by Al Shalloway | Feb 24, 2022 | AgileAdoption, Article, DAVSC, Frameworks, Teams
I have found that the biggest difference between experts and those with less competence is mostly what they attend to. That is, experts attend to certain things and ignore others. Less competent people are often unaware of what an expert considers important &... 
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... 
by Al Shalloway | Nov 23, 2021 | Agile@Scale, AgileAdoption, Article, SAFe
I have seen SAFe to be attractive to many small companies. There are good reasons for this. SAFe provides concepts to: Create a common backlog that can be sequenced across the organization Coordinate this backlog with a product manager Create plans for the entire...