In my previous posts I have shown how to describe organization structures in a way different from the typical hierarchical line management top-down tree. Because communication is at the heart of any organization that wants to be agile, with self-organizing teams and an innovation culture, the communication paths are the primary feature of the organization … weiterlesen →
Product Backlog and Taskboard Evaluation – JIRA
JIRA is everywhere. Everyone talks about it, everybody wants it, but not everybody can have it – why is that? In my first article, I announced that a series of articles will follow in which Scrum tools will be reviewed. This blog entry is the first of many in which I will evaluate currently available … weiterlesen →
Communities are Communication Bridges
In my last post I made my case for describing organizations in terms of communication structures. Persons that are interacting much with each other should be in one cluster within the organization. Bridges between clusters are needed and are created by communication paths between at least one member of each cluster. By crossing multiple bridges … weiterlesen →
What the Berlin Airport has to do with Agile Values
Recent headlines in Germany about airlines and passengers are making the entire world nervous. The opening of the Berlin airport has been postponed indefinitely. The opening scheduled for the 3rd of June is now history. Nobody can say when the Willy Brandt Airport will be ready for travelers. Some talk of a six week postponement. … weiterlesen →
Agile and Organizational Structures
Putting up a Kanban board or holding daily Scrum meetings does not make an agile organization. Neither does the adherence to all the Scrum or Kanban – or whatever else – rules. You may even succeed in becoming really agile on a micro basis in your organization: The teams get a beautifully groomed backlog from … weiterlesen →
Make changes by playing
Six Product Owners and a ScrumMaster are sitting around a table. The PO’S are equipped with Post-its and pens. In the middle of the table is a playing card. It is face down. The ScrumMaster turns the card over. He sees a chalkboard with the following words: ‘Because Closed – reopening in March 2007′ The … weiterlesen →
Refreshing minds: It‘s time to put on those thumb screws …. ehm, Scrum Tools!
A survey published in 2010 by Forrester Research stated that approximately one third of the looked at companies would call their development method agile. 11% of this third stated that they use Scrum. 39% of those very same companies also stated that they would call their implementation mature. Reason enough for a vast rising majority … weiterlesen →