Tag: agile adoption
Is Your Corporate Culture a Good Fit for Agile?
“We must be informed and Agile during this time. Know who your customers are, know what they need, and be prepared to delight!” ~ Steve Denning In the book ‘Diffusion of Innovations‘ Everett Rogers provides a perspective of how, why and at what rate new ideas spread in society. According to Rogers, in order for new ideas to become self-sustainable,
How Company Cultures Impact Agile Transition
A few years ago I was working with a client on an agile transition project. The company was relatively new to agile, but because they had a genuine desire to cut costs and produce higher quality products, they welcomed the opportunity for change. The development team were a good bunch too and had a cross-functional set of skills well suited
Ten Management Objections to Agile
If you’re struggling (or have ever struggled) to overcome senior management objections or resistance to agile, you might find this useful: The Case Against Agile: Ten Perennial Management Objections Objections 2, 3 and 7 are common ones I hear all the time. How about you?
Proof Agile Doesn’t Work…
Whilst recently attending a networking event, I was asked what I do, to which I replied I’m an Agile & Lean consultant. Being this was not a software development related event, my response was met by blank faces; until one of the group I was speaking to (who I’ll call ‘John’ for the purpose of this post) commented that “agile
The Mysterious Case of the ‘Agile’ Duck
My son will be 3 next month. And he’s currently at the stage of language development where he generalises. Which makes for some very interesting — sometimes embarrassing — moments. For example, whilst walking down the street the other day we saw an elderly man. And being the friendly type he is, my son waved to him and said “Hello
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