Posts Tagged ‘Scrum’
PMO’s Journey with DevOps – Part II
We can probably all agree that time flies. Two years ago I wrote a post about the PMO’s future and guess what? That future is now. Two years ago I…
Read MoreDevOps, Formula 1 and the Lollipop Man: From 2 Minutes to 2 Seconds
Have you ever changed a tire on your car? How long did it take you? I’ll bet it took you at least 10 minutes. Just fifty years ago, it took…
Read MoreLean IT Association (LITA) – Driving Change for a Global Standard for Lean IT Co-opetition
Cooperating for the Betterment of the Market For those of you familiar with Lean IT, you are probably aware of the fact that initiatives for education and certification for Lean…
Read MoreThe Importance of Rituals/Events in the Agile Methodology
In my last post, I discussed that understanding what Scrum means and that agile is not just ‘flexible’, but rather ‘quick and well-coordinated’, helps in my opinion, in putting it…
Read MoreAgile is Not Just Flexible!
I heard it just recently: we tried Agile, but people were all over the place and we totally lost control. Organizations with bureaucratic frustrations, caused by a misinterpretation of frameworks…
Read MoreHow Can Your ITSM ‘Ops’ Clients Use ASL to Improve Collaboration with ‘Dev’?
Long gone are the days that IT was run by men in white coats who had an all-round understanding of the whole IT domain. Whether it was hardware, system software…
Read MoreWhy Service Management Initiatives Get Stuck (Part 2 of 2)
Read Part 1 Power of Consequences Unwanted behavior can very well be explained and, once understood, brought under control. The key is that behavior always has behavioral consequences. People learn…
Read MoreWhy Service Management Initiatives Get Stuck (Part 1 of 2)
Just about every professional IT service organization has adopted a best practice or a framework with the intention of structuring processes and professionalizing their way of working. The most popular…
Read MoreThe PMO’s Journey (and Its Future)
You may have noticed recent discussions about the Project Management Office (PMO). Should we keep it, change it or demolish it? In this fast-changing business environment, it’s difficult to stay…
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