September | 2013 | The Agile PMO

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  Paul specializes in bridging the gap between management and Agile software developers. During his career he has been a equity analyst, project manager, entrepreneur and a PMO in Agile and non-Agile organizations. He loves working collaboratively with executives and functional specialists, and understanding creating frameworks of all kinds to solve real business problems.
  
  Paul Osborn
  The Agile PMO
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Resources
- Succeeding With Agile Governance
  
  Are you getting all that you hoped and expected from your Agile software development practices? After reading "Succeeding with Agile Governance" you will know how to plan appropriately, be disciplined in when to make decisions, and to separate accountability for the Market problems and Business needs.
  
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  Succeeding With Agile Teams
  
  Are your self-organizing reams all that they could be? After reading "Succeeding with Agile Teams" you will know how to create clear direction and empowerment for your teams, to define a meaningful role for your managers, and to teach fundamental teamwork and interpersonal skills to your teams.
  
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  THE AGILE PMO BLOG
  
  OXAgile 2019 Takeaways
  
  Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
  
  The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explained with Confidence
  
  Are you a Story Point Expert?
  
  We Are Experiencing Unusual Call Volumes
  
  Why I Love Waterfall Software Development.
  
  Super Heroes Needed
  
  5 Steps to Turn Your Worst Critic into a Raving Evangelist: How The Ethical Firm Responds to Employees
  
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Services
- Public Workshops
  
  Join my upcoming workshop on the 24th July in Bellevue on "Emancipating Knowledge Workers - for Pleasure and Profit". I'll be discussing how to use Lean and Agile principles to create more effective teams.
  
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  Lean and Agile Workshops
  
  If you are not ready for a full consulting engagement, but would like to see how I can help, why not consider a half or full day workshop? I tailor collaborative sessions for Executives, Product Managers, and Teams. Contact me to discuss your unique needs.
  
  Facilitated Workshops
  Lean Consulting Projects
  
  Realize the power of Lean through an engagement of between 1 and 6 months of onsite consulting. Let me help you transform your business with highly engaged and productive teams.
  
  Making the Journey
  Lean and Agile Lectures
  
  Do you want to know more about how Agile can help your organization? I lecture in aspects of governance and teamwork based on the content in my publications "Succeeding with Agile Governance" and "Succeeding with Agile Teams".
  
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Monthly Archives: September 2013

Sep

15

2013

…Agile is not as good as they say…its WAY better…. Imagine never missing an Annual budget target ever again? Never having to report a late project ever again? So here’s a question….Why don’t some senior Executives realize that Agile is what...

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Sep

15

2013

Agile isn’t for Projects Managers

by Paul Osborn

in Agile

A question came up recently on a forum asking “What does an Agile Project Manager do”. One answer is “nothing”, that an Agile PM is an oxymoron. “The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility” explains in some detail...

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Paul Osborn

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THE AGILE PMO BLOG

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Lean and Agile Workshops

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Lean and Agile Lectures

Monthly Archives: September 2013

15

Agile is For Executives

by Paul Osborn

in Agile, Management

15

Agile isn’t for Projects Managers

by Paul Osborn

in Agile