PinnedThree methods for making effective decisions in an agile and self-managed organization.Decentralised decision-making is essential to empowering employees to make more strategic and operational decisions on their own without managerial handholding. It is an essential skill that agile organizations need to be more responsive and adaptable to changing customer needs and market conditions. Indeed, decentralised decision-making fosters a culture of trust…Agile5 min readAgile5 min read
PinnedA lightweight visual tool to foster distributed innovation and a culture based on experimentsA cornerstone of Agile and modern ways of working is often the reliance on experimentations, observations, and continuous improvement. This approach can be highly effective for organizations that are looking to stay competitive and adapt to changing market conditions. However, there is a dangerous misconception that this type of work…Agile5 min readAgile5 min read
Mar 10, 20219 Insights after a year efforts to fight Loneliness when working from homeAs the world experienced a one-in-a-lifetime pandemic, we all tried to find ways to adapt and to operate as good as possible. During this process, we had to learn how to work from home efficiently ; some of us used their newly found free time to learn new skills …While Workingfromhome12 min readWhile Workingfromhome12 min read
Nov 19, 2020What the new Scrum Guide 2020 means for our daily job!On the 18th of November 2020, a new revision of the Scrum Guide was released and this time, the changes were massive compared to previous adaptations. The new Scrum Guide 2020 includes the streamlining and modernisation of some concepts and sections as well as the elimination of convoluted terms and…Scrum7 min readScrum7 min read
Jul 17, 2020Why and how OKRs works for us!I’ve tried to implement the OKR framework on three different occasions, and just finally got it right. Looking back at my other attempts, it is crystal clear what we got wrong before and correct this time. OKRs are a simple way to create strategic alignment inside an organization. Simply defined…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
Jun 30, 2020Is Agile a Software topic only?I was invited to talk on a Podcast of the VDMA association about Agile. It’s in German, but I wrote down an extended transcript. Please note that the podcast is directed towards people of the mechanical industry that may not have any prior knowledge of Agile. 1. What is Agile? Agility is the goal…Agile6 min readAgile6 min read
Jun 15, 2020Defining Agile as your Organization Optimization Goal!Last week, I gave a webinar for the IESE Business School, where I explored what Agile is and how it impacts the way Business and Organizations are run and structures. You can find the link to the video here bellow. Too long; didn’t watch: Each organization has a purpose and a strategy to…Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
May 28, 2020Using Moving Motivators during Job InterviewsThe Moving Motivators are a Management 3.0 practice that helps people to express their intrinsic motivations. It is an amazing tool to get to know people that can be used in a lot of different setups. …Management304 min readManagement304 min read
May 8, 2020How to do meaningful Team Meeting, inspired by Agile and Scrum.In my previous companies, I used to be invited to team meetings being one hundred percent confident that I will get bored at some point. Everyone I know already experienced or is still experiencing this, and that brings a question: Can’t we do better? What is usually happening is that…Scrum5 min readScrum5 min read
Apr 28, 2020Checklist are not an efficient tool to choose between “Waterfall” or “Agile” I’ll start to say that this question is one of the most fundamental one when approaching Agile and every organization typically has its own interpretation on it. But here’s mine: The Stacey Complexity Matrix The most frequent answer to “When should we use Waterfall or be Agile?” …Project Management6 min readProject Management6 min read
