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2009 State of Agility Results |
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Once again VersionOne has provided an excellent insight into the global state of agility with over 2,500 responses with a truly global reach of respondents from 88 countries. Here is a copy of the 4th Annual State of Agility Survey 2009. Overall, the most striking results from the survey were the broadness and distribution of adoption across varying company sizes, projects and numbers of teams. There does not appear to be a distinction any more regarding agile is for small companies/projects/teams - it is being effectively implemented across the board. Some of the key datapoints in the survey: - Scrum and Scrum/XP hybrid increased adoption to 74% of the responses
- Most important reason for adopting agile - time to market
- Most important benefit in adopting agile - managing changing priorities
- Largest barrier to adoption - management
- Greatest concern with adoption - lack of upfront planning
- Biggest cause of failure in agile - lack of experience (see chart above)
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Lean Software & Systems Conference |
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Whitepaper: User Story Primer |
 Dean Leffingwell, author of Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises, is in the process of writing a book on agile requirements in the enterprise, Agile Requirements: Lean Requirements Practices for Teams, Programs and the Enterprise, due out in 2010. In collaboration with Dean on various aspects of his new book, I have contributed to his chapter on user stories and we are releasing a white paper primer on it to generate some feedback.You can download a copy of the White Paper: User Story Primer. We would appreciate any feedback you have. |
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Artful Making Authors at CU |
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 To all local Colorado agile practitioners and colleagues, CU Boulder is sponsoring a talk by Lee Devin and Robert Austin, authors of "Artful Making". If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend it as a non-techie understanding of teamwork and agility. If you have, but have not had the pleasure of hearing them speak - you will not be disappointed. I have provided the details below...
The University of Colorado at Boulder
Department of Theatre and Dance
Graduate Committee on the Arts and Humanities, and
MBA Program, Leeds School of Business
presents...
From Theatre Rehearsal to Software Development: The Way of “Artful Making”
4:00-5:00pm Wednesday, 18 November
C370 University Theatre Building (The Loft Theatre)
A free, on campus, public presentation by
Lee Devin: Senior Dramaturg, People’s Light & Theatre Company, Malvern PA
Robert Austin: Professor, Management of Creativity and Innovation, Copenhagen Business School
Authors of Artful Making: What Managers Need to Know about How Artists Work (2003)
"Pay attention to what Austin and Devin are saying--their point of view
represents an important expression of the new ethos of management. If you
frequently find yourself trying to steer your organization without a clear idea of
where you'll end up, and improvising mid-course corrections in response to
emergent problems, then [Artful Making] is for you."
-- Dr. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, Inc. Here is a Linked In Event Link... http://events.linkedin.com/Free-Presentation-Theatre-Rehearsal/pub/159767 |
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The Leadership Agility 360(TM) |
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Trail Ridge Consulting is introducing a new service: The Leadership Agility 360™ Assessment. Leadership agility is now considered by many to be the “master competency” needed to make wise decisions and take effective action amid complex and rapidly changing conditions. The Leadership Agility 360™, developed in partnership with ChangeWise and Cambria Consulting, is the first extensively researched online feedback tool to assess a manager’s level of leadership agility. Based on the award-winning book, Leadership Agility, by ChangeWise principals Bill Joiner and Steven Josephs, The Leadership Agility 360 evaluates a manager’s level of agility in leading organizational change, improving team performance, and engaging in productive business conversations. Their in-depth research has shown that, in today’s turbulent economy, increased agility is the key to sustained effectiveness in all three of these key leadership arenas.  Pete Behrens is a Certified Leadership Agility 360 Coach. Read more about the program or download a brochure. |
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4th Annual State of Agile Development Survey - 2009 |
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Once again VersionOne has provided an excellent insight into the global state of agility with over 2,500 responses with a truly global reach of respondents from 88 countries. Scrum and Scrum/XP hybrid increased adoption to 74% of the responses. Some of the amazing trends reported indicate there is an extreme balance of applying agile across the organizations in terms of size, projects and numbers of teams. And the leading cause of failure with agile methods? - The lack of experience and cultural mismatches. |
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Book: Succeeding with Agile |
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 Succeeding with Agile by Mike Cohn - Mike brings his many years and breadth of practical experience in applying Scrum in "real world" organizations. He provides a comprehensive view of implementing and adapting Scrum in an organizational context with a keen focus on teams delivering value.
This is not a book about "what Scrum is", rather it is a book about how to apply Scrum effectively within your organization. As a Scrum coach and trainer, I found myself confirming most of our successful patterns to adoption. |
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Whitepaper: User Story Primer |
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Scrum Gathering - March 2010 |
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Total Attorneys Culture Club |
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  August 2009, Ed Scanlan, CEO of Total Attorneys
What is culture? One of our clients - Total Attorneys CEO Ed Scanlan doesn't bother defining it. And yet, he calls culture "the bedrock" of his business. Whatever it is, it's working; seven years after its founding, Total Attorneys
will crack $30 million in revenue. Take a close look at the video - see Scrum as a core element of his high-performing team culture.
Click the picture or play button to watch the video... |
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