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“Remodeling” Your Business the Agile Way
A few years ago, my parents moved in with me. I quickly learned that my house wasn’t big enough for…
How to Establish an Agile Finance Team
Much like companies in the financial services industry, finance functions and the CFOs who lead them are facing social, economic,…
Is Agile HR Right for Your Organization?
While Agile got its start in the software development field, these days businesses are increasingly pursuing agility across the entire…
DevOps vs Agile: Is There a Difference?
The terms “Agile” and “DevOps” have become so commonplace in software development, they’ve lost the impact they had at first.…
7 Things to Stop Doing in Agile Coaching
One of the most interesting things that I have discovered over the past few years working as an Agile practitioner…
7 Things to Stop Doing in Kanban
As described in the Kanban Quick Start Guide and the Advanced Kanban Practice Guide which I developed a while ago,…
The Power of Vision Statements for Teams
In my many years working with fantastic people on awesome teams, there is one statement uttered by my colleagues that…
State of Kanban Report (2021) – 7 Key Takeaways You Need to Know
For unknown reasons, many people consider Kanban a “second citizen,” sitting behind the Scrum framework within many organizations. Interestingly, Kanban…
Agile Marketing: When Should Your Team Make the Move?
If you’ve been in the marketing industry for a while now, you’ve doubtless heard about Agile marketing. Maybe you’re leading…
From Scrum Master to Agile Coach – 5 tips to help you make the transition
If you have been working as a professional Scrum Master for a few years, it is very possible that you…
Are you ready for SAFe? 5 questions to help you decide today!
If you have been working with Scrum or Kanban, or any other Agile approach, I am willing to bet that…
Stuart Young on Visual Thinking Strategies for Business
The age-old saying is, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” But is that true? And how does it apply…