To be or not to be Agile
Arguments, perspectives, and questions promoting the benefits of Agile awareness… “Agile awareness,” I never thought I’d include two buzz words in the same article let alone the same sentence! It sounds cliché yet it’s exactly the right fit. I’d like to start by stating who this article is intended for. …
Agile is dead—the opinion of 2 Agile coaches
Matthew Kern recently published a controversial post: Agile is dead. We asked two of our coaches what they thought about it. Is it really the end of Agility? Here is the opinion of Steffan Surdek and Marc-André Langlais. Steffan Personally, I believe there is a certain degree of truth in …
Purposeful Agile
In many of my conversations, I often get challenged about my use of the word “purpose”; especially when it comes to Agile initiatives. The following story is one of my favourite moments when not only was I challenged but also generously offered a new perspective that slightly, although significantly, changed …
Hot commodity investments of the year…
Warren Buffet may be one of the best and renowned investors in the world, and believe me, he’s made quite a fortune throughout his career. But is money or material the only things you can invest in? If your career involves interacting, communicating, helping and guiding groups and individuals, it …
Immunity to change (ITC)—The initial frontier to adopting an Agile approach
As you might already know, Agility is a set of 4 values and 12 principles, which helps in the adoption and maintenance of an Agile method. It also helps enhance the quality and delivered value by incorporating continuous improvement in all areas. For example, the adoption of TDD, automated unit …
The ingredient often forgotten in the implementation of Agile Lean
You are back from the local Agile Tour. You still have in mind all the speeches you heard about Agility, Scrum, Lean and other methods that make promises of better days to IT organizations. You return to the office still very motivated by the energy of the Agile Tour and …