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Agile in Name Only

June 10, 2024
From boardrooms to water coolers, organizations across industries proudly tout their commitment to Agile principles and frameworks. However, for many companies, being "Agile" often masks a deeper reality: a lack of true Agile mindset and practices.
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Redefining Agility: Evolving Your Operating Model as a Scrum Master

June 5, 2024
As a Scrum Master, it's time to rethink our approach to agility. Instead of forcing strategies into predefined frameworks, evolve your operating model to align with unique strategies and empower your teams. This fundamental shift creates a dynamic organization that continually evolves and improves. In this blog, I share seven steps to help you out.
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¿Cómo triunfar con el Product Discovery?

June 3, 2024
En este artículo, el PST Alex Ballarin explica como el descubrimiento y la validación de las funcionalidades del producto ahorra mucho tiempo y dinero invertido en el desarrollo de funcionalidades innecesarias. También recomienda acciones concretas para integrar el descubrimiento y la validación de producto en Scrum.
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Scrum và Solution Focused

June 1, 2024
Bạn có bao giờ gặp những tình huống nhóm của mình đang đối mặt với những khó khăn, hay vấn đề không thể lường trước được. Lúc đó, thay vì tập trung tìm kiếm giải pháp thì các thành viên lại quay sang tập trung vào việc tìm hiểu vấn đề đến từ đâu. Rồi vì tập trung vào những lý do của vấn đề, mọi người vô tình quay sang chỉ trích, trách móc lẫn nhau? Không khí căng thẳng lên, mọi người bắt đầu mâu thuẫn, cãi vã nổi lên trong nhiều giờ liền, trong khi vấn đề vẫn chưa được giải quyết? Câu chuyện này có thể là một câu chuyện không mới, mà nhiều khi còn là chuyện “bình thường ở huyện” của rất nhiều Scrum team.
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Don’t Confuse Product-Level and Organizational Adaptability in Agile Organizations

May 31, 2024
In the Creating Agile Organizations prototype organization, semi-independent product groups and shared services coexist. Product groups are operationally coupled by shared services but functionally decoupled from each other, that is: actions by a product group does not negatively impact the ability of other product groups to achieve their function. This design ensures that product groups can make necessary changes without being negatively impacted by other groups. Understanding and implementing both product-level and organizational adaptability is crucial for modern agile organizations. By balancing tight and loose coupling appropriately, organizations can remain resilient, responsive, and competitive in ever-changing markets. This dual-level adaptability allows organizations to thrive by continuously optimizing value and enhancing the customer experience.
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3 Signs Your Company Will Struggle with OKRs

May 31, 2024
OKRs can be an amazing tool for strategic alignment and improved results, but they can also be an incredible source of waste and confusion when poorly implemented. In this article we discuss 3 common signs that OKRs will generate a significant amount of overhead in your organisation.
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The Move to Product Thinking is Gaining Momentum

May 29, 2024
Digital technology allows organizations to be more customer-centric by delivering more value to customers via faster time to market, improved data insights, and more innovative products. However, aligning with customers is only part of the story. Not only do you need to focus on customers, but you also need to consider their needs in the context of value, cost, governance, and culture. Customer opportunity is a crucial ingredient but in the context of something much more significant and complex. Product has become the container for this. Product thinking must take center stage to enable organizations to align better with outcomes and value. In this blog, we discuss why everyone is talking more and more about Product Thinking and how knowledge workers need to think about value in the digital age.
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The Myth of Complete Foresight

May 28, 2024
Agile frameworks are used in complex environments where requirements and technology are ever-changing. It seems pretty unrealistic to think that we could envision all of the customer’s requirements upfront. And yet, that’s what many of those using a Waterfall approach to value delivery are trying to do.
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アジャイルの旅ポッドキャスト S1E11: 大規模組織でのアジャイルの拡張

