Empowering teams to analyze their current work can uncover bottlenecks that help everyone work more efficiently to complete projects. Stacey Ackerman on August 21, 2020 If you’re a marketing team that’s been caught up in a process that’s preventing you from getting work out the door quickly, you may have a flow problem. A flow … Continue reading How to improve workflow with Kanban
Anthony Mersino August 20, 2020 Hybrid Agile is a frequently used term that is so ambiguous that it creates confusion and misunderstanding. Two people using the term can have two completely different intentions. This post provides a framework for understanding what people usually mean and helps bring clarity to the term, related terms and the … Continue reading What is Hybrid Agile?
Anthony Mersino August 11, 2020 Most people have no idea how to motivate agile teams or create high performing teams. And even if you tell them, they don’t seem to remember or care. I’ve had more than a few conversations over the last few years that led me to this conclusion, and I have heard … Continue reading How Do You Motivate Agile Teams to Become High-Performing Teams?
Dinesh Varadharajan August 4, 2020 Kanban is a Japanese term that means a billboard in English. In project management terms, it describes the utilization of a visual system focused on transparency. Kanban allows you to put a pivotal focus on efficiency. It lets you communicate, streamline, and visualize the flow of work while limiting the … Continue reading 5 Kanban Board Software Options to Keep Your Projects on Track
Anthony Mersino July 24, 2020 You would have to be living under a rock to not have heard of agile these days. The label is being attached to everything – agile methodology, agile sales, agile marketing, agile testing, agile you-name-it. But what does agile mean and why is it important? This blog will explore the … Continue reading What is Agile and Why is it Important?
Samantha Warren July 23, 2020 Usually, there is always this notion that Scrum links to Agile in some way. While this may be true to some extent, there is often a distinction that sets in when defining the major method of implementing agile rules. Agile project management boasts a range of associated methods. The methods … Continue reading Managing an Agile Project with Scrum
Stefan Wolpers July 23, 2020 TL; DR: Scrum’s Nature: It Is a Tool; It Is Not About Love or Hate Regularly, we find articles from developers detailing why ‘Agile’ in general and Scrum’s nature, in particular, deserve our collective disdain. What has always struck me in this discussion is the fact that Scrum is a … Continue reading Scrum’s Nature: It is a Tool; It is Not About Love or Hate
Manish Mathuria July 17, 2020 In the last twenty years, the agile approach to digital engineering has become the accepted standard for developing and delivering digital initiatives. The agile movement has centered around cross-functional teams, smaller workgroups, flexibility, collaboration, trust, and the delivery of incremental improvements from its earliest days. When the Agile Manifesto was … Continue reading Your Guide to Staying Agile in a Distributed Work Environment
Darrell Cox July 17, 2020 “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” This quote by time management expert Alan Lakein perfectly summarizes the importance of planning for your business. Today, business leaders and finance teams are at the forefront of change, and they need the right plan to lead their organizations forward. As we shift … Continue reading 8 Tips to Help You Become an Agile Planning Expert
Stefan Wolpers July 15, 2020 TL; DR: Speaking Truth to Power Do you need an emergency fund as a change agent—whether you are acting as Scrum Master, Product Owner, or agile coach—because conflict is inevitable, but change is not? Speaking truth to power probably comes at a price. In my experience, speaking truth to power, … Continue reading Speaking Truth to Power 2.0 — Taking a Stand as an Agile Practitioner
