Scaling – Page 15 – Coaching, Consulting, Training

Managing Performance by Extrinsic “Motivation”

October 8, 2016May 31, 2016 by Gene

“The idea of a merit rating is alluring. The sound of the words captivates the imagination: pay for what you get; get what you pay for; motivate people to do their best, for their own good. The effect is exactly the opposite of what the words promise.” -Edward Deming, “Out of Crisis” This article took … Read more

May 11 – LeSS Talks: Coordination and Management in Large Scale Scrum

August 5, 2016May 11, 2016 by Gene

Tweet First, we covered basic dynamics of Scrum (roles, artifacts, ceremonies). Then, we shifted gears to ‘activities on a typical project’ and the group 20, or so, did a “brain dump” of all possible activities they could think of at the moment. Then, we removed redundancies, cleaned up the board ….played “Who Stole my Cheese?” game, … Read more

SAFe: Market Share Increase. Rapid Growth. What is the recipe?

August 4, 2024May 7, 2016 by Gene

Tweet IMPORTANT: >>> References (bottom of page) Some time ago, there was a webinar recorded by VersionOne: How to use SAFe® to Deliver Value at Enterprise Scale Q&A Discussion with Dean Leffingwell). If you fast-forward to about 23 min, 20 seconds into the recording, you will hear the following statement: “…We don’t typically mess with your organizational structure because … Read more

From LeSS Toolbox: Causal Loop Diagrams to visualize System Dynamics

November 8, 2018April 27, 2016 by Gene

Introduction: When it comes to scaling, there is a common misconception that “bigger always means better”. This misconception is also traceable to agile arena, where companies look for ways to expand their agile practices beyond a single organizational domain (e.g. many teams, numerous departments, multiple lines of business, etc.). Usually, it is an existing (inherited) … Read more

Global SCRUM GATHERING® Orlando 2016

April 12, 2021April 20, 2016 by Gene

It was a great event, with more than 1200 people attending from all over the world. Tons of great presentations and collaborative sessions. Below, are some captured moments with my peers and colleagues – the people that made my personal experience at the gathering so rich and memorable. The coaches and trainers of Scrum Alliance have always … Read more

April 16 – LeSS Talks: Discovery of System Relationships with Causal Loop Diagrams

March 25, 2017April 13, 2016 by Gene

Weinberg-Brooks’ Law “More software projects have gone awry from management’s taking action based on incorrect system models than for all other causes combined.” (Source: https://less.works/less/principles/systems_thinking.html) Today’s session was about Causal Loop Diagrams (CLD). You may read more about CLDs here. We discovered why the behavior of a large development group (a system) not understood or … Read more

APRIL 6TH-8TH: CERTIFIED LESS PRACTITIONER COURSE WITH CRAIG LARMAN | NYC

November 8, 2016April 7, 2016 by Gene

Please, join Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) Meet-Up group in NYC

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March 29th -LeSS Talks: Agility at Scale: Component vs. Feature Teams in LeSS

March 25, 2017March 30, 2016 by Gene

Thanks to everyone who joined the event and participated. Some great and challenging questions! Some Kodak moments are below. Apologies for having most of images facing the wall, next time we shall have more facing our great audience :). https://www.meetup.com/Large-Scale-Scrum-LeSS-in-NYC/events/229733065/ https://www.meetup.com/New-York-Adventures-with-Agile/events/229733284/

March 15 – LeSS Talks: LeSS Overview and Q&A

August 20, 2016March 16, 2016 by Gene

A barrage of great questions made tonight’s session a long non-stop engaging dialogue. As annual performance appraisal “specialists” say (I am being very sarcastic now 😉 ), the intensity of today’s discussion “EXCEEDED my expectations”, so maybe someone will give me a bonus ;). The collaboration system Nureva that I used in place of a slide deck was really helpful. My personal retrospective: If I had just fewer slides on the wall, I could’ve made my presentation even more interactive. So, for me, another lesson learned: LeSS is more. And I promise to do it next time. The next LeSS discussion will be a deep dive into one of LeSS topics. Please, post questions or initiate discussions below.

And keep in mind:

Below is the screenshot of Nureva virtual board with the set of questions that were captured. They will become an input for our next meet-up(s):

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Note: Many thanks to Adventures with Agile – UK-based Community of Practice for scaling agile and organisational change,, for organizing this great event.

“How to make your teams faster” – with Dr Jeff Sutherland & Scrum Inc

March 25, 2017March 15, 2016 by Gene

Last night, Dr. Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum and CEO of Scrum Inc., gave an energizing presentation of the Bank of Mellon NY. The following topics were covered: How to make your teams faster The competitive secrets behind high-performing organizations How to create value that wins using the Power of Disruptive Leadership. If you … Read more