Tag: ACT

  • Innovative Agile

    My motto regarding innovation is: being a first mover is a strategic choice, moving fast isn’t. Agile and scrum can help you move fast, so how can it accommodate innovation? Getting a view on innovation When a company fills in a portfolio tool like a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) matrix, it gets a view on…

  • Don’t even think of a metrics dashboard!

    I used to be a big fan of tools. I still am…..but not as big a fan as I used to be. This changed after I realized the meaning of ‘Individuals and interactions over processes and tools’. Especially the “interactions over tools” part. This week’s blog Eat your failure cake! Learn from your mistakes. motivated…

  • Squeeze More Out of Kanban With POLCA!

    In Agile methods focus on short feedback cycles and regular delivery of (business) value. Both are supported by having short lead times. Kanban is one of the tools to manage the flow of tasks and reduce lead times. This article shows how to reduce lead times even further. One of the mechanisms in Kanban to…