Jose Casal, Author at Actineo Consulting LLP

Flow Mapping: Better Business Agility with Flight Levels

By Jose Casal / 14th September 2022 27th December 2022

Abstract Organisations know that achieving better Business Agility is key for their long-term survival. However, most Agile Transformations fail to deliver their expected outcomes. Many lose momentum and are cancelled before they can be completed.So, why do we fail so often?Business Agility requires a fundamental change of mindset; moving from Resource thinking to Flow thinking.This …

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Rapid prototyping of your coordination boards

By Jose Casal / 24th June 2022 1st September 2022

with Bernd Kudicke I typically do some flight route simulations with my customers to better understand their intended way of collaboration and interactions.

Transformational One to Ones

By Jose Casal / 24th June 2022 1st September 2022

with Avipaul Bhandari One to ones have the power to transform – the performance of individuals, teams, and the wider collective.

How well does your workflow flow?

By Jose Casal / 24th June 2022 1st September 2022

with Julia Wester A workflow is a process in which work flows through until it is completed – at least that’s what the name suggests. Based on my experience working with and talking to teams, workflows don’t always facilitate flow.

Business Agility in Action: Using Flight Levels Boards

By Jose Casal / 16th September 2021 16th September 2021

Klaus Leopold author of “rethinking Agile” describes Flight Levels as a “thinking model” that can help you discover and highlight where in an organization you need to focus on to achieve your desired objectives. Flight Levels is not an organisational model or a maturity model. It is essentially a tool to help you think and …

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What shall I work on next? Using ageing charts in your Daily Scrum

By Jose Casal / 6th August 2021 6th August 2021

What shall I work on next? If you facilitate Daily Scrums (or whatever you call your daily meeting), this is never a straightforward question and it can be difficult helping guide teams to the right answer. As a team member, it is never as simple as picking the lowest hanging fruit or the most important …

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Business Agility with Flight Levels

By Jose Casal / 10th July 2021 18th October 2022

Abstract Flight Levels enable us to achieve business agility. José Casal presents how using Enterprise Kanban and Klaus Leopold’s Flight Levels help us to foster business agility with appropriate organisational changes. During this interactive introductory session, participants have the opportunity to interact regularly with the contents of the session and explore the core components of …

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4 Differences Between the Virtual and the In-person TBR Classes

By Sharon Bowman / 3rd November 2020 19th February 2021

The questions have come up many times: “What are the differences between the ‘Training from the BACK of the Room’ Virtual Edition (TBR-VE) Class and the in-person TBR Practitioner Class? Are the classes interchangeable? Does one class replace the other?” Here are 4 major differences between the TBR-VE Class and the in-person TBR Practitioner Class: …

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All your Story Points are Belong to us

By Jose Casal / 2nd November 2020 15th September 2021

Abstract In this engaging talk, Jose Casal revisits the purpose of producing estimates, challenges some common myths about our popular estimation techniques, considers how to assess if your estimation process is really working for you, and finally, introduces how (and why) flow metrics can produce better forecasting and estimation. Say bye to Velocity. Presentation History …

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Actineo at 5: What Have we Learned?

By Jose Casal / 6th October 2020 27th February 2021

It looks like it was yesterday when Vic and I signed up the papers to form Actineo. It is now 5 years of hard work, personal and business growth and lots and lots of great stories and learning to share with others. Over the past 5 years we have had the privilege of meeting thousands …

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