By AlexYakyma | February 21, 2018 Should my team structure be fixed or variable? Should my funding be fixed or variable? Should the plan reflect fixed expectations or variable possibilities? The reality is, it’s neither one of those isolated notions, but rather both of them enabling organization’s performance in concert with each other. On the oneContinue reading “OrgMindset: Fixed or Variable? It’s Actually Both!”
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Retrospectives @Scale within SAFe® portfolio context
Did you know that the value of facilitating retrospectives is also valuable at scale? In other words, facilitating cross-organizational retrospectives. Improvement is necessary to create better business outcomes. Relentless improvement should be a prime directive in every Lean-Agile organization. In particular, if you are working within a Lean-Agile SAFe® portfolio you may be familiar withContinue reading “Retrospectives @Scale within SAFe® portfolio context”
Join us! Q&A this Thursday on Organizational Mindset and Culture
Join Alex Yakyma for a Q&A session discussing organizational mindset and culture. Join our Q&A Session on Organizational Mindset and Culture
WSJ: What My Son With Autism Taught Me About Managing People
This article contains a profound insight into cognitive bias’ that I feel is worth a read. Reblogged in part as a quote from The Wall Street Journal. By Alexandra Samuel Feb. 16, 2018 4:01 p.m. ET I like to think I was a considerate colleague when I worked in an office. I paid attention to cultural andContinue reading “WSJ: What My Son With Autism Taught Me About Managing People”
The prioritization of priority
Ways of working and ways of thinking… and other obvious, obscure things. Prioritization doesn’t matter until you run out of capacity. And since it is Valentine’s Day, the commercial holiday of love, a funny bit from the agilesphere…
Like a huddle in a football game, except a little bit longer than a huddle
I hope this vignette both helps your Agile journey and softens the blow from realizing we are days away from football season being over. 🙂