Agile Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

As we encounter numerous large-scale environmental challenges, the Agile community is beginning to focus on the pressing concern of sustainability. In the following Q&A session, we talked with three seasoned […] The post Sustainability in Focus: Insights from Three Agile Experts first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Sustainability Agile 209

Agile Alliance

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Sometimes, you need a really quick game to liven up a meeting or workshop. For October’s Game On!, we hacked some of the popular Minute-to-Win-It Games to add some Agile flavor. Minute-to-Win-It […] The post Sixty seconds to fun and learning! first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Games Agile Meeting 201

Agile Alliance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The explosive influence of AI is showcasing how Agile-based thinking is the key to success. Companies need to radically rethink how work gets done, and Agile is the answer. The post AI requires businesses to radically rethink how work gets done first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Company Technology 207

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Tired of dark/flaccid/zombie/corporate Agile, endless meetings, and only lip service to autonomy, one guy and his team found a way to put the self-organization back into Agile and the host organization. The post One Dancing XP Guy Found a Fix to Dark Agile first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Meeting Organization 189

Agile Alliance

AUGUST 28, 2023

Incoming board member Sandy Mamoli shares her 20-year Agile journey and her excitement for the future as she joins the Agile Alliance board. The post Why I joined the Agile Alliance Board: A heartfelt shoutout to my community first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile 203

Agile Alliance

JULY 20, 2023

Learn about the challenges, benefits, and the importance of embracing failures for success. Ideal for leaders aiming to enhance resilience, market speed, and productivity in a dynamic business environment. The post Transform your Agile journey by encouraging experimentation first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Marketing 187

Agile Alliance

JUNE 1, 2023

For a quality engineering role to work well, certain structures need to be in place.

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Engineering 208

Agile Alliance

JUNE 1, 2023

An approach to instilling Agile and Scrum knowledge based on a Just-In-Time strategy.

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SCRUM Knowledge Base Agile Strategy 259

Agile Alliance

MAY 26, 2023

In this experience report, I’m going to describe how I adapted agile, what worked and what didn’t.

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Agile SCRUM Research Social 130

Agile Alliance

MAY 26, 2023

Applying design thinking to HR projects delivers fast results, but longer term change needs a different approach.

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Agile 189

Agile Alliance

MAY 26, 2023

This paper provides a new technique called CITSO (Customers, Inputs, Teams, Systems, Outputs) to map the dependencies inside and within value streams based on the Lean thinking SIPOC model.

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Training Agile System 132

Agile Alliance

MAY 26, 2023

This is my story of how we went about building a high-performing Agile consulting team in South Africa with a pinch of design, some luck, and a lot of passion and hard work.

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Agile Performance 112

Agile Alliance

MAY 30, 2023

What can you do when Scrum isn’t doing what it used to do?

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SCRUM 167

Agile Alliance

MAY 30, 2023

Like many large organizations Austrian Post implemented SAFe during its first wave of agile transformation. We describe issues we experienced three years after its initial implementation that we think could be relevant for others, and how we addressed some of those issues by “restarting” and finding our own way of scaled agile development.

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Agile Development Organization 130

Agile Alliance

MAY 30, 2023

This experience report narrates the journey of my team to scale up as a customer focused team in a new Agile Release Train. It describes the effort and various steps that we adopted and hope to inspire others going through similar journeys.

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Agile Training Report 147

Agile Alliance

MAY 30, 2023

When OKRs and PI Objectives simply don’t work, try setting and working with goals as we describe instead

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Agile Alliance

MAY 31, 2023

The Agiledemics Initiative promotes Agile education in academics (students and educators in schools, colleges, and universities) through community-based hubs. The post Agiledemics – Agile In Academics Initiative first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Education 225

Agile Alliance

JUNE 1, 2023

Adaptability involves minor changes within the current plan ("plasticity") and major adjustments to the business model, requiring an Agile approach to navigate evolving business landscapes effectively. The post Evolve-Ability: The need for an adaptive business evolution first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile 204

Agile Alliance

JUNE 1, 2023

This experience report describes the journey of a young team doing discovery, writing stories and tracking their progress using the lightest process.

