SLEEPLESS IN CXO LAND: HOW SMART CXO’S BEAT STRESS WITH STRATEGIC SCRUM

SLEEPLESS IN CXO LAND: HOW SMART CXO’S BEAT STRESS WITH STRATEGIC SCRUM

THE (MIXED) BLESSING OF NEXTGEN REWRITES  About 10 years ago, I experienced the mixed blessing of being part of yet another nextgen rewrite project. I was guiding a team of about 25 really smart team members, part of a much larger team of about 150+ people. Our team...

80 SHADES OF GREY – TOP 10 TIPS TO NAVIGATE THE AMBIGUITIES OF SCRUM & PREPARE FOR THE SCRUM.ORG PSM-1 ASSESSMENT

SCRUM IS NOT THE END. IT IS A MEANS TO THE END… The end goal of empirically building strong, self-organizing Scrum Teams to help your business… Increase Sustainable Value Sustainably Decrease Waste & Sustainably Manage Risk It seems quite straightforward, however,...
ENTERPRISE AGILE TRANSFORMATION PART 3 – LESSONS FROM THE DENNIS MUDD SCHOOL OF ROOF REPAIR

ENTERPRISE AGILE TRANSFORMATION PART 3 – LESSONS FROM THE DENNIS MUDD SCHOOL OF ROOF REPAIR

GREAT DALLAS ICE STORM OF 2013 I think it was the winter of 2013. I was at the Scrum.org headquarters in Boston, attending training on Evidence Based Management. On the last day of the training, as we were wrapping up, I got an automated call from American Airlines...
NINE RISKS TO SUSTAINED BUSINESS AGILITY  – AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM WITH AN EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH USING SCRUM!

NINE RISKS TO SUSTAINED BUSINESS AGILITY – AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM WITH AN EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH USING SCRUM!

  As I look back at the different software delivery organizations I travelled with on the path of business agility, I started noticing some patterns in the risks that often slow down or derailed our journeys. Nine key risks stood out in my mind, but I did not...