Mar 13Member-onlyAgile transformation without Agile leadership?Agile transformation has become popular for organizations looking to improve their efficiency, flexibility, and customer focus. However, despite the potential benefits of agile transformation, many organizations struggle to achieve the desired results. One common reason for this is a lack of proper agile leadership. In this article, we will explore…Agile Transformation3 min readAgile Transformation3 min read
Jan 18Member-onlyIs a Project charter needed if we are using an Agile Framework?— Perhaps an agile one — A project charter is a document that outlines the critical information about a project, including its purpose, objectives, stakeholders, and key deliverables. There are two main types of project charters: traditional and agile. Traditional project charters are typically used in a Waterfall project management…Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
Jan 2Member-onlyStandards and Conventions are opposed to an Agile Mindset, right? (Not at all)Conventions are standard practices or ways of doing things that a group or community follows. They are not formal rules or regulations but are widely accepted and followed by team members. On the other hand, standards are formal rules or guidelines used to ensure consistency and quality. In agile delivery…Agile Mindset3 min readAgile Mindset3 min read
Dec 11, 2022Member-onlyWhat serving food at “Trinity Cafe Nebraska” taught me about agility and humanityA few months ago, I started offering volunteer hours at Feeding Tampa, an organization dedicated to providing food for the homeless and people with compromised economic conditions. I volunteer at Triniti Cafe on Nebraska Street in Tampa on Saturday mornings. We serve a nutritious breakfast to approximately 200 people in…Feeding Tampa3 min readFeeding Tampa3 min read
Nov 13, 2022Member-onlyBe prescriptive first to become Agile later?There is a fairly general tendency in the Agile community to confuse the ideal state with the strategy; this confusion is inherited from applying “modern” methods of participatory management and innovative leadership. Many Scrum Masters or Agile Coaches, when faced with opportunities for improvement in a team, opt for the…Agile2 min readAgile2 min read
Oct 16, 2022Member-onlyRunning an efficient PI Planning using Jira Advanced Roadmaps(Slides of the talk presented at JiraCon22)Jira2 min readJira2 min read
Sep 5, 2022Member-only“How to be an Artist” by Jerry Saltz — minimal annotationsI have been following Jerry Saltz for many years and marveling at his light but a not simplistic way of approaching life from the perspective of art and the artist’s perspective. I could not say that Jerry is an optimist nor a pessimist, but someone who understood that art, as…Jerry Saltz10 min readJerry Saltz10 min read
Aug 28, 2022Member-only“Building a Second Brain” by Tiago ForteI am a fan of notes, I take notes on paper and digital constantly, and I think I have a system that allows me to use them quite efficiently. I use some digital tools, such as Evernote and, more recently, Notion — they do not replace paper notes, but they…Notetaking2 min readNotetaking2 min read
Published in Atom Platform·May 20, 2022Member-onlyEnterprise Agile Framework ImplementationIntroduction The Agile Manifesto and the Scrum Guide are general documents that describe a mindset and a set of values and principles that govern the adoption of agile work strategies. By themselves, these documents are not, nor do they pretend to be, sufficient to achieve an Agile implementation that responds…Agile4 min readAgile4 min read
Mar 19, 2022Member-onlyGoal Mindset vs. Learning MindsetIn agile dynamics, roles and responsibilities are not as crucial as mindsets and frameworks. In general, the roles and responsibilities are more or less exhaustive lists that, if they are interpreted as a framework for establishing expectations and circuits of cooperation and collaboration, are useful, but if they are assumed…Goal Mindset3 min readGoal Mindset3 min read