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Report 174

Agile Alliance

JUNE 1, 2023

This experience report illustrates my story about how I could help leaders from my organization – Cognizant Technology Solutions to transform from a power to an empowerment-based leadership style using the 5 dimensions of transformational leadership which are vision, culture, values, collaboration, and enablement.

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Leadership Culture Report Organization 205

Agile Alliance

MAY 2, 2023

In a galaxy not so far away, starting a new project can feel as daunting as taking down a powerful empire. But fear not, as Agile principles can help you conquer even the most intimidating projects. The post The Galactic Empire was defeated by WIP first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile 239

Agile Alliance

MARCH 29, 2023

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Industry Trends Agile 171

Agile Alliance

MARCH 1, 2023

Access training, resources, networking, and more at Agile Alliance. Active engagement leads to exponential growth in value. Join the diverse community of Agilests today. The post The value of membership first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Training Resources Network 219

Agile Alliance

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

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Agile Alliance

JANUARY 17, 2023

The magic behind the format of a coach camp lies in the fact that the topics emerge from the attendees’ needs and curiosity, which adds deeper learning to the experience. The post Is an Agile Coach Camp for you? first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Coaching Agile 208

Agile Alliance

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Business and tech people often speak different languages, which makes sense because they have different mindsets. While this enables them to be good at their very different jobs, it also makes it harder for them to understand each other. In Agile teams, it’s essential to bridge this gap, and one of the best ways to … Continued. The post Keeping it real with BDD first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile 173

Agile Alliance

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Every group has a point where their working plan comes off the rails. This happens even with the most experienced Agilists – even your Agile Alliance Board of Directors. The post Dealing with meeting tensions the Agile way first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Meeting Groups 284

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Scrum masters are continuously looking for anti-patterns to help guide their team back onto the path of agility. But what if the anti-pattern originates from themselves? The post Scrum master anti-patterns first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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SCRUM Agile 236

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Four simple words can frighten any knowledgeable technologist: “We have the data.” No English sentence packs as many potential misunderstandings, half-truths, and booby traps into as few words and no enterprise or project is immune to the expensive missteps that can result. The post “We Have the Data”: Four Small Words, the Biggest Trap in Software, and How to Cope first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Software Data How To Agile 141

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The problems remain the same. Legacy systems. Disengaged employees. Defects all around. Long delays getting software released. Being left behind by the competition. But why does everyone run into the same problems? The post Paved with Good Intentions first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Software System 125

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Of course your estimate is wrong! It's an estimate, not a calculation. That doesn't mean you should skip it. In fact, its wrongness is one of the most valuable things about it. The post Your Estimates Are WRONG and That’s RIGHT! first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Course 165

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In the past decade the software development paradigm has shifted to “deliver fast” -- with concomitant frameworks and methodologies to support that emphasis – but without proper consideration of quality. The post The Science of Testing first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Testing Agile Software Development Software 133

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

From ancient times, humans have used diagrams to represent and communicate, whether through cave drawings, sketches or schematics. In this age where remote international knowledge-working is more commonplace, developing our skills for effectively and meaningfully communicating ideas is perhaps more important than ever. The post Improving Your Diagramming first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Development 146

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Lots of organizations say they have high performing teams and good product culture, but the reality is that it’s rare to have both, and even rarer to know how to make changes to make it true. The post XP for Everyone: Unlocking High Performing Product Teams first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Performance Agile Culture Organization 159

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Forget points, leaderboards, competition. There are deeper principles in game design that apply to our teams and organizations — constructively. The post Org Design Is Game Design: Make Yours a Cooperative first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Games Construction Agile Organization 186

Agile Alliance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Effective teams deliver better results and more satisfaction. Yet, high team performance remains elusive. Unproductive conflict, personality mismatches, and poor communication undercut team efforts. The post Undercurrents of Team Interactions first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Agile Performance 186

Agile Alliance

AUGUST 22, 2022

Defining engineering with empathy through a collection of real-world examples followed by a fireside chat to dig into the details. The post Engineering with Empathy – Kelsey Hightower first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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Engineering Agile Examples 224