by Al Shalloway | May 11, 2022 | Agile, Article, Teams
If your Agile coach is telling you to “run experiments” and “fail-fast,” then let me show you how to “learn how to deliver value quickly.” We live in a complex world. But that doesn’t mean we should be navigating as if we’re driving with bumper cars. Most of the time,... 
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 | Feb 17, 2022 | Agile, Article
Linked Article from Value Stream Management Master Class on Success Mentors University Twenty-three years ago, when I formed Net Objectives, I adopted a personal goal of “Effective software development without suffering.” I was looking at how to improve... 
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 18, 2021 | Article, DAVSC
I was reflecting on how I’m out of the box in many ways. Here’s my list: I believe it’s possible to create an expert system to guide consultants in engaging with a client (in fact, this is what the Disciplined Agile Value stream Consultant...