This model is good for people to consider when doing an Agile-Lean Transformation. I use a process based on this model when working with clients, although the reality of work on the ground often means not following this model perfectly. Without further ado, here is the model: Step One: Create Urgency What is the critical [...]
This is an excellent series of videos by Lyssa Adkins:
Part One of Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvYqhYEaqMs
Part Two of Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9tSjpqeBa4
I highly recommend taking the twenty minutes to watch these two v…
Cross-posted from the personal blog of David D. Parker: A Changemaker in the Making I am engaged in a learning process with a charity that has undertaken to implement a new model of volunteer coordination based on OpenAgile, an open source agile method. We recently held an orientation with our new volunteers. In the hopes [...]
Due to popular demand, we have added another Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) training to our listing of courses. There is an overwhelming need for well trained Product Owners, and we’re happy to take up the challenge. The next CSPO will happen on January 14 & 15 at our office in Newmarket, just north of [...]
I’ve been researching teamwork lately. I just finished reading “The Discipline of Teams” by Katzenbach and Smith which is an HBR summary of their much more substantial book “The Wisdom of Teams”. I decided that it would be good to be able to describe the essential skills an individual needs to acquire in order to [...]
There are two things every leader needs to know to be successful: first, a leader must clearly articulate what they expect, and second, they need to inspect what they expect on a daily basis. The big challenge though is how do you stay on top of changing priorities? And how do you avoid micro management and making your team crazy? This is why OpenAgile, in my opinion, will be very quickly embraced by management teams around the world. It has all the necessary tools to ensure success.
What motivates human beings to do the right thing? To do good deeds, to be truthful, to be kind, to be helpful, to try to make the world a better place? First of all, we have to realize that everything we say and do has an actual, real effect on our environment for better or [...]