Agile Practice Guide
PMI Produced a Guide to the Agile Methodology? Some of you may be surprised as I was to learn about PMI's recent collaboration with the Agile Alliance. The result was an…
Agile and Scrum Tip Sheet
During training courses, I often think it would be helpful to have all of Scrum and Agile summarized on one page. It’s actually not so easy! Even though the Agile…
How do you Measure the Effectiveness of Agile Approaches?
I meet with a lot of organizations who want to be Agile. When I ask why, most will respond with mechanical and tactical reasons: Improve On Time Delivery Align Business…
Your How-To Guide For Success with an Agile Methodology
Looking for resources to help you succeed with Scrum or another Agile Methodology? You’ve come to the right place. Bookmark this guide and leverage it for all questions you have…
How Leaders Can Use Agile to Solve Common Organizational Challenges
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to teach 3 agile training sessions in a row, 2 for clients and one at Northwestern University. In those classes, I learned a…
We Are Using Agile – Why Are Things Getting Worse?
Most IT organizations today have adopted some flavor of Agile. Some use it across the board and some use it for just a few projects. The question I frequently get…
Wait, That’s Not Agile!
I have a colleague who is an Agile Coach and he frequently helps me to see my own biases about agile. He gently points out that something I said was actually…
Reports of the Death of Agile Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Last month I wrote about a couple of blog posts on LinkedIn about the death of Agile. Though the author admitted he was speaking tongue in cheek (and clearly hyping the topic…
10 Questions PMOs Should Ask their Agile Teams
I was working with an Agile coaching client this week. Even though they are a large and conservative firm, they want their technology teams to become more Agile. They have just…
Trying to be Indispensable? Stop it!
I received an email last week that had the subject line, "Become Indispensable to Your Organization”. It bothered me all week. Why did it bother me? Did they really mean…
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