So, creating a Agile team sounds good on paper, but making this a reality is often harder in most organizations. The hardest part of moving to dedication of team members is first believing that the benefits are worth enduring the pain that often accompanies this move. In the “pre-dedication” way..
Fostering a Culture of Commitment – Dedicated to achieving Sprint Goals
Jan 18, 2018 5:21:00 PM / by BrianB posted in Continuous Business Value Delivery, Agile Organization, Agile Coaching, agile assessment
Q&A with Joe Campbell: On DevOps Part 2:New Tools, Metrics, and Lessons of Continuous Delivery
Dec 14, 2015 4:54:00 AM / by CarmenB posted in DevOPs, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, Continuous Business Value Delivery
Welcome to Interview Series! In this Series, we ask questions that you submit through our social media channels to our consulting practice leaders.
Why is a Culture of Commitment so impactful in an organization?
Dec 8, 2015 4:04:00 PM / by BrianB posted in Agile, Agile Organizational Design, Continuous Business Value Delivery, Lean
Having played senior leadership roles in many solutions delivery organizations, we have witnessed both the presence and absence of a Culture of Commitment.
Is Your Test Automation Portfolio Ready For Acceleration? Or Will It Slow You Down?
Oct 16, 2015 4:17:00 PM / by admin posted in DevOPs, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, Continuous Business Value Delivery, AgiLEAD, Automated Testing, Modernized Technology, Test Automation Portfolio
We have all heard of the test pyramid, and the importance of a well-formed base of unit tests, a highly flexible set of integration tests and UI test automation that supports multi-browser validation and simple use case validation. I particularly like the presentation of the test pyramid that..
We’re speaking at Scrum Gathering New Orleans 2014!
Mar 25, 2015 7:58:00 AM / by bbarr posted in Events, Agile, Continuous Business Value Delivery, Scrum
We are happy to announce that Naeem and Brian will be speaking at the Global Scrum Gathering New Orleans 2014. Our session is called "Hop Onto the Release Orientation Trolley" (in the New Orleans theme) and will be held on Tuesday, May 6th, at 11 AM. This session builds on concepts from our Scrum..
We are speaking at Continuous Delivery Summit (CD Summit) in Washington DC!
Oct 24, 2014 2:27:00 AM / by Naeem Hussain posted in DevOPs, Continuous Business Value Delivery, Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe
We are happy to announce that Naeem and Brian will be speaking at CD Summit on Wednesday, November 19th. Our session is called "Realizing Continuous Delivery: From Startups to Large Enterprises" - so take a look!
We’re speaking at Agile PA!
Apr 21, 2014 4:24:00 AM / by Brian posted in Release Orientation, AgileGPS, Events, Agile, Continuous Business Value Delivery, Scrum
We are happy to announce that Naeem and Brian will be Keynote Speakers at Agile PA on Wednesday, May 14th, at 6 PM. Our session is called “Hop Onto the Release Orientation Trolley”. This session will first be presented at Scrum Gathering on Tuesday May 6. This session builds on concepts from our..
Sixth installment - the starting problem series - the worst leadership mistake
Mar 23, 2014 4:35:00 AM / by Naeem Hussain posted in Starting Problem Series, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, Continuous Business Value Delivery, AgiLEAD
As experienced leaders, we expect that our managers and executives trust us as well as give us autonomy in decision-making. Some call this empowerment. The secret for this empowerment begins with trust.
The Starting Problem Series - Fifth installment - Is innovation and reward important in agile transformation?
Mar 17, 2014 4:39:00 AM / by Naeem Hussain posted in Starting Problem Series, Agile, Agile Organizational Design, Continuous Business Value Delivery, AgiLEAD
Inspired at @gwu @uchicago