My Three Scaling Agile Maxims Nail it before you scale it. Stitch it to flip it. Fake it, and you won’t make it. Here's why? Nail it before you scale it. Do you know what good looks like? What will be fit for your organization’s purpose? Don’t get impatient and try...
Surviving IT Project Cost Overruns: Portfolio Strategies & Digital Transformation
IT projects are notorious for going off track and costing much more than estimated. But how bad can it get? Following is a sobering quote from the book “How Big Things Get Done” by Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner “My database revealed that information technology...
Agile leadership skills
Three essential Agile Leadership Skills Agile leaders maintain an environment of trust and support that is necessary for healthy team dynamics. Especially with all of us working remotely it is more important than ever to step up and lead differently. These are the top...
Systems Thinking for Transformative Change (webinar)
This webinar is part of Scrum Alliance® Certified Agile Leadership learning series. Culture change is free - comparison of systems leverage points for transformations Culture of an organization often gets blamed for lack of transformation success. In this session you...
Satir Change Model
The Satir Change model applies to individuals as well as systems of individuals. It is one of the cornerstones of the family therapist Virginia Satir’s work on how change takes place. The Satir Change Model Late Status Quo A fairly stable system (individual or groups)...
Watermelons and Scarecrow management
A farmer’s scarecrow, symbolizing passive management, creates a culture of fear and blame, leading to organizational dysfunctions. Teams compensate for fear of failure by lacking trust, resulting in a facade of wellness but internal issues, like watermelons – green outside, red inside. Active leadership fosters trust by embracing failures as learning opportunities.