Take a Tour of the Rimac Factory With the Man Himself & Pace of Change

“We need to change everything. The whole company changes pretty much every year. – Mate Rimac”

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”

Agile Moment: I’m not impressed by your tools

A thought from a thread that Al S. started. A craftsman knows how to use the right tool applied to the appropriate task. My grandfather was a master carpenter. He built hundreds of homes and also furniture and renovations. He possessed a garage full of all kinds of tools and hardware. Even many of aContinue reading “Agile Moment: I’m not impressed by your tools”

Perception of Value in a CAS

The decision-making process itself must be adaptive to common contexts and uses for the object being valued. Otherwise, we risk oversimplifying the value of business features, or we could miss complexities that drive context based value that would have affected the origin decision.