When undertaking an Agile transformation, there is a need to collect data to demonstrate progress and show improvement, but where does one even start? Common Agile metrics approaches do well at measuring team velocity and throughput, but can sometimes overlook the requirements of executive sponsors, product management, and other key stakeholders. This problem is often rooted in a lack of understanding about what business goals are driving decision making throughout the organization and what questions we should be answering with the metrics we collect. The “Goal-Question-Metric” (GQM) approach is a proven method for driving goal-oriented measures throughout a software organization.…

You may have heard that agile is just a bunch of cowboy programmers doing whatever they want; there is no rigor or discipline and best of all…NO more documentation. You may have heard about the agile zealots and that teams are full of these so called “agilistas” just spewing out code with no concern for quality and that you never know when anything is going to get done. You may have heard that others have tried some form of ‘agile’ and that “it” doesn’t work. Well fake news is everywhere these days, and misinformation about what agile is, and the…

Oftentimes when I ask Product Owners how they choose which projects their teams focus on first, they don’t have a technique for prioritization.  Cost of Delay is a concept that a lot of organizations are using and that has gained traction over the years. Unfortunately, many people are still struggling with the concept of Cost of Delay, so I want to put it down in laymen’s terms here in this blog.  Ultimately, the Cost of Delay is a concept that helps you decide—if you have two or more efforts—which order to perform them. “Cost of Delay” in layman’s terms is…

Gaining agility is different than “doing agile”, particularly at scale. This session will start with how agility makes a difference for the business and for the teams adopting it. We will look at the business structures that are needed for agility to thrive, how teams are organized and the new measures that will redefine success. With agility, one size does not fit all, but there are proven solutions, and this session will look at success stories as well as the dead-ends every organization wants to avoid. Agility Infusion 101: Agile & Beyond from LeadingAgile

Edit: Live Stream was swapped out for a recording since the internet connection at the conference was unstable. Join us as Mike explores the change management and engagement techniques necessary to make sure you are building meaningful organizational support as you engage the enterprise. He’ll discuss how to build and execute a change management strategy to keep everyone safe and informed throughout the transformation, how to sustain and improve the changes over time, ultimately creating an organizational ecosystem where business agility is part of the fundamental DNA of the company. The goal of this talk is to show you how to…