Nov 4, 2022 Have you ever gone into an interview over-analyzing your strengths and weaknesses? The feeling that makes you ask yourself “What do I need to showcase to set myself apart from other agile talent?” Typically, interviews can be nerve racking. They are full of rapid fire questions, including the old school burning question …
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Nov 2, 2022 Every organization trying to achieve business agility has unique needs and one thing always remains constant – companies new to agile transformations highly benefit by beginning the journey with seasoned, experienced agile coaches who can guide them on their way. Training employees is always crucial, but It’s important for your organization to partner …
Oct 26, 2022 According to SAFe®, A release train engineer (RTE) is a servant leader who facilitates program level processes and execution, drives continuous development, manages risks and escalates impediments while also acting as a full time chief scrum master for a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). But what does that mean – how does the RTE spend their time daily? …
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Oct 25, 2022 The Risks of Trusting an “Agile Imposter” Many organizations are finding themselves in an “agile imposter” situation. They may have made a huge investment in training and coaching, they are using all the lingo, and they are performing the well-known processes and ceremonies. However, they are not getting the intended outcomes and …
Mar 24, 2022 Epic Owners are generally thought of as the shepherds of Portfolio Kanban Epics but that is only the tip of the iceberg. As Epics are some of the most significant enterprise investments, Epic Owners play a key role in coordinating parts of the organizational hierarchy so they have a conjoined understanding of …
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Jan 27, 2022 Agile transformations in organizations have been occurring since before the Agile Manifesto made clear what many of us saw as gaps in our management. As we have seen over time these transformations continue to grow and evolve throughout any organization’s history and as methodologies and frameworks change and adapt. There will be …
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Or “Is there value in assigning Business Value to PI Objectives?” Dec 14, 2021 Every now and again you start a discussion with fellow Agile coaches and find that there are widely differing opinions about what makes sense. This happened to me recently. The subject was SAFe’s practice of assigning Business Value (BV) to PI …
Dec 1, 2021 Length: 9min. 03sec Leadership fads come and go, but Agile has endured beyond fads and has become the de facto standard for how value gets delivered and how work gets done. In Episode 1 of this video series, ICON Coach, Dan James, gives an executive summary of the reasons competitive organizations seek …
Dec 1, 2021 Length: 16min. 01sec In Episode 2 of this video series, ICON Coach, Dan James, cuts to the chase on what Agile actually is, which may come as a surprise to many leaders. If your goal is to scale Business Agility throughout your organization, this video will help you understand exactly what you’re scaling. That …
Nov 15, 2021 Making team members a priority is the key to promoting productivity in an agile environment. After all, the fifth principle in the Agile Manifesto states that projects should be built around motivated individuals. In our blog post on motivating agile teams, Jim Camden stresses that providing support through empathy, encouragement, and feedback can go a …
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