Agile Transformation and the Elephant in the Room


Why traditional budgeting is the antithesis of Agile – and what to do about it Most organizations are born small and born agile. They are nimble, trusting, collaborative, non-bureaucratic and […]
Your Backlog Nullifies Your Strategy


Your company values are defined by the worst behaviors permitted within your business. I always thought that was a rather negative world view. But it helped me to think of […]
The Systems Approach in Organizational Transformations


I had the pleasure of interviewing Maica Trinidad, who is an anthropologist by training and an Agilist by vocation. Her training in Social Sciences has allowed her to see business […]
The Implications of Enterprise Agile Transformations


Continuing our series of interviews with Latam Agile Luminaries, this time I had the pleasure to interview David Canteros from Buenos Aires, Argentina. David’s background includes a Master’s in Organizational […]
The Future of Agile in Africa and the Middle East


The rate of Agile adoption across Africa and the Middle East has generally trailed behind the rest of the world. Perhaps there is no better reflection of this than the […]
Agile Methods Are No Match For Outdated Leadership


Three Key Leadership Plays to Succeed with Agile Two groups of leaders Not too long ago, I was talking to a potential client, let’s call him Steve, who was interested […]
Agile in Human Resources: Is That Possible?


I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Israel Alcázar from Madrid, Spain. Israel co-founded a consulting company, Thinking With You, many years ago that helps companies with Agile transformations. […]
Managing a Company with Agile


This week I had the great pleasure of interviewing Jorge Silva from Argentina. Jorge, together with three other partners, founded 10Pines more than a decade ago. It is a software […]
Business Agility


Continuando con la serie de entrevista con personajes de la agilidad esta semana tuve el placer de entrevistar a Carlos Iglesias quien desde Barcelona-España habló acerca de Business Agility. Carlos […]
Transformando la Cultura Organizacional


Tuve el placer de entrevistar a Ingrid Astiz, quien es una de la pioneras que se sumó a la fundación de la comunidad Agil en 2009 en su natal Argentina. […]
What the Octopus Teaches Us About Agile Organizational Design


This entry was written as part of the Supporting Agile Adoption program, an Agile Alliance initiative dedicated to supporting organizations and their people become more Agile. There are some questions […]
Supporting Agile Adoption Workshop 2019


The annual Supporting Agile Adoption Initiative face-to-face workshop took place December 13-15. This time, the event was hosted at Ericsson in Stockholm. As we do every year, a group of […]