Training ByteSize

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

When the word Agile is used to describe a scrum environment. Agile project management is often touted then described very eloquently in scrum terms. But it seems that with all the Agile Evangelists out there we have lost our way. There is no need to change the language to something completely foreign.

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Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2023

If you could magically create a new world where large organizations had overcome the barriers to Business Agility and Agile came naturally, what would have to be true about that world, the organizations, and the people working there? And how would we know that this new Agile world was any good? What other conceptual gaps?

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It is one of the most commonly used, abused, and misused metrics in Agile software development. Teams, their managers, and even their stakeholders often focus on “improving velocity” without considering the entire value delivery system. Successful Programs for Metrics in Agile. Innovation. Measure for a Purpose.

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

It is one of the most commonly used, abused, and misused metrics in Agile software development. Teams, their managers, and even their stakeholders often focus on “improving velocity” without considering the entire value delivery system. Successful Programs for Metrics in Agile. Innovation. Measure for a Purpose.

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The BAWorld

OCTOBER 28, 2021

It goes without saying that one needs to keep updating his/her knowledge in the chosen field, especially a dynamic one, to be effective and possibly innovative. Agile is one such discipline that keeps evolving at a reasonable pace and hence agile practitioners must always be on their toes to be relevant and perform their role effectively.

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Modern Analyst

MAY 12, 2024

Well-crafted strategic plans are mapped in detail from business design to agile solution delivery and execution to enable the necessary changes within an organization in response to customer needs, competition, and innovation.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 15, 2023

Companies that adopt Agile never do it just for the sake of adopting Agile. They do know that Waterfall wasn’t working, so Agile will fix those problems, right? They think if they do the “Agile stuff,” they will make quicker progress to achieve their goals.

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Agile Coach

JUNE 4, 2016

This year at Agile and Beyond was the first Agile event I attended since I presented with Declan Whelan at Agile 2015. Then this year at Agile and Beyond, I had a conversation with someone who self-admittedly is new to the Agile world, more or less. What’s Happened to Agile?

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Agile Coach

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Yesterday Adriana Girdler and I presented Timeless Leadership at the Toronto Agile Tour. Our intent was to show that everything we need to know about leadership has already been invented, we just need to stop and look around once in a while instead of jumping on the next agile fad. Remember the ‘being vs doing’ debates?

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Cprime

APRIL 9, 2024

– Operational excellence in the modern business landscape is a holistic strategy that aligns technological innovation with a company’s core purpose, culture, and human capital. Operational excellence FAQs addressed in this article: What is operational excellence in the modern business landscape?

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Cprime

JULY 9, 2021

Our world of work is fragmented despite our best efforts to achieve agility. At the heart of successful Agile transformations are tech stacks powered by workflows that transcend across value streams. Tuning business effectiveness and efficiency through Slack+ Atlassian to enable outcome-driven agility and speed.

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Timo Elliott

JANUARY 5, 2022

Yves Lombaerts, Sales Manager for the Belgian market, picked up our Global Innovation Evangelist Timo Elliott for an interesting ride to SAP’s offices in Brussels. Timo: I love coming to Belgium, I always notice several great innovation projects here. We see that they don’t always have the budget to invest heavily in innovation.

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Cprime

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Strategic acquisition further expands Cprime’s digital transformation services with Technology Business Management solutions CARY, N.C., “This leads to the business agility and IT responsiveness that allows companies to rapidly innovate and adapt.

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Agile Velocity

AUGUST 8, 2018

Why Organizational Agility is Necessary. The current rate of disruption and the increasing amount of global competition all contribute to what we now call a “VUCA” world: V olatile – Speed, magnitude, turbulence, and dynamics of change. Organizational agility allows you to respond quickly to this unpredictable world.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Large organizations face challenges to respond to change with speed and relative ease. Be it monitoring and control, collaboration, stakeholders onboarding, change management, and governance methods, the problems only keep increasing. It was circa 2011 when Dean Leffingwell decided to conceptualize the Scaled Agile Framework.

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Cprime

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

How can financial institutions drive AI adoption and manage change? – Financial institutions can drive AI adoption by implementing change management strategies, engaging employees and customers, and measuring the success and impact of AI initiatives.

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Passionate BA

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Howard Podeswa Link to LinkedIn Link to Amazon Howard Podeswa is a real thought leader in business analysis and agile. Lynda Girvan Link to LinkedIn Experienced business consultant, trainer, agile coach, author, and practitioner with over 25 years of experience; regular speaker at European and international audiences.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. Welcome to our latest episode of the Agile Unplugged podcast with host Mike Cottmeyer, LeadingAgile’s CEO. Soundcloud. Transcript. – Everybody welcome. Welcome Matt, how are you doing? – Interesting.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A lot of articles on business analysis career development, BA tools & techniques, Agile, AI and Enterprise Architecture this time. Plus as a bonus some curated lists of books recommended for product managers, BAs, and architects. Business analyst, systems analyst, BI analyst, process analyst, change manager, and so on.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

Mike Cottmeyer explores the key attributes in each of the three systems necessary for making a success out of the otherwise complex tax of large scale Agile Transformation. And what we are is we’re a consultancy that’s focused on doing Agile Transformation specifically. Transcript. Like what are the networks of teams?

