Coaching

Dhaval Panchal & Gene Gendel AM Coffee Chat: Plan- vs. Results-Driven Orgs

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Dhaval Panchal of Evolve Agility and Gene G. of KSTS Consulting talked about plan vs. results-driven companies, in their morning coffee chat. What plan-driven companies pay most attention to? Speed of delivery. Efficiency/productivity of workers. High outputs. What results-driven companies pay most attention to? Adaptiveness. Agility. Short feedback loops. Business outcomes. What organizational structures usually … Read more

Practice What You Preach – Coach & Trainer Wants to Play Product/Manager Owner Role

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LinkedIn Post I have spent more than 20 years of my career training and coaching agile, Scrum and Large Scale Scrum (LeSS), to hundreds of teams and thousands of team members.  I have upskilled hundreds Scrum Masters and Product Owners.  Many of my students were also certified by me. Many senior executives have received my … Read more

Agile Share & Care: Should everything really be “a Product”? (What Is Fake “Productization”?… and how to avoid it)

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How often do we hear inspirational-motivational speeches from C-level executives, when they present at a town hall?  Their reassurance about being on the same page about goals, mission, vision, alignment on strategy and execution is usually so strong!  They often talk about a successful transition to becoming a true customer-centric organization and winning hearts and … Read more

Gradual Maturation (Simplification) of Definition of Ready (DoR)

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Related reading: Following FTAM By Expanding DoD VS. Becoming A Hostage To Traditional Org Structure.   Maturity of Definition of Done (DoD) has been the area of focus for many teams and organizations. Expansion (maturation) of DoD can be aligned with a Feature Team Adoption Map (FTAM), and it is covered on this page.  In … Read more

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: GEMBA SPRINT Go, See and Do!, with Ahmad Fahmy

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Also, watch: “Introducing the Gemba Sprint” (4 min) Synopsis: If teams are self-managing, why do you need managers? This was the question that Google’s Larry page and Sergey Brin debated in 2001. Ultimately, they decided that that management was unnecessary and initiated what they called a Disorg and fired all managers. A year later, there was an intellectual … Read more