The Focus of Every Agile Coach: Support How the Business Creates Value

How should agile coaches work? I’ve heard several questions and problems around what agile coaches should and should not do.…

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Want a Successful Agile Project? Start with Why Before How

I’ve been speaking with several possible clients. They’re having trouble with Scrum. The managers don’t believe the teams need product…

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A Contrarian’s Perspective on Agile Mindset, Behaviors, Culture

We often hear that agile is a mindset. That we need to change our thinking to use agility. Is that…

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Feedback Loops Help When to Centralize or Decentralize Product-Based Decisions

When I think about agile approaches to work, I think about how fast we can change and the cost of…

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Failure Is Always An Option

I’ve been working with teams that feel a ton of pressure. On top of the pressure, a senior manager says…

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Multiple Short Feedback Loops Support Innovation

Several of my clients have intertwined problems. Everyone agrees they want innovation: Which products and services the organization offers. (The…

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Why Very Few (If Any) People Are “10x” Developers-Or Managers

Steve, a software development manager, thought John was a “10x” developer. He explained that John could: Coded faster than anyone…

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Backchannel Discussions Might Create Serendipity

When Mark Kilby and I wrote From Chaos to Successful Distributed Agile Teams, we suggested teams add a text backchannel.…

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Agile Maturity vs Ability to Change

Several of my clients want to use some sort of maturity assessment for their agile transformations. Often, the maturity levels…

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