May 27, 2024
このポッドキャストでは、業界のエキスパートを特別ゲストとして迎え、アジャイルとスクラムの世界にふかく潜り込んでいきます。スクラム、DevOps、ユーザーエクスペリエンス、プロダクトマネージメント、コーチングなど、様々なトピックをカバーします。私、フォンテーヌグレゴリは、「アジャイルの旅」ポッドキャストのホストです。アジャイルコーチ、スクラムマスター、またはコンサルタントとして日本企業を支援しております。そして、Scrum.orgの認定プロフェッショナルスクラムトレーナーです。 今回のポッドキャストゲストは南島千春さん、エンタープライズアジャイルコーチです。過去にMetLifeとアクサ生命でアジャイル開発の導入を経験しています。このエピソードでは、大規模アジャイル導入の課題、信頼の築き方、及びアジャイルコーチの役割と選び方について深掘りします。
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アジャイルの旅ポッドキャスト S1E10: PM vs SM、日系企業 vs 外資系企業

May 27, 2024
このポッドキャストでは、業界のエキスパートを特別ゲストとして迎え、アジャイルとスクラムの世界にふかく潜り込んでいきます。スクラム、DevOps、ユーザーエクスペリエンス、プロダクトマネージメント、コーチングなど、様々なトピックをカバーします。私、フォンテーヌグレゴリは、「アジャイルの旅」ポッドキャストのホストです。アジャイルコーチ、スクラムマスター、またはコンサルタントとして日本企業を支援しております。そして、Scrum.orgの認定プロフェッショナルスクラムトレーナーです。 今回のポッドキャストでは、大園佳那さんがゲストで、新設会社Hoshinoteでプロジェクトマネージャー兼スクラムマスターとして活躍中です。経験豊富で、Scrum.orgのPSPO IIとPSM II認定も持っています。エピソードではアジャイル開発との出会い、その魅力、日系企業と外資系企業の文化の違い、SM/PMの役割による姿勢の違い、Scrum.orgの特徴について語っています。
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How Can OKRs Empower the Scrum Teams?

May 27, 2024
In this article, PST Alex Ballarin discusses how OKRs align teams with strategy, moving away from the IT services model. They provide clarity and direction for Product Owners and foster transparency with stakeholders. OKRs promote a results-oriented team approach, reduce hierarchies, and give teams autonomy to challenge non-strategic requests, improving learning and planning.
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Does Scrum Speed Up Your Product Launch?

May 24, 2024
Can Scrum really help you get your products to market faster and boost productivity? In this video, PSTs Greg Crown, Robert Pieper, and Jason Malmstadt discuss how Scrum focuses on removing waste and enhancing learning through smaller deliverables. They share practical tips on how to achieve your product goals sooner by staying sharp and avoiding unnecessary work.
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How to QUICKLY IMPROVE COLLABORATION with Scrum!

May 23, 2024
In this video, PSTs Robert Pieper and Gregory Crown explain how the Scrum framework helps teams work better together. They cover key aspects like setting goals, planning, and reflecting on progress. Learn how Scrum makes it easier for teams to stay on track, support each other, and improve continuously.
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Incremental Delivery Controls Risk

May 20, 2024
I really can’t let this incremental delivery topic go. According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, “Scrum employs an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and to control risk.” This means that Scrum Teams deliver a done, usable increment of working product frequently. This approach has many benefits, including risk mitigation.
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10 FAQs for Agile Project Managers

May 20, 2024
There seems to be a lot of confusion about how exactly to use Agile frameworks to deliver projects. Should you have a charter? Should the Project Manager also be the Scrum Master? This article will discuss 10 common FAQs for Project Managers seeking to use Agile frameworks—like Scrum—to deliver projects.

Por qué las soluciones únicas no siempre son la respuesta

May 19, 2024
Esta semana Guillem Hernandez Sola habla de las soluciones únicas. Las soluciones únicas no siempre son efectivas para las organizaciones. Al igual que los muebles de IKEA, un marco rígido predefinido puede no ajustarse a las necesidades específicas de una empresa. La personalización de los marcos organizativos es crucial para asegurar una alineación con los valores y objetivos únicos de cada organización. Adaptar estos marcos permite una mayor flexibilidad y puede conducir a mejores resultados y mayor satisfacción de los empleados. Encontrar un equilibrio entre prácticas predefinidas y personalización es esencial para el éxito organizacional.
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How Do Scrum Roles Drive Team Success?

May 17, 2024
In this video, PSTs Robert Pieper, Greg Crown, and Jason Malmstadt break down the key accountabilities of Developers, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters. Discover how each role drives team success and uncover common misconceptions along the way.