NOPE. Scrum Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Not Working (For You)
A dialogue from the movie NOPE goes like this: What if I told you that today you’ll leave here different. I’m talking to you. Right here, you are going to witness an ab
The Value of Goodness
Measurement is a profoundly powerful tool. You can’t run an organization without measuring things. But measurement is a tool and it doesn’t capture all truth. You can&#
The head, heart, and feet model
The model explains our behavior in three ways: using our brain to think and plan (head), using our emotions and feelings (heart), and taking actions (feet). When we balance these t
Next Goal Wins
A season of losses can be discouraging. A decade of losses is devastating. Experiencing a season of losses may bring discouragement, but enduring a decade of setbacks is profoundly
The difference between DevOps and SRE
DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) are not adversaries; instead, they are closely aligned allies working in tandem to dismantle organizational barriers and enhance the d
Happy Teachers Day!
A mother is a strong leader. When life throws challenges, kids look to mother to see how she fields them. As a mom, her calm, positive example influences children's resilience and
A Comparison of the Main Forms of the Agile Approach to Innovation
A Comparison of the Main Forms of the Agile Approach to Innovation There are at least a dozen agile innovation methodologies, which share values and principles but differ in their
Spring spillover? Try “Swarming”
We all know that scrum teams are made up of individuals with cross functional skills that commit to completing the sprint backlog as a team. Instead of a traditional Project M
From “the” business to “our” business
Our language betrays us when we talk about “The Business.” With these words we separate development decisions from the work they are automating. See below figure. Even agile so
How to (Really) Improve Process Efficiency
The definition of process efficiency is essentially “the amount of effort or input required to produce your business’s product.” For instance, if it takes 300 workers to make