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Adapting Agile Methods for Asia
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The Best Agile Manager I Ever Worked For
As we continue to explore Agile leadership, today I want to talk about the best Agile Manager that I ever worked for. It was several years ago, and I was working as part of a group that did custom software…
Posted in Agile, Agile Adoption, Agile Manager, agile methodology, Agile Teams, Opinion, Scrum, Servant Leadership, Uncategorized
Is making money the most important thing for an Agile team?
In the last few weeks in meetings in Malaysia and Singapore the topic of whether making money should be top priority for an Agile Team has come up. For purposes of this discussion we will assume that the Agile team…
Posted in Agile, agile manifesto, agile methodology, Budget, business value, Scrum
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,…
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…
To Lead is Agile
Attending the Scrum Alliance Regional Scrum Gathering in Shanghai (www.scrumgathering.cn) this week the opening Key Note by Harvey Wheaton from Scrum Alliance addressed the role of leaders in Agile. Historically there has been the perception that managers and leaders do…
Welcome to Auspicious Agile
Auspicious Agile is all about using Agile successfully in the Enterprise, in business, as a leader and adapting Agile methods for Asia. So first a little background on me: My name is John Okoro, I have worked in the technology…
Posted in Agile, Agile Adoption, agile business, agile manifesto, agile methodology, Agile Scaling, Asia, Business Agility, China, Leadership, SAFe, Scrum, Servant Leadership
The Worst Agile Boss I Ever Worked For
So as we continue to look at Agile Leadership and what makes a great Agile leader, I would like to talk about the worst Agile boss I ever worked for. Several years ago I worked for a company in a…
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