Mike HallBook Review and Quotes: “Empowered Agile Transformation — Beyond the Framework”Empowered Agile Transformation — Beyond the Framework, by Alexandra Stokes, 2023Nov 20, 20231Nov 20, 20231
Mike HallYour Agile Transformation is Doomed to Failure — 5 Red Alerts!Wouldn’t it be great if there was guidance on how to know if your Agile transformation is doomed to failure? Perhaps a short set of…Aug 25, 20232Aug 25, 20232
Mike HallAgile Approach Consistency — Good or Bad Idea?As Agilists, we preach “We want empowered teams!” But we turn right around and tell the teams to use the Scrum (or Kanban) framework. Why…Aug 25, 2023Aug 25, 2023
Mike HallAbby-Normal Agile TransformationsEver wonder what the “Young Frankenstein” movie has in common with Agile transformations? Me neither. Until now. While channel surfing…Aug 5, 20232Aug 5, 20232
Mike HallFrameless Approach to Agility ImprovementAs an Agile coaching community, we have gone astray. We have become obsessed with installing frameworks. We lead with frameworks instead of…Aug 5, 20231Aug 5, 20231
Mike HallMaking the Case for Value Stream IdentificationWe’ve all been there before, right? On one hand, we live in a classic siloed organization that is slow to respond to the market. Cross-org…Aug 5, 2023Aug 5, 2023
Mike HallRethinking Agile TransformationsImagine. Let’s start rethinking Agile transformations. What if Leaders would issue an “Agile statement of intent” instead of attempting…Jul 7, 20231Jul 7, 20231
Mike Hall6 Devastating SAFe Anti-PatternsLet’s briefly explore my list of 6 devastating SAFe anti-patterns. Each of these can be considered “devastating” due to the tremendous…Jul 7, 2023Jul 7, 2023
Mike HallSAFe vs. Simple ScalingLeaders and Executives considering a “scaled Agile transformation” — you have a choice. You can fall in line with the masses and install a…Jul 7, 20233Jul 7, 20233
Mike HallFake Agile Release TrainsTrue story — I once did some consulting at a Fortune 50 company where the SAFe transformation success was measured by “number of ARTs…Jul 7, 20232Jul 7, 20232