An agile transition team is critical to the success of your organization’s transformation. Learn about how such a team works and their pivotal role.
Agile Transformation
Scrum Master vs. Agile Coach
Wondering what the difference between a scrum master vs. an agile coach is? Find out the differences between these two important roles.
Lead Your Agile Transformation by Example
Agile transformations require a commitment to change. Leaders should empower teams and lead agile transformation by example. Find out how.
How Long Does It Take to Form a New (Good) Habit?
Forming new and good habits are essential to agile transformation. Learn about the factors, practices, and pitfalls of forming new habits.
What is the first step toward becoming more agile? An Agile Assessment!
An agile assessment will also look at missed opportunities as well as how well the organization deals with failure and learning from reality, especially when the news is not so good.
Ask Mr. Agile®: On what day of the week should we start our sprint?
What are your agile questions? Whether it’s transitioning from traditional project management, managing vendor contracts, estimation and more, Mr. Agile® has answers. Today’s blog post answers the question: “On what day of the week should we start our sprint?” Mr. Agile® says, “The best-case scenario is we are starting on a Monday and we are ending on a Friday. I’ll tell you why…”
Stop Waiting for Everything: Break Down Those Workflow Dependencies
A workflow dependency is when an item of work must wait for another item of work to be started or completed before it can begin. Get insights on how to break these down.
Want Innovation? Create a Culture that Allows Reasonable Failure
Everyone you work with is human. Everyone will make a mistake—probably a lot of them. And every company you’ve heard of and look up to works with humans and failures. How your company responds to failures is critically important.
Ask Mr. Agile®: Refactoring architecture seems expensive and dangerous but why do you encourage it?
What are your agile questions? Whether it’s transitioning from traditional project management, managing vendor contracts, estimation and more, Mr. Agile® has answers. Today’s blog post answers the question: “Refactoring architecture seems expensive and dangerous but why do you encourage it?” Mr. Agile® says, “We encourage emergent architecture because emergent architecture must work in the…”
Ask Mr. Agile®: How does a functional manager contribute to an agile organization?
What are your agile questions? Whether it’s transitioning from traditional project management, managing vendor contracts, estimation and more, Mr. Agile® has answers. Today’s blog post answers the question: “How does a functional manager contribute to an agile organization?” Mr. Agile® says, “If you’re a functional manager and you move into an agile model, it’s really going to benefit you. The reason why is…”
Ask Mr. Agile®: How do I justify the need for a dedicated full-time scrum master on each team?
What are your agile questions? Whether it’s transitioning from traditional project management, managing vendor contracts, estimation and more, Mr. Agile® has answers. Today’s blog post answers the question: “How do I justify the need for a dedicated full-time scrum master on each team?” Mr. Agile® says, “This is actually a very common question that we get, and the reason…”
The Real Cost of Technical Debt
Technical debt can rack up, and you may encounter more risk. Learn about the real costs of technical debt and how to address it in agile transformation.
