Recently, one of my colleagues asked me an interesting question that I have not heard in a long time: “Why is it that some teams are able to adopt Agile and achieve success and some...

When teams are asked to pick up a new piece of work, estimation inevitably comes into play. Determining the size of each item of work is a valuable part of any planning process. If we...

My life for the past 20 months—no longer getting up at 5.00 a.m. to get ready for work, no commute, not having to wait at Starbucks for my early morning coffee rush, no morning formalities,...

If you are like many of us, 2020 was a memorable year for you in many ways. The pandemic forced many of us to adapt and seek creative ways to continue working productively while maintaining...

I recently realized something that I probably have always known in the back of my mind years ago – implementing new ways of working is primarily about change management. Although I have coached numerous teams...

Recently, I have been studying how people, teams, and organizations respond to change. This may seem surprising, but I have found the human side of Agile to be the one aspect that is most often...

Part 1: The Risk of Leaving People Out of Your Digital Transformation Check out our infographic on \"The Top 6 Reasons Digital Transformations Fail\" “We bought Jira, why aren’t we going faster?” “I got on...

When you hear the term “PMO” (commonly known as “Project Management Office”), what’s the first thing that comes to mind? How would you describe it in a single word? For me, I usually think of...

With the economic shock of COVID, companies of all sizes are reevaluating their resiliency and preparedness to face a similar crisis. A new player is entering the scene on securing resiliency: sustainability. COVID has changed,...

Recently, I have been studying Disciplined Agile (DA) quite a bit. Despite having implemented DAD (Disciplined Agile Delivery) over 10 years ago, I was intrigued by how this approach has evolved over this period of...

Building trust takes time, restructuring around customer value takes more time, and changing culture, takes even more time. The success of each of these ongoing endeavors depends largely on transparency within an organization. When is...

Some organizations spend months or even years attempting to create a workable portfolio management solution – often with little success. So, how do organizations determine if their software portfolio is working? Can your portfolio answer...