by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 3, 2023 | agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Scaling agile
TL; DR: The Uncomfortable Truth of Scaling Agile Agile transformations, scaling Agile from a team level to the whole organization, are more than implementing frameworks like SAFe®. They require a radical shift from rigid, top-down management to flexible,...
by Stefan Wolpers | Nov 28, 2022 | agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, Agile Fluency™ Model, hands-on agile meetup, Video, Videos
TL; DR: Hands-on Agile #46: Engage the Agile Fluency® Model with Diana Larsen On October 12, 2022, agile innovator Diana Larsen delved into the Agile Fluency® Model. After a short introduction to the model, we shifted to an ask-me-anything-style discussion of the...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 14, 2021 | ACB21, agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, Agile Camp Berlin 2021, agile transformation, Agile Transition
TL; DR: Sustainable Agility at the Enterprise Level w/ Jorgen Hesselberg — ACB21 In this highly engaging speaker session on sustainable agility from the Agile Camp Berlin 2021, Jorgen Hesselberg delves into the root cause of failing agile transformation efforts:...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 13, 2020 | agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, agile coach, Agile failure, agile transformation, Agile Transition, Failure, Scrum Master, transparency
TL; DR: Speaking Truth to Power Do you need an emergency fund as a change agent—whether you are acting as Scrum Master, Product Owner or agile coach—because conflict is inevitable, but change is not? In my experience, speaking truth to power, pointing at the emperor’s...
by Stefan Wolpers | Mar 2, 2020 | agile adoption, Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile Transition, Cargo cult agile, Product discovery, scrum, Scrum anti-patterns, Stakeholders
TL; DR: Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily can impede any agile...
