Behavioral Science

LeSS Talks: You and AI: Navigating an Uncertain Job Market, with Heidi Araya

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Download Materials Bio: As a global consultant, inventor, and author with over two decades of experience, Heidi Araya has dedicated her career to driving multimillion-dollar business improvements using a people-first approach. Her expertise lies in enhancing organizational effectiveness and fostering innovation, underpinned by a deep understanding of industry dynamics and organizational psychology. With a keen … Read more

LeSS Talks: Agile Sustainability, with Jutta Eckstein

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Download Materials Additional Assets and Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juttaeckstein https://jeckstein.com/sustainability Juta’s latest book: https://www.agilebossanova.com/ Sign and support: agilesustainabilitymanifesto.org The full assessment: https://bit.ly/agile-sustainability The sustainability initiative: https://bit.ly/AA-sustainability-initiative

Dec 11-13: Certified LeSS For Executives with Craig Larman | NYC

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2024 course registration will open soon: RSVP to reserve a seat Class Feedback: From Lance Rochelle: Optimizing Executive Performance: The Transformative Power of Craig Larman’s Certified LeSS for Executives. Drawing on my extensive experience as a Distinguished Engineer with nearly three decades in software development and engineering, I’ve encountered numerous executive training programs. Among them, Craig … Read more

LeSS Talks: Ending the Age of Misery, by Andy Hunt ( Agile Manifesto Co-Creator)

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Click to Download Click to Download The the following key “AVOID” points were made: Avoid endless ticketing systems and [JIRA] “ticket-driven development” Avoid seeing “agile” now == Half-assed Scrum plus Jira tickets Avoid small tasks disconnected with context Avoid bogus “snake oil” tools & methods Avoid disconnected leadership, stakeholders, product owners, etc. Avoid destructive Social … Read more

LeSS Talks: GLAD Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Organizational Design with Craig Larman

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Synopsis: AI & Org Design: AI tools are going to disrupt many existing knowledge-worker roles, including those in product development. This talk and follow-up Q&A explores probable impacts AI will have on the organizational design of development organizations, and will be of interest to those working in and managing development, plus HR/People groups. Download materials

LeSS Talks: Professor Snowden, Answering Tough Questions For: Individuals, Companies, Industry

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This topic was based on the questions, crowdsourced from the audience, for Professor Snowden. The questions covered: Complexity management vs. complexity reduction. This jives so much with dependency management vs. dependency reduction. Companies tend to skillfully MANAGE complexity and dependencies, with more tools, processes and processors, as opposed to reducing them. Any thoughts on this? … Read more