Furthermore, we often forget that Agile and Scrum start out in a state of death. They must be given life.
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Hertz hits Accenture with $32 million lawsuit over failed website redesign – TechSpot
This is a case where leadership completely failed in two major organizations. Some argue for completely flat (eg #gameofnothrones) organizations bereft of a true leadership team. We can’t have it both ways as “agilists.” Leadership is a function necessary in complex organizations. The key in de-scaling is Lean and Systems Thinking, not eliminating critical functions.Continue reading “Hertz hits Accenture with $32 million lawsuit over failed website redesign – TechSpot”
NASA was sold faulty rocket parts for almost 20 years
How do you build-in truth in execution? Start by not designing the system (enterprise) to build the wrong solutions and outcomes. What a sad day that the government could not recover the full cost of the fraud. Source: NASA was sold faulty rocket parts for almost 20 years
Team building patterns for SAFe®
You cannot force or assign shared ownership. Management must learn to trust her people and the system.
Coder Culture – Crazy and Crashing
…as an “evil” Scrum master I would want to comment to this “developer” that, “what I am hearing is…
Customer Service matters – Balsamiq
An exemplar of amazing customer service happened to me today. Anna M. from Balsamiq (Mockups) was professional, courteous, and responsive in solving my licensing problem with a smile! We should stop the machine occasionally and recognize people that are doing things right! Thank you Anna! #balsamiq #customerservice #thanks #mockups
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