with Chesterton’s Fence. In agile coaching, it’s tempting to dive in headfirst—implementing new frameworks, reor...
Agile coaches often face the challenge of nurturing trust and openness within teams. The Personal History Exercise, as presented by Patrick Lencioni in “The Five Dysfunctions of...
How agile can you be, if your budgeting process is still stuck in waterfall land? Sadly, many agile transformations are stopped in their tracks by the budgeting process. In or...
The widely held belief that extrinsic motivation invariably diminishes intrinsic motivation deserves a nuanced examination. Contrary to this popular notion, a recent study sugge...
Ah, the hallowed halls of traditional management, where the air is thick with the scent of printed reports and the sound of keyboards clacking away into oblivion. Here, in this ...
Tuckman's stages of group development help us to coach agile teams at different stages of their development. Access this content with a premium subscription This post is on...
Agile transformations often encounter resistance, a natural response to change, particularly in the context of organizations. Agile coaches and leaders play a crucial role in na...
The Agile Compassby Matthias Orgler Have you ever wondered why some agile teams soar to new heights of innovation and efficiency, while others struggle to find their rhythm? Th...
Why do we plan agile transformations as waterfall projects? It sounds hilarious, yet I‘ve seen it over and over again: Agile transformations are planned as a project with big u...
Why do some management boards think agility wouldn‘t affect them? Don‘t limit your agile transformation to the “delivery organization“! You cannot require Product Owners and P...
If you don‘t set clear goals & priorities on top management level, you‘ll stir unhealthy conflict & confusion in teams. It‘s not uncommon for managers to spend half of their wo...
A hybrid agile/waterfall organization should NOT be your goal. An agile/waterfall hybrid is a temporary state that exists during transformations. It‘s not the state you‘re aimi...
These are NOT what makes you agile. ? The grass is always greener on the other side. Debating whether scrum or kanban or something else is better will not get you anywhere. Sur...
Agility is much more than teaching teams to deliver in sprints. If your goal is to tackle the challenges of today, you’d better become agile on all levels. Traditional budgeti...
