by Cynthia Kahn | Nov 30, 2020 | Agile Transition
Three Tips for Building a Strong Cross-Functional Agile Team You’ve heard that Agile teams should be cross-functional to be successful. But what does that really mean and how do you build and sustain a strong cross-functional Agile team? According to The Scrum Guide,...
by Cynthia Kahn | Nov 2, 2020 | Agile Transition
Become an Awesome Agile Manager through TOP Every time someone likes our post, I always ask for recommendations. Lately, I’ve received several suggestions for a post about the Agile Manager. Many of our readers are frustrated because many of their managers do not have...
by Cynthia Kahn | Oct 5, 2020 | Agile Transition
Apply Recursion Concepts to Agile Transformation How does the computer science concept of recursion tie into an agile business transformation? Recursion reduces the complexity of change, so teams evolve at a speed that is balanced with their abilities and offers the...
by Cynthia Kahn | Sep 14, 2020 | Agile Transition
IT Transformation Leaders Should Deliver MVP First IT leaders love to announce the launch and deployment of large transformation programs. Such announcements motivate the entire organization with the prospect of exciting and challenging work ahead. Seasoned leaders...
by Cynthia Kahn | May 11, 2020 | Agile Transition
4 Ways to Overcome Past Scrum Failures When it comes time to begin their Scrum journey, many teams come with baggage. I often hear, “We tried that, and it didn’t work.” They may have “tried” Scrum before and “it didn’t work.” They may feel Scrum is yet another...
by Cynthia Kahn | May 5, 2019 | Agile Transition
3 Reasons Why My Perfect Scrum Teams cannot Make Perfect Wow! It’s been 9 months since I’ve written a blog post. A lot has happened since I wrote Part 1: Sometimes Change is Really, Really Hard. I’m still at the same client, finishing up a year of agile consulting....
