Agile

heuristics

Heuristics for an Agile Context

Heuristics are useful, especially in the complex world in which we find ourselves.  Unfortunately, they’re often underutilized, and the notion of heuristics is largely misunderstood.  What we frequently find instead are platitudes that, while inspiring, do little to help us determine our next step.  In fact, I have my own set of these platitudes that

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effective change

Invitation Over Imposition: A Four Step Guide to Effective Change

Invitation over imposition.   This is at the heart of agility.  Scratch that.  It’s at the heart of being a sincere and empathetic human who believes in others and wants to make a difference. Unfortunately, I’m sure many of us have seen Scrum imposed on teams.  They’re told to begin using sprints.  They’re required to conduct

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deliver frequently

Six Reasons Agile Teams Deliver Frequently And Why It Matters

Teams that don’t deliver working product frequently aren’t agile. I hold firmly to this truth for many reasons.  For example, how can we iterate on a product that isn’t real?  Wouldn’t you agree that continuous improvement is at the heart of agility?  So if the product isn’t real, how can we be sure we’re learning

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north star

What’s Your North Star?

What’s my plan?  That’s a question I was asked recently.  It occurred to me in that moment that I didn’t have one.  Sure.  I had a vision, I knew the next few steps, and I knew where I wanted my teams to get.  However, the longer term was fuzzy, and it depended on how a

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