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Flow Mapping: Better Business Agility with Flight Levels

By Jose Casal / 14th September 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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Business Agility with Flight Levels

By Jose Casal / 10th July 2021

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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All your Story Points are Belong to us

By Jose Casal / 2nd November 2020

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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Visualising Waitflow – how efficient is your end-to-end flow?

By JP Bayley / 19th May 2020

Abstract Ever wondered why sometimes you feel like you are getting a lot of work done, but still your customers and stakeholders aren’t happy? Why is it that, even if your team is awesomely agile, people still complain about how long it takes to get their stuff done? It feels like no matter how hard …

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Suddenly Virtual – Tips to run awesome virtual events

By Jose Casal / 7th May 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 where all its members are fully distributed. We have experienced a lot of successes and failures …

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Introduction to Flight Levels Workshop

By Jose Casal / 26th February 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 will explore the question: What does it take for an organisation to …

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Seeking Nirvana – Predictability in a Complex World

By Jose Casal / 25th February 2020

Abstract As Simon Wardley says: “predictability is a measure of how accurately we can anticipate something” In life and in business, human beings struggle to deal with uncertainty. When we ask people why they engage in agile transformations, change programmes, digital initiatives, scaling projects, and things like that, they will often say that they want …

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A Lean Agile Coach’s Toolkit – Guides, cinema, coffee, lunch and Lego.

By JP Bayley / 18th October 2019

Abstract As a coach it is easy to fall into the trap of trying to make a splash. This is especially the case if we are new or external. This can stop self-organisation in its tracks. It makes the organisations we work with dependant on us. What happens when the coach is not there? All …

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Scrum and Kanban – Battle Royale or Save the World?

By JP Bayley / 18th March 2019

Abstract One of the most common questions we get asked on training courses is “Scrum or Kanban?” We hear phrases like, “We dropped Kanban for Scrum” or “We moved away from Scrum to Kanban”. It seems that people pit them against each other, subconsciously at least. It doesn’t have to be this way. During this …

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The Emergence of Business Agility and why it is not an option

By Jose Casal / 3rd July 2018

Abstract By now, we all know that software is at the core of most businesses. The world of business continues to accelerate at a pace that appears to be increasing. The key competitive advantage appears to have moved from product innovation and development to business model innovation. Yet, most companies are still trying to run …

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