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Scrum's Value Proposition

Management executives sometimes have expectations of delivery scheduling and commitments that they feel they got from waterfall -- even if they were illusory. Well, after moving the delivery team to Scrum, management often has the same expectations. In this Executive Update, let's reset those expectations and assert that Scrum gives you something more realistic -- and better.
April 28, 2014 | Authored By: Peter Kaminski

Strangers on a Train: The Rise of the Uneasy, But Mutually Advantageous, Alliance Between IT and Marketing

The soul of the Hitchcock masterpiece Strangers on a Train is its central plot conceit: two strangers meet on a train and realize they can "solve a problem" for one another. In the film, each man has a relative he wants (at least in the abstract) to murder. If each man murders the other man's "problem," there would be two perfect crimes ...; and two problems solved.
January 31, 2015 | Authored By: Dan Gordon

The Team Is Where It’s At!

To succeed in the future, we must make difficult changes to move our organizations into the 21st century — and creating real teams is the answer.
December 3, 2019 | Authored By: James Schiel

Institutionalizing Board Knowledge

Siah Hwee Ang calls for a shift in how executives engage with boards — not just as monitors or advisers but as long-term strategic assets. He advocates for structures that tap into directors’ expertise through agenda setting, follow-ups, and subcommittees. Boards’ hard skills can be institutionalized via staggered succession, while soft skills can be preserved by documenting decision-making processes. Regular engagement is key, with boards contributing to short-, medium-, and long-term strategic discussions.
July 15, 2025 | Authored By: Siah Hwee Ang

The Pedagogy Principle: Teaching Agile Leaders How to Teach

One of the hallmarks of a mature Agile team is continuous learning. “But,” asks author Jeff Dalton, “do Agile leaders know how and what to teach?” Dalton argues that after decades of “vo-tech” style learning, it’s time for a return to “the collaborative, interpersonal, and analytical skills that ... are so important for successful Agile adoption.” He introduces the Agile Performance Holarchy.
October 3, 2017 | Authored By: Jeff Dalton

What I Learned About Agility from a Construction Company

From the moment a work crew from STS Construction (STS) showed up at my house until the whole project was finished almost a year later, I witnessed and participated in some of the best Scrum I have seen. Even though STS had never heard of Scrum and would not have known what the term meant, the company had come up with a way of working that was Scrum. Not only was I impressed by the tactical scrum onsite, but when I learned how STS did its project management and scheduling, I was equally impressed by its strategic scrum working habits. This Executive Update discusses the primary Scrum patterns and practices I saw in STS’s work that helped make our home remodel a success. (Not a client? For a limited time, you can download your complimentary copy here.)
May 6, 2019 | Authored By: Dan Rawsthorne, Trai Tollett
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