by Al Shalloway | Apr 23, 2022 | Publication
I often hear that there are cases where waterfall is best. I don’t agree. Let me first point out, however, that the choice is not between waterfall and Agile. There are other approaches. There are also multiple aspects to consider: do we know the steps we need to...
by Al Shalloway | Apr 23, 2022 | Publication
Many executives have been led to believe that Agile is inherently less predictable than a waterfall approach. However, when wrapped in Lean-Thinking, Agile can be more predictable because it enables working directly on the true causes of unpredictability in software...
by Al Shalloway | Apr 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
This page contains supplemental articles for the Amplio@Teams: The Path to Effective Lean-Agile Teams. Individual articles of Interest Why Lean-Agile Should Be More Predictable Than Waterfall Waterfall Is Never the Right Approach Collections of LinkedIn Posts of...
by Al Shalloway | Apr 10, 2022 | Publication
There are four main dimensions to effective workflows: what is being worked on how the teams are organized how the work is being done how much work is being done Success and Value Get clarity on what success means for you and your organization Focus on value creation...
by Al Shalloway | Apr 10, 2022 | Publication
People have different values, and expecting everyone to have the same values is likely problematic. In any event, changing the values of people is difficult and time-consuming. A few promises made across the organization can be invaluable. This helps align people and...