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Kanban as an Agile Method (video blog)

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Posted in Agile, agile enterprise, agile methodology, Agile Project Manager, kanban, lean, Maintenance, Production Support, SAFe

An Optimistic View of Agile Adoption in Asia

To address the potential for Agile adoption in Asia I will look through the lens of multiple Agile methods. The methods considered will include Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe, and other Agile Scaling approaches. Asia is a very diverse region, and

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Posted in Agile, Agile Adoption, agile enterprise, agile methodology, ASEAN, Asia, China, Opinion, Scrum

An Agile Start to the New Year

Hello and Happy New Year!  In looking forward to the New Year, setting goals, and making resolutions here are some thoughts to keep you Agile, flexible, and successful: 1.  Flexibility in your goals As you set your goals for the

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Posted in Agile, agile enterprise, agile methodology, Business Agility, personal Agility, SAFe, Scrum

Patterns in Scaling to Business Agility

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Agile Beyond the IT Department

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Posted in Agile, Agile Adoption, agile enterprise, agile methodology, Business Agility, lean, Scrum

The Agile Project Manager?

——- A useful resource on Agile Project Management by Jim Highsmith (Affiliate)

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Posted in Agile, Agile Adoption, agile enterprise, agile methodology, Agile Project Manager, Agile Scaling, Budget, contracts, Legal, Scrum, Servant Leadership

Pointers on Enterprise Agile Transformation

Hi All, This week I want to discuss some pointers to being successful with Enterprise Agile from my experience: Program and Portfolio Planning First when it comes to Agile Program and Portfolio planning it can be very valuable to align

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Posted in Agile, Agile Adoption, agile enterprise, agile methodology, Agile Project Manager, Agile Scaling, Budget, Release Plan, Roadmap Plan, Servant Leadership, T-Shirt Sizing

The Company That Went Agile With a Big Bang!

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Posted in Agile, agile enterprise, agile methodology, Agile Project Manager, Business Agility, Uncategorized

Are there really no managers in Scrum?

Teaching classes over the past few weeks the question of what role managers have in Scrum has come up several times.  In answering these questions I mentioned that Scrum describes three primary roles – ScrumMaster, Product Owner, and Team.  However,

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Posted in Agile, Agile Adoption, agile enterprise, Agile Manager, Agile Teams, Scrum

Does Hybrid Agile Work?

In working with many companies, and talking with many of my colleagues (both Agilists, and non-Agile IT practitioners) the topic of Agile hybrids comes up frequently.  People ask whether it is okay to use Agile and waterfall side-by-side in the

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