Agile The things that matter Before I'd heard of organisational democracy, I made several early attempts to include the team in business decisions. Walking to work one day, I thought "Wouldn't it be great if the team got free lunches? They could select a lunch from a range
Agile Time for the New Zealand Government to step up I clearly remember a meeting I had with a large government agency three years ago. I was explaining how we approached software development, and this was met with considerable resistance
Agile Organisational democracy in the Agile business Organisational democracy is a system of organisation that is based on freedom, instead of fear and control. It's about decentralisation rather than being flat. It's about leadership rather than management.
Agile The case for organisational democracy Over the past four years we have worked to make our workplace democratic. This is because organisational democracy has helped Agile flourish in our business. In my travels, however, organisational
Agile Steve Denning - More on why managers hate Agile In his follow up to Why do managers hate Agile Steve Denning hits a real nerve for me. Introducing "A Copernican revolution in management" he draws us into the bigger picture, reorganising our economy around creativity. Well worth a read! http://www.
Agile 12 problems your organisation may be facing in your Agile adoption. A couple of weeks ago I was having a coffee with Grant Symons of Better Change. We were talking about Agile, change and leadership. A few days later I got an email from Grant asking if I could come up with a list of
Agile InfoQ interview: Building a Freedom-Centred Organization http://www.infoq.com/interviews/agile2014-donaldson-freedom While at Agile2014 in Orlando last year I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Shane Hastie for InfoQ. In the interview we talked
Agile Working documentation - the perfect complement to working software The Agile Manifesto is often challenging for organisations and individuals starting their Agile journey. In my experience, the Agile value that causes the most confusion and generates the greatest discussion
Agile Reducing risk by limiting work in progress Updated and expanded You can get an updated and expanded version of this post, and a comprehensive guide to project risk management, on the Boost website. Updated post: Limiting work
Agile Jim Highsmith offers a 2015 prescription for adaptive CIO leadership Jim Highsmith's article focuses on adaptation across the business, not just within IT. I like his idea about value versus the 'iron triangle' of scope, schedule and cost. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/2240235358/Jim-Highsmith-offers-a-2015-prescription-for-adaptive-CIO-leadership
Agile Don't let 'fair' keep you from success In software development, as in life, fashions change. In-house teams get dis-established and contractors are brought in by external vendors. Later the situation is reversed, and reversed again, in an
Agile Reducing risk with Agile prioritisation Updated and expanded You can get an updated and expanded version of this post, and a comprehensive guide to project risk management, on the Boost website. Updated post: Reduce software development risk with Agile prioritisation Comprehensive guide: Project risk management with Agile Reducing risk
Agile Increasing transparency reduces risk Updated and expanded You can get an updated and expanded version of this post, and a comprehensive guide to project risk management, on the Boost website. Updated post: How Agile