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Cprime

MARCH 21, 2024

– Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) aligns technology investments with business goals, ensuring IT initiatives support and drive business objectives, optimizing IT portfolios for growth and innovation. How does Enterprise Architecture Management enhance business outcomes?

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Leading Agile

MARCH 11, 2020

Agile Unplugged is your chance to explore LeadingAgile’s freshest ideas, mental models, frameworks, and solutions with the people that are actually doing the work of leading large-scale Agile Transformation, out in the field. So, I had never, I’d like heard of Agile, but like, I had no experience with Agile.

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BA Squared

JULY 9, 2020

Business Agility. Innovation. Engagement of stakeholders to drive agility and innovation. technical view) of the problem and solution scope, this will be critical to engaging stakeholders and setting the stage for innovation. 8) Change Management . 2) Communicating Details and Concepts .

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Cprime

MARCH 18, 2021

Agility has become paramount for organizations looking to future-proof their workforce and their products, and prepare for the constant disruptions and fast-paced, evolving business world. Her focus will be on strategic priorities and guiding clients to set an innovative growth mindset and foundation for their digital transformation journeys.

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Userzoom

JANUARY 7, 2020

Can a change management process help your company survive users’ negativity towards necessary changes to your digital product? Every year, without fail, Facebook and Twitter make minor changes to their UI. Change management. Companies talk about something called Change Management.

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Business Analysts

JULY 31, 2024

Whether it’s Agile, Waterfall, or any other approach, methodologies streamline processes, mitigate risks, and ensure initiative delivery by offering clear guidance, enhancing communications, and maintaining quality and consistency. A well-structured methodology, when infused with empathy, leads to more holistic and sustainable outcomes.

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Cprime

MAY 16, 2022

Challenges adopting Kanban are similar to Agile adoption. This first observation speaks to the general trend that I have seen over the past several years, which is that change management is the single most important root cause for all process adoption failures. Resistance to change starts at the individual level.

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Cprime

JANUARY 4, 2024

– Atlassian’s cloud-first strategy ensures that enterprises have immediate access to the latest features and innovations, driving efficiency and collaboration. These features are designed to streamline operations, foster innovation, and give enterprises a competitive advantage.

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Cprime

JANUARY 16, 2024

For example, an innovation-focused organization may require paths to stimulate creative ideation, but a healthcare system may require ethical and compliance training. Change management consulting – Cprime provides advisory services for evolving existing learning practices, technology, and culture to embrace modern methodologies.

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Business Analysis Knowledge Share

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

” This innovative approach allows business analysts and teams to tackle complex issues from multiple perspectives, fostering creativity, collaboration, and informed decision-making. The 5 Hats Technique is a versatile and innovative approach to problem-solving and decision-making in the realm of business analysis.

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Netmind

DECEMBER 2, 2020

They must play a significant role in facilitating and enabling people undergoing change to learn as quickly and effectively as possible. Consider: How can I make my teams more innovative? Focus on producing quick wins by generating and maintaining an inertia of change. Focus on cultural change. Time is tight.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 31, 2020

Listen to the Agile Unplugged Podcast on the go! Find and subscribe to Agile Unplugged on: Apple Podcasts. In this week’s episode, LeadingAgile Chief Methodologist, Dennis Stevens, sits down with Mike Cottmeyer to discuss Capability-based organizations, Systems of Delivery vs Systems of Transformation, managing dependencies, and more.

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Cprime

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Adaptable Framework How agile is your data integration? Is it future-proofed to: Help drive the adoption of new technologies Work with alternative data sources, APIs, and formats Adapt to an ever-changing enterprise environment? So, as new goals, solutions, sources, or requirements arise, managing the change will be easier.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 12, 2024

Everyone wants a culture of agility, but culture must be balanced with the ability to produce results. In this talk, we explore how to systematically introduce organizational changes that can get people to think, feel, behave, AND deliver with agility. Video Transcript How do I get resistors to be overcome? Introduction Awesome.

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Domo

MAY 29, 2019

4 – Evolving Company Cultures While agility and innovation have been lacking in the retail space—“many (retailers) question if they’ve got the money to lose,” admitted Simon Webdale, Retail Operations Manager at Sainsbury’s and Specsavers—they are not pie-in-the-sky organizational descriptors. “We

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Astera

JULY 11, 2024

Innovation Stagnation Relying on outdated technology can hinder an organization’s ability to adopt new technologies and processes, limiting innovation and competitive advantage. The transition process involves various challenges, including data migration, system integration, and change management.

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Monday

APRIL 6, 2021

Project management practices are catching on, but there’s more work to do. The demands on project managers are increasing. A project manager today is asked to not only launch innovative products, but also take responsibility for updating internal processes. How are projects being planned? The trend is to keep teams small.

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