Abstract What if our belief in cross-functional, stable teams is wrong?What if our team structures don’t fit today’s business context and actually make developers’ lives harder? This talk is a thought experiment based on 20+ years of experience with Agile and Business Agility. Again and again we see: • Specialists isolated within “teams”• Dependencies on […]
Treat Work Like a Virus and Teams Like the Immune System Read More »
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
Workflows, Roleflows & Waitflows Read More »
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
Flow Mapping: Better Business Agility with Flight Levels Read More »
with Bernd Kudicke I typically do some flight route simulations with my customers to better understand their intended way of collaboration and interactions.
Rapid prototyping of your coordination boards Read More »
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
Business Agility in Action: Using Flight Levels Boards Read More »
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
Business Agility with Flight Levels Read More »
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
Visualising Waitflow – how efficient is your end-to-end flow? Read More »
When you think of being agile, what comes to mind? I doubt Flow Efficiency is the first thing you think of. My guess is it might have something to do with value delivery, methodologies, frameworks, events, or roles. These are all things that we sometimes hear people say when we ask them what “good” looks
Flow Efficiency: The Hidden Truth of Agile Teams Read More »
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
Introduction to Flight Levels Workshop Read More »
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
How Well Does Your System Flow? Read More »
