So, what is value, really?

If people optimize value or maximize value, it would be nice to understand what value is.  The dictionary definition is open to interpretation. I’d like us to be a little clearer for agility. Let’s talk about what value is not: inputs such as budget, people allocation/assignment  things to do that contribute to the creation of value also […]
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Aye Aye Captain

Aye Aye, Captain…

How many times you have been drowned by the burden of change? How many times an idea called agility led you to a cross roads. Few or many. Well if you have then welcome to the club!!! The agility journey is loaded with all such moments. You start somewhere new, you are trying to bring […]
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21st century executive leadership

21st century executive leadership

For executives and for change agents who deal with executives in large contexts … A number of people inside and outside Scrum.org collaborated with me in 2018 and early 2019, to talk about 21st-century executive leadership. Some people contributed independently, some built on work I had been doing since 2015, some of us leveraged the work of Ron Eringa […]
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Retrospectives with system modelling

In the Certified LeSS Practitioner classes by Craig Larman and Bas Vodde, system modelling is introduced. I refer to system modelling in the sense of causal loop diagrams and stock & flow diagrams. I am a fan of both Dan Woodlock and Gene Bellinger. See sample videos below. Context is everything, and I like to agree […]
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Why leaders need to learn the Kanban Method?

The Kanban Method or Kanban for short, provides a lens through which leaders can ensure that the organisation is working on the most important work and know what to improve that leads to improved value flow across the value stream. This is why leaders need to learn the kanban method, Kanban Method enables you to answer the following […]
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Learning organisation, Faster organisation

Faster Organisation – How fast are you invalidating your hypothesis?  The rate at which we invalidate your hypothesis and learn from our customers and the investment required to learn, and our ability to deliver on these learnings are what sets organisations apart.   When you test your hypothesis, you learn. The more we test, the cheaper […]
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Perfection Game Feedback

I learnt about Perfection Game Feedback from Bob Marshall in the Emotioneering: Products that people want to buy session that he ran jointly with Chris Matts at the BCS. I like the perfection game feedback because it tells you how to improve from the perspective of the person giving you feedback. It is short and actionable. What is in the feedback […]
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