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Manage Tensions not People (Lithe)

The first delivery of my talk was broadcast live via LinkedIn for Lithe Transformation. “Managing Tensions, not People” is based on the research literature of organizational ambidexterity – I think of it as Agile...

Agile Delivery

Use Scrum Planning Meetings for Agile Delivery

There are three regular planning events in Scrum, and although each has a different objective and audience they form the basic mechanism for Agile delivery and risk-management. Managers that understand the purpose of these...

Storm in the Top 100 Agile Blogs

Storm in the Top 100 Agile Blogs

Many thanks to the team at Oikosofy for including this blog in the Top 100 Agile blogs. We only just got in, at number 98 – but we’re in none-the-less and I’m delighted for...

Who are You, Agile Coach?

This post is an homage to the brilliant coach Lyssa Adkins, who explains the inexplicable work of the Agile coach in her book “Coaching Agile Teams“. It’s a bright autumn morning as I drive...

Agile Business Analysis: Developer or Analyst Role?

Agile Business Analysis: Developer or Analyst Role?

Inspired by the post What Increases Project Risk? which explored the collaboration between project managers and the management function, here’s an ‘agile process improvement’ response to one of those risks. Do developers need to...