Jun 30, 2024 | Organization, Requirements, User Stories
When it comes to dependencies, most teams and managers immediately ask, “How do we manage these dependencies?” But are we asking the right question?
Mar 7, 2024 | Agile Values, Mindset, Organization, Transformation
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.
Oct 26, 2023 | Leadership, Meme, Organization, Transformation
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 workday resolving conflicts that bubble up to them. Many of these conflicts stem from...
Oct 19, 2023 | Meme, Organization, Transformation
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 aiming for. Agility and waterfall come with different values and beliefs. You cannot simply...
Oct 2, 2023 | Budgeting, Meme, Organization
If you can change direction every 2 weeks 🐆, but you only decide to change direction once a year 🐌, you‘re not agile. Agility is far too often confined to the delivery organization. But without agility on the portfolio level, you‘re not actually using that delivery...
Jun 30, 2023 | Meme, Organization, Product Owner, Transformation
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 budgeting often works somewhat like this: 👏 Management decides to pursue a business...