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The waves of Agile: Value delivery in medium and large organizations

Value delivery gets more difficult when organizations grow. The enterprise structures challenge the way of working. Challenges that change when organizations progress on their Agile journey. Agile leaders need to shift their focus from the teams to collaboration and business outcomes. Agile coaches discover that they need additional skills and knowledge to support them. Derk-Jan de Grood created a rich source of knowledge for Agile coaches and leaders to combine forces and guide their organizations into the next wave of Agile. The practical tips will help you to get more out of your agile delivery and create a learning organization that delivers quality solutions with business value.

About the Author(s)
Derk-Jan de Grood

Derk-Jan de Grood works as an Agile transition coach for Squerist. He has worked for organizations like ING Bank, RTL, DPD, Nationale Nederlanden, and Greenchoice and supported them in their Agile Transformation. He wrote several successful books and frequently publishes articles and columns for major magazines. In 2014 he won the EuroSTAR testing excellence award. In 2016 he published “Agile in the real world, starting with Scrum”, currently he is working on his next book on delivering value in complex organizations. Derk-Jan is an experienced trainer, workshop host, and a regular (keynote) speaker at conferences like Agile Business Day Venice, XP Days Copenhagen, Selenium Days Ney Zealand, and the Agile Testing Days and STAR conferences in Europe and America. On his own blog, he shares his knowledge and experience for everyone to benefit.

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