ALI in partnership with Agile Beer presents: LeSS – A Descaling Framework

A great opportunity to present to two Ireland meetups, at once: Agile Lean Ireland and Agile Beer.  More than 150 people joined, with many great questions.  Click to download materials Synopsis: Although LeSS is a scaling framework, in reality it requires organizational de-scaling.  It is also, organizational design framework that helps to address core elements … Read more

May 12-14: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

Class May 12-14 System modeling work in class. Note: the below graphics are not conclusive decisions or ‘best practices’. They are just an example of brainstorming, based on each teams members’ experience.   Next virtual LeSS Training: 5/20-22 Certified LeSS Basics 5/25-27 (12 PM EST) Certified LeSS Basics 5/25-27 (7 PM EST) Certified LeSS Basics

05/12 – LESS TALKS: Meet Diana Larsen: “How do limits empower your Agility?”

On 05/12, a visionary pragmatist, Diana Larsen is co-founder, Chief Connector and a principal coach, consultant, and mentor at the Agile Fluency® Project spoke to Large Scale Scrum Meetup of NYC.  Diana co-authored the books Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great; Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams; Five Rules for Accelerated Learning.   She co-originated … Read more

May 06-08: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

Class May 06-08 System modeling work in class. Note: the below graphics are not conclusive decisions or ‘best practices’. They are just an example of brainstorming, based on each teams members’ experience.       Next virtual LeSS Training: 5/20-22 Certified LeSS Basics  

05/05 – LESS TALKS: Dave Snowden: Answering Tough Questions (Q&A)

Tweet A great talk today (this is round 2), with Dave Snowden (round 1  was on 04/20), who took on some provocative and pretty powerful questions.  All points that Dave made were strong. Here is one that resonated really strong (the quote in blue below is semi-transcribed/paraphrased, starting from about 4 min 20 sec in … Read more

April 29 – May 1: Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Courses | Virtual

Class April 29-May 1 System modeling work in class. Note: the below graphics are not conclusive decisions or ‘best practices’. They are just an example of brainstorming, based on each teams members’ experience. Next virtual LeSS Training: 5/06-08 Certified LeSS Basics 5/20-22 Certified LeSS Basics  

LeSS Adoption Principles and Approach @ Enterprise Agile SF Bay Area

Click to Download Materials LeSS was initially ‘mislabeled’; when it was called a scaling framework. It is a descaling framework.It is also, organizational design framework that helps to address core elements of organizational design: HR policies, finance/budgeting, vendor management, site strategies – areas that are not too comfortable for many companies to address.System and Lean … Read more

Classic Anti-Patterns During Scrum Events

Below, are some more commonly observed anti-patterns, seen in Scrum. The list in is not conclusive. Overall Sprint | Daily Scrum | Sprint Planning | PBR | Sprint Review | Retrospective During a Sprint Too many people (beyond 3-9 recommended in Scrum) consider themselves as ‘team members’.  Entire functional groups (component teams) that belong to … Read more