Original Post OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) – they could be your best friend or your worst enemy. Albert Einstein once wrote on a blackboard: “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. [source]” This usually applies to things that people like to measure. But what does this … Read more
Lyrics written by: Gene Gendel | Musical/voice performance by: Erin Perry LinkedIn feed -1- It is time to get serious about agility: It is best to be viewed as PMO utility. Scrum and Kanban are agile “methodologies”, Agile Manifesto – is purists’ ideology. -2- Agile KPIs, metrics and RAGs, PMs – proudly wearing “Agile Coach” name … Read more
Reviewing Before Class Introduction to LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum) (video) “The Contract Game” (22-44min), by Craig Larman (video) “Team Output Owner (TOO)” – why “Scrum” fails at your organization, by Michael James (video) LeSS Structure Getting Started System Thinking – what is it? What is System Modelling in LeSS class? (video) Debriefing Systems Modeling (video) Lean Thinking – what is it? Proper … Read more
Reviewing Before Class Introduction to LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum) (video) “The Contract Game” (22-44min), by Craig Larman (video) “Team Output Owner (TOO)” – why “Scrum” fails at your organization, by Michael James (video) LeSS Structure Getting Started System Thinking – what is it? What is System Modelling in LeSS class? (video) Debriefing Systems Modeling (video) Lean Thinking – what is it? Proper … Read more
Download materials Additional Upcoming LeSS Training (group discount: group_disc): 08/05-07 (12:00 PM EST) Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) 08/15-16 (10:00 AM EST) Certified LeSS Basics (CLB) Additional assets recommended: 05/05 – LESS TALKS: Dave Snowden: Answering Tough Questions (Q&A) 02/27 – LESS TALKS: Q & A on “The Spotify “Model”: Don’t Simply Copy-Paste”, with Evan SAFe: Market … Read more
Previous talk with Diana Larsen at LeSS NYC: “05/12 – LESS TALKS: Meet Diana Larsen: “How do limits empower your Agility?” Upcoming Workshops from Agile Fluency Project Additional assets recommended: 05/05 – LESS TALKS: Dave Snowden: Answering Tough Questions (Q&A) 02/27 – LESS TALKS: Q & A on “The Spotify “Model”: Don’t Simply Copy-Paste”, … Read more
Additional Upcoming LeSS Training (group discount: group_disc) All Scheduled LeSS Courses 08/05-07 (12:00 PM EST) CLB 08/15-16 (10:00 AM EST) CLB 09/08-17 (11:00 AM EST) pCLP CSM, CSPO, CLB, CLP -through training or coaching Additional assets recommended: 05/05 – LESS TALKS: Dave Snowden: Answering Tough Questions (Q&A) 02/27 – LESS TALKS: Q & A on … Read more
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
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
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
