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Giving back to Agile – An experiment | Agile Alliance
Have you noticed that some people “get” Agile more quickly than others? This doesn’t seem to have much to do with seniority, tech/non-tech background, or the type of industry someone works in. At Integral Agile, we’ve been noticing — and acting on — this for years. We’ve recognized that certain individuals possess an innate agility – a blend of servant leadership, systemic thinking, empathy, accountability, playfulness, and a genuine desire to foster growth in others.
Agile2024: An Amazing Program Needs Amazing Reviewers
My first year submitting an agile conference abstract must have been quite an adventure for the review team. Even though there were required fields in the system, I had no clue what each of them meant. My brain was swimming with ideas, but I spent years learning how to format them. While I had friends in the profession willing to mentor me in creating a great abstract, I just didn’t know exactly what a winning submission was. I legit pasted my blog headlines and posts into the form.
What’s the value proposition of coaches?
This entry was written as part of the Supporting Agile Adoption program, an Agile Alliance initiative dedicated to supporting organizations and their people to become more Agile. We have seen Agile transformation disrupted because the value that coaches provide is not transparent. Coaches seldom make clear how their work benefits the organization. Sometimes coaches miss the “right” vocabulary, or for a leader, the value of a coach is not evident.
Stretch Your Leadership Muscles: Leading Up, Down, and Across!
This entry was written as part of the Supporting Agile Adoption program, an Agile Alliance initiative dedicated to supporting organizations and their people become more Agile. We have seen Agile transformations being disrupted by leaders practicing one style of leadership independent of the situation, the people involved, or challenges faced. In our previous article on ‘Support for purpose: Situational awareness for change leaders’.
Overcoming One-Size-Fits-All Budgeting
Overcoming One-Size-Fits-All Budgeting: Fitting Your Budgeting Approach to the Agility of Your Business This entry was written as part of the Supporting Agile Adoption program, an Agile Alliance initiative dedicated to supporting organizations and their people become more Agile. Agile transformations can easily be disrupted by a traditional non-Agile budgeting approach that contradicts the flexibility, adaptability, responsiveness, and nimbleness required by Agility.
Support for Purpose: Situational Awareness for Change Leaders
This entry was written as part of the Supporting Agile Adoption program, an Agile Alliance initiative dedicated to supporting organizations and their people become more Agile. We have seen Agile transformations being disrupted by lack of awareness that the transformation is a journey that needs different support in each particular context and situation. Change Management is an Art Change “management” (if that exists) is an art.
Escaping the Death Spiral of Your Agile Transformation
This entry was written as part of the Supporting Agile Adoption program, an Agile Alliance initiative dedicated to supporting organizations and their people become more Agile. Almost all of us have seen Agile transformations being disrupted by external factors. For example, a new strategy, new CEO, a market disruption, or a pandemic can bring a halt to or – if you are lucky – accelerate your transformation.
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