The need for the Agile paradigm is bigger than ever. Scrum is the new reality, now and in the foreseeable future. Actually, Agile and Scrum are inseparable ingredients. The success of Agile was unplanned, unpredictable, a huge gamechanger and… undesirable (to some). It deeply saddens me t...
Sean Robinson has been a huge influence on my agile thinking, both directly and indirectly, so it was a real pleasure to get to record an episode with him. In it we discuss whether a transformation itself is almost inherently unagile, whether our transformation should be based on kaizen or...
Next-gen Internet will bring huge opportunities and challenges for companies. While it will improve productivity and optimize business processes, business models will be impacted. SAP’s Digital Transformation Officer, Dr. Chakib Bouhdary, argues that to meet the new slew of challenges, CEOs and m...
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Now we’re seeing a more sweeping transformation. Why is this the moment for it? Because rapid innovation has become a strategic imperative for most companies, not just a subset. To get it, businesses have looked to Silicon Valley and to software companies in particular, emulating their agile...
Leadership is the most important part of a healthy Agile transformation. I’d go as far as saying leaders can make or break transformation efforts. So leadership teams must lead the change for it to stick. They do this by leading by example at all levels of the organization (from the port...
Huge companies, such as Google or Amazon, have built a strong vision and an organisation that enables people to move towards that vision. The individual contribution to achieving the vision is marginal. But the reward for the individual is a high salary and working for a great brand. Smaller...
AGILE TRANSFORMATION rooted in PARTNERSHIPS Annual Report 2018 Your Partner Bank Introduction "Al Baraka Banking Group's philosophy, in essence, is that Allah, The Almighty, grants mankind the power to inherit the land on this earth. As such, Man is not the owner of wealth, but he is ...
AI's widespread adoption is predicted to accelerate the pace of workforce transformation across industries, with estimates that half of today's work activities could be automated between 2030 and 2060, a decade earlier than previous estimates. To keep pace with this growing industry, software develop...
Below is a summary of each step in the agile transformation “recipe” and their key points. Organization-wide education Education is a key to any transition. I’ve learned that education normally needs to happen early, and it needs to be organization-wide for it to be most effective. If ...