As teams begin to adopt agile in their organizations, one of the most typical (and costly) errors I see is the lack of an overall vision of the project. Now, I’m not talking about that vision of what a product might do, its benefits to customers or the markets it might create. This part is […]
Why Modeling Agile Planning Behavior Is Critical for Team Success During my tenure at a previous organization, I spent most of my days working to deliver and coach Agility in our software teams. By in large, it was an effective and well-adopted change and a complete team effort. That’s not to say there weren’t areas […]
I have the distinct pleasure of helping people plan and build their careers. In my current organization, one of my primary goals is to recruit and hire talented software developers to add to an already talented and energetic team. In this role, there is something that has me baffled: “Why is there an awkwardly high […]
If you haven’t already, do yourself a favor and go buy Tom Peters’ great book “Re-Imagine”. In it, Tom addresses powerful opportunities for our organizations (and our culture) to tackle. One of my favorites – Women. In the book, some of Tom’s examples are subtle, but paint a picture of clueless organizations (typically run by […]