[#020] The Adaptable Mind
Tiffany Shlain discusses the skills we need to thrive in today’s world.
Talks: Suddenly Virtual – Tips to run awesome virtual events
Presentation History The Future of Work in Scotland Meetup group – Online – 22 Apr 2020 Abstract Vast swathes of our workforce are suddenly forced to work remotely and we are having to learn quickly how to adapt our working practices to virtual environments. Actineo is a consultancy specialising in Business Agility Coaching and Training …
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Talks: Introduction to Flight Levels Workshop
Presentation History Lean Agile US – Ft. Lauderdale – 26 Feb 2020 Abstract Agile is cool, agile is trendy! Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, MorE or LeSS… Teams are trained so that the company finally becomes agile in the market. However, most of the time NOTHING positive happens! How is that even possible? In this workshop we …
Talks: Seeking Nirvana – Predictability in a Complex World
Presentation History ACE! 2020 – Krakow – 21 May 2020 Lean Agile US – Ft. Lauderdale – 25 Feb 2020 Agile Testing Days – Potsdam, Germany – 07 Nov 2019 Lean Agile Brighton – Brighton, UK – 18 Oct 2019 Agile Piano by IBM – Berlin, Germany – 30 Jul 2019 Agile Portugal – Porto, …
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Announcing the Lean Agile London Conference
Back in 2013, our partner Jose Casal had what appeared to be the crazy idea of creating a London-based Kanban conference. What started as a 1-day experiment on a Saturday became an established conference in the Lean Agile network of conferences. London Lean Kanban Days (LLKD) brought together some of the most prominent thought leaders, …
Business Efficiency? Watch the Ball, not the Player
In football, the team that wins is the one that gets the ball in the other team’s goal most times. Not the one that runs the most. What matters most is what is happening to the ball. So, we need to watch the ball, not the player. Business is no different. In Knowledge Work what …
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How Well Does Your System Flow?
When working with a flow-based Kanban system there are a few statements that I would suggest most teams should bear in mind. One of my Kanban class attendees labelled these as “Jose’s Rules for Flow” Whilst I wouldn’t go so far as to say these are hard and fast rules, they are some suggestions for …
Mastering the Art of Practicing Kanban
Practice! Practice! Practice! We know that the only way to really master new knowledge is by practising it for a substantial period of time. This is the most crucial statement in the Agile Manifesto: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. But, “doing” is not everything. …
Ticket Size Does Not Matter
In practically every training class and consultancy work we do in Actineo there are two ideas that someone will bring up at some point: Ticket size matters Tickets need to be of the same size To me, those are two myths. I tend to argue that “ticket size does NOT matter“, although what I really …
Arbejdsglaede or How to Create Work Happiness
I went on an exploration trip to my first Happy Workplaces conference that took place in London on 21–22 Jun 2018. Andy de Vale had attended the 2017 conference and he came back praising the conference. So, Jean-Paul Bayley and I decided to join the 2018 conference and see what was being shared. The first …