This is the first article in a series on employee engagement, and how it is affected by the relationship between workers, managers, and shareholders. Its all rather experimental, so your reactions are welcome. Is the purpose of the firm to maximize shareholder value,...
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Continuing my mini-series based on Stephen Bungay’s “The Art of Action.” I’ve just reached the point where Bungay is talking about the Center of Gravity (of an opposing army) or the Competitive Advantage (of a market). The point that Bungay (following von Molkte) makes...
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This is an adaptation of a model that I came across recently on http://LeadingAgile.com. My model is slightly different from theirs, but it serves a similar purpose – to chart the Agile Transformation of an organization. The Dimensions BUDGET &...
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I’ve just finished reading “Start with Why” by Simon Sinek. As promised it is both fundamental and meaningful. Fundamental in that it’s main conclusion is very similar to “Built to Last” by Jim Collings, that while a company can...
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As you read more, and become more familiar with the ‘why’ of Agile, you begin to realize that Agile Governance isn’t some unnecessary overhead – its actually absolutely fundamental to how it works. I’ve been saying for a while that...
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Governance Principles Planning is everything, the plan is nothing – plans are not commitments, they are useful tools Primary purpose of Governance is transparency – alignment will follow Secondary purpose of Governance is auditability – accountability will follow In calculating...
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Scope -Bound Agile This is perhaps the easiest forms of Agile for a new organization to sell to their Product Managers. In this you merely ask your product managers to rank their features and the stories within those features by...
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