Agile transformation

The Scrum Trap: How Unfit Practices Will Harm Return on Investment

TL, DR: The Scrum Trap Scrum is a purposefully incomplete framework. Consequently, it needs to be augmented with tools and…

November 27, 2023

Illusion of Velocity — The Effect of Unsuitable Practices on Agility

TL; DR: The Illusion of Velocity In this article, I explore the pitfalls of 'The Illusion of Velocity' in agile…

November 6, 2023

Resistance to Agile Transformations: Reasons and How To Overcome Them

TL; DR: Resistance to Agile Transformations Stakeholders often revert to resistance to agile transformations due to fears about job security,…

September 11, 2023

SAFe® — Despised, Yet Successful?

TL; DR: SAFe® — Despised, Yet Successful? Many in the Agile community consider the Scaled Agile Framework designed by Dean Leffingwell…

August 27, 2023

The Uncomfortable Truth of Scaling ‘Agile’

TL; DR: The Uncomfortable Truth of Scaling Agile Agile transformations, scaling Agile from a team level to the whole organization,…

July 3, 2023

Agile Transformation with ChatGPT or McBoston?

TL; DR: Agile Transformation with ChatGPT or McBoston? This article is another excursion into this nascent yet fascinating new technology…

January 30, 2023

Agility and Scrum According to OpenAI’s ChatGPT — Be Surprised!

TL; DR: Business Agility, Scrum and Generative AI’s Take on Getting There There has been a lot of talking about…

December 4, 2022

Stakeholder Trust

TL; DR: Stakeholder Trust Trust is the beginning of everything. I am hesitant to recycle an old slogan of a…

July 18, 2022

My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns

TL; DR: My Top Ten Worst Scrum Anti-Patterns I recently was invited to a Scrum.org Webinar, and I picked a…

October 19, 2021

Adapt How You Lead for Agile Success — Johanna Rothman at the Agile Camp Berlin 2021

TL; DR: Adapt How You Lead for Agile Success w/ Johanna Rothman — ACB21 Too many people say, “With agile,…

September 15, 2021