by Al Shalloway | Aug 10, 2022 | Agile, Amplio, Article, Lean, Scrum
I tend to think of Scrum as an MVP of Agile. 20+ years ago we knew Agile worked but we didn’t understand why. A few years later, some of us adopted Lean as the base, some others Theory of Constraints. Today, there are several approaches now based on Flow, Lean, and... 
by Al Shalloway | Jun 8, 2022 | Agile, Article, Frameworks, SAFe, Scrum, Teams
This paper discusses a different way to deal with complexity than suggesting complex systems are unknowable and that we therefore must see what happens and inspect and adapt in response. It acknowledges that complex systems are, by definition, not completely... 
by Al Shalloway | Mar 9, 2022 | Agile, Article, Flow, Scrum, Teams
There is no question that people can only absorb so much at any one time. Moreover, we have a lot of limitations to learning – cognitive bias, bounded rationality, cognitive overload, ego, etc. So the idea of trying to teach even 10% of what’s known early is... 
by Al Shalloway | Feb 16, 2022 | Agile, Article, Frameworks, Scrum
The biggest difference between Scrum Guide Scrum and the effective Scrum that results in this workshop is not so much the practices you’ll do as it is how you will look at how your teams create value. The workshop presents a simple model based on Flow, Lean, and... 
by Al Shalloway | Feb 12, 2022 | Article, Frameworks, Scrum
People struggle with Scrum because they haven’t been adequately prepared in their initial training. Many teams are required to do Scrum, and they are trapped in it. People struggling with Scrum are disrespected by many Scrum proponents who don’t take... 
by Al Shalloway | Jan 24, 2022 | Article, Frameworks, SAFe, Scrum
There are many concepts that can improve both Scrum and SAFe. While both approaches are quite different, it is perhaps surprising that most of the concepts listed here would be useful to both. A short synopsis for many of these will be presented here along with links...