Why SAFe Won’t Solve Your Problems
One of the curious pastimes I’ve seen lately is SAFe®-bashing. It seems like everyone on LinkedIn these days has some “hot take” …
Innovation Incubators and Agile
In today’s complex and ever-changing world, we sometimes have to ask ourselves what kinds of opportunities is agile best suited to enable. …
Return to Office Is Bad Policy
As part of my consulting business, I often focus on what I call Thank God It’s MondayTM mindset: instilling a mindset where …
What’s an Agile Defect?
One question that should get tossed around by teams and coaches alike is “What is a defect?” It’s a hard question to …
Agile+DevOps West 2019
A huge thank you to everyone who attended my agile and lean workshop session today! I was happy that so many folks …
Agile Failures: 3 Common Missteps That Kill Transformations – Part 2
In my previous post, I talked about the main agile failures I see with failed transformations, which is thinking that the process …
Agile Failures: 3 Common Missteps That Kill Transformations – Part 1
Remember when you were in school and you were taught something – math, say – and you learned a way of solving …
Management Styles That Work
I’ve been binge-watching a show – Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD – and noticed something quite peculiar. The management techniques of the leaders of the …
Agile + DevOps East in November
I’m extremely happy to report that I will be speaking at Agile + DevOps East in November in Orlando! I recently attended …
What is an Agile Coach?
For many people, the idea of an Agile Coach is new and unfamiliar. It’s seems obvious that it’s someone who can coach …