Gene Frequently, HR topics find their way into Agile Communities and almost always become heated discussions. Recently, and again, one of such topics was raised in the global community of Coaches and Trainers. Truth be told, HR norms and policies are a direct reflection of organizational culture (also, corollary to structure) and very much define human … Read more
On 23-24th of February, there was the first ever 2017 – Business Agility Conference, held in NYC. The event could be best described as “…2 days of authentic short stories and facilitated deep dives on business agility; focus on organizational design, market disruption and product innovation, agile outside IT and next-generation leadership…” (quoted from https://businessagility2017.com/) The uniqueness of this event was due its demographics, and in particular: due … Read more
Unspoken Agile Topics /re-printed from its original version/ This paper, originally written in February 2013, brings to light some of the least-discussed topics and consequences of “broadband agilization” that currently take place in the industry. The materials of this paper are subdivided into two general sections: The first section describes certain impacts that Agile … Read more
Not all types of product development are the same. The most three distinct types are: Internal Product development, where Users/Customers are internal Product Owner is internal, playing the role of a conduit between Users and Technology Dev/Technology/IT is internal, mainly dealing with Product Owner (and her team) Outsourced Product (“Project”) development, where Users/Customers are internal … Read more
Kicking off 2017…. Non-IT Kanban Implementation at Scale /re-circulating my older post/ A few days ago, I went to the happy hour of a local staffing firm that specializes in placing Agile technical and leading resources. They had moved in to their new office and were treating (I’ve known these guys for a number … Read more
Note: if you are interested in this role, please reach out directly by using the form at the bottom of this page. I will put you in direct touch with the hiring entity. I dont’ play the role of a middle-man. A talented Product Manager is wanted – to join the Product team. In this … Read more
This week’s Large Scale Scrum in NYC: CLP Training and Meet-up. December 19-21. This week, there was a mind-blowing 3-day experience of system thinking and organizational design modeling with Craig Larman. Having been at wide array of Craig’s training and public presentations in the past, I was still overwhelmed with volumen of education that this … Read more
December 19-21. This week, there was a mind-blowing 3-day experience of system thinking and organizational design modeling with Craig Larman. Having been at wide array of Craig’s training and public presentations in the past, I was still overwhelmed with volume of education that this class offered. One of the main distinctions ( imo – improvements) of … Read more
Role Requirement (Example) Coaching A proven track record of playing the role in simple (single autonomous team) and complex (multiple, interacting teams) organizational settings Being a teacher, coach and ambassador of Scrum and Agile, promoting and supporting proper norms, values and principles Ability to deliver effective service to: team(s), Product Owner, organization and development … Read more
Key Steps To Success Agile Flyer Reminder: Few seats remaining in Certified Large Scale Scrum NYC | (December 19-21) This week’s Certified Agile Leaderhip Workshop in Orlando This was an amazing two and a half-day working session, with participation of organizational leaders and enterprise coaches coming together from different parts of the world: Sweden, Costa Rica … Read more
