by Al Shalloway | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’ve all heard “the map is not the territory,” but in the Agile space, we’ve made Scrum, a poor map of the territory we call Agile, the territory itself. People strive to adopt Scrum. Imagine the difference between maps of uncharted areas just... 
by Al Shalloway | Dec 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Engineering is often misunderstood. People see overpasses being built and think that that is engineering. While admittedly that’s an aspect of engineering, building overpasses is mostly manufacturing outdoors. Billy Koen, in “Discussion of the Method:... 
by Al Shalloway | Dec 16, 2021 | Agile, Agile@Scale, AgileAdoption, Article, Risk
Undertaking an Agile adoption has almost become an imperative for organizations. Unfortunately, many of those recently beginning their journey have little understanding of the risks involved. Worse, the two most popular frameworks (Scrum and SAFe) ignore these risks –... 
by Al Shalloway | Dec 2, 2021 | Agile, Agile@Scale, Article, Frameworks, Risk, SAFe, Scrum
When you start a project, creating or enhancing an existing product, or most any significant work I hope you attend to some risk issues: how do you know if this will result in value? what happens if the market changes? does your company have the skill set to implement...