by Al Shalloway | Jun 8, 2022 | Agile, 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 | May 17, 2022 | Publication
The Path to a Professional Lean-Agile Coach Being a Professional Coach A professional Lean-Agile coach is a person who understands how to help teams and organizations improve with the theories of Flow, Lean, and the Theory of Constraints while also understanding the... 
by Al Shalloway | Feb 24, 2022 | AgileAdoption, 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
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 16, 2021 | Agile, Agile@Scale, AgileAdoption, 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 –...