A “Business Centric” Approach to Agile
Many Agile coaching and consulting companies take what I would call a “developer-centric” approach to Agile. It is heavily focused on team-level capabilities and is primarily oriented around improving...
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I recently wrote an article on a “Business-centric Approach to Agile“. Have you ever thought about how similar an enterprise-level Agile transformation is to “Business Process Reengineering (BPR)”? The...
View ArticleIs the Idea of a PMO Obsolete?
I think the traditional notion of a PMO is becoming obsolete rapidly in many industries; however, that doesn’t mean that the idea of a PMO is no longer needed at all. A PMO can play a value-added role...
View ArticleHow Do You Go About “Selling Agile”?
A student in one of my courses asked if I could help him develop a short and succinct way of “selling Agile” to his colleagues. I think it’s an excellent topic and I told him I would write up something...
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Scaling Agile/Scrum for Large, Complex Projects
There is a lot of confusion and some fairly polarized opinions about what it takes to scale an Agile/Scrum project to large, complex projects involving multiple teams. Some people think that it can be...
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Why is Change Management Important for Agile Transformations?
Why is Change Management important for an Agile transformation? Implementing an Agile transformation can require a big shift in thinking and possibly also require changing a well-established corporate...
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What’s Really Different About Agile Leadership?
I just finished developing some online training on Agile Leadership and What’s Really Different About Agile Leadership? This article is a brief excerpt of that training. Leadership Stereotypes They’re...
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What is Emotional Intelligence and Why Is It Important?
I recently created a significant training module on Agile Leadership. One of the key topics in that module is “Emotional Intelligence”. I’m sure some people are wondering “What is emotional...
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What Is Servant Leadership and How Does It Relate to Agile?
“Servant Leadership” is a commonly-used term in an Agile environment. However, if you asked people what it means, I’m sure you would get a number of different responses. For that reason, I think it is...
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Improving Team Performance – How Do You Improve Team Performance in a Project...
A number of people have asked questions related to improving team performance. It takes some skill to do that – “How do you improve team performance in a project? Improving Team Performance How to...
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