Coaching Tool/Technique: System Modelling (w/ Causal Loop Diagram – CLD)

  System Model (high level) System Model (zoom in)   Additional Assets: Causal Loop Diagrams (CLD) & System Thinking – Bonuses & Performance Understanding Scrum Roles through System Modelling (CLD) Understanding Root Causes of Command & Control Behavior through System Modelling (CLD) System Thinking in Beer-Manufacturing Industry 🙂 System Thinking In LeSS Note: System Thinking … Read more

Agile Poetry In Motion

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

AUGUST 11-13: CERTIFIED LESS BASICS (CLB) COURSES | VIRTUAL

System Modeling Exercises 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 … Read more

08/03 – LeSS Talks: COVID-related Opportunities & Risks: Hiring. Comp. Candidate’s Quality.

Download materials Attention: This session (synopsis below) was a collaborative discussion that was based on system modelling/causal loop diagram (CLD).  Additional system variable where identified in the session and are listed below: External expectations: Government mandates (and telegraphed expectations of WFH length), peer timelines publicly communicated. Candidate’s cost of living is also a constraint on … Read more

07/30 – LESS TALKS: Agile in the Time of COVID: an AMA with Diana Larsen

  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

JULY 22-24: CERTIFIED LESS BASICS (CLB) COURSES | VIRTUAL

  Relevant Assets: less.works site  – please, study it at your own pace LeSS Onion (experiments included) LeSS learning resources (books, graphics, articles, and more) LeSS case studies (mine is second from the bottom) My site for additional LeSS references (a lot, with videos) Irony and satire slides that I shared in class System Modelling with CLD (Examples) Command & … Read more

07/20 – LESS TALKS: Business Agility Aspect of LeSS Adoption: Outcome-Based Backlogs Drive Business

  by Jurgen De Smet Synopsis: “Many organisations are so focused on delivering features that they tend to forget the outcome or business impact one wants to accomplish. The acronym MVP is frequently used in a context of a fully working application or minimal set of features where one forgets to truly validate assumptions. PO’s … Read more

Best Agile Articles of 2019: Proper Scaling of Scrum And Dynamic Financial Forecasting

Materials  used 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 Share Increase. Rapid Growth. What is the recipe? (please, make sure to reference to large collection of references at the bottom of this … Read more

06/23 – LESS TALKS: What is “UNDONE” Department And How To Eradicate It?

Materials used 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 Share Increase. Rapid Growth. What is the recipe? (please, make sure to reference to large collection of references at the bottom of this … Read more

06/16 – LESS TALKS: Customer Proximity in LeSS

Tweet (Note:  Please, start playing from 3 min 30 sec) Materials used A great talk by Viktor Grgic – an Agile Coach, software developer and Certified LeSS trainer, from Hong Kong.Viktor’s Synopsis: Do we really need a Product Owner? How far can we go by having many teams working directly with customer? How does it … Read more