Tag: Agile
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Dear Agile Marketing Leader…
I’m not going to lie – I’m super proud of (and very fond of) our agile marketers. To a person these are some of the most customer focused, creative, passionate people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. Every day I get a little smarter (not hard considering where I’m starting from) by observing…
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“Agiling in place” – Tales from agile managers
One of my favorite responsibilities is facilitating the Agile Leader Onboarding sessions. In these events – I get to talk to managers and leaders about the agile values and principles, how agile frameworks add value, and about how managing and leading people is very different in an agile environment. Inevitably we get into great conversations…
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Beware! Zombies Approaching!
This agile coach was investing some time in himself this weekend and came across an article that warned of a topic he is aware of, and indeed himself has experienced- Zombie Agility! Now I know what you’re thinking – “He’s really off into the deep end this time,” but hear me out! I can assure…
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When are we “agile?”
I hear the questions all the time – “How long will it take for us to be agile?” “How do we know when we are agile?” “When will we be done transforming to agile?” Honest coach’s answer? I don’t know. I really don’t. Does it mean that all of the people in your organization are…
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How do YOU define AGILE?
I received the best email from an agile marketer yesterday (if you want to see it, look to your right…) It came at the perfect time and made me feel proud to be working with these marketing teams. Now I always knew that our Marketers are among the very best and most creative in the…
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What’s stopping you?
Every single one of you reading this post is at a different stage in your agile journey. Some of you have been on agile teams for a year or more. Some of you are about to start with a new team. Some of you bring learnings from other places. Some of you are just taking…
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Speed is just a byproduct…
I bet you a week’s worth of coffee – in my case, a fairly substantial bet – if you were to ask ten random leaders, “Why Agile?,” the vast majority of them would say, “Speed.” Ask a follow-up question, “What do you mean when you say speed?,” and you will undoubtedly get the response, “Things…
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You don’t have to be “doing” Agile to “be” agile…
There is a huge myth that I want to dispel here and now. You don’t have to be doing Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban or some other Agile Framework to BE agile. Also – just because you DO Scrum or one of the other Frameworks doesn’t automatically MAKE you agile. Agile is a mindset. A set of…