What can you derive, in the context of agile leadership, from the spate of mass layoffs in Tech?
What can you derive, in the context of agile leadership, from the spate of mass layoffs in Tech? I came across circumstances this week where leadership teams were under severe pressure to dramatically cut costs. One of the leaders I spoke to was working through the dichotomy of saving costs whilst building (at best) or […]
How is Kanplexity different to simply adopting Kanban as a stand-alone framework?
How is Kanplexity different to simply adopting Kanban as a stand-alone framework? Kanplexity is an alternative approach to project management and product development, developed by Agility Chef John Coleman, to help organizations grow agile capabilities and deal more effectively with complexity and uncertainty. Kanban Kanban is a stand-alone agile framework that primarily focuses on helping […]
What kind of time commitments are needed for an executive when it comes to X Agility coaching?
What kind of time commitments are needed for an executive when it comes to X Agility coaching? In the context of you, as an executive or senior leader within the organization, interacting with an agile coach or X Agility chef, you could work on the following guidelines to understand how much of your time would […]
What outcomes could executives expect after 90 days of the X Agility engagement model?
What outcomes could executives expect after 90 days of the X Agility engagement model? The first 30 days of the X Agility engagement would be focused on discovery. We’ll figure out: We would also do some measurements and assessments: Identify starting points. We would also be focused on exploring how best to start and where […]
How will the PSU course help leadership teams innovate?
John Coleman explains how the Professional Scrum User Experience course helps leaders innovate effectively.
How have leadership requirements evolved because of complexity?
How have leadership requirements evolved because of complexity? Complexity requires more than simply gathering experts around the table. Because we’ve never built the solution or solved the problem before, we simply don’t know what we don’t know. Even the experts are not guaranteed to solve the problem or develop the solution that our customers and […]
How important is executive agility in the Kanplexity model?
How important is executive agility in the Kanplexity model? Agile leadership, complexity, and flow are the 3 pillars that support the agile framework. Flow We need to optimize flow throughout the system. We are looking to optimize the delivery of value to customers and product stakeholders, and so we are focused on effectiveness as well […]
How does Kanplexity help leaders navigate complexity?
How does Kanplexity help leaders navigate complexity? There is a wonderful leadership decision-making framework called Cynefin, created by Dave Snowden, that helps leaders navigate complexity. The framework has been around for about 21 years and has been perfected by the Cynefin team. It has become the standard by which agile experts, consultants, and coaches explain […]
Is there a place for project managers in Kanplexity?
Is there a place for project managers in Kanplexity? Kanplexity is an alternative approach to product development and project management, developed by John Coleman, that empowers teams to increase their agility and align customer objectives with organizational objectives and strategy. Yes, there is a place for project managers in Kanplexity. In fact, there contribution and […]
What is Agile Leadership and why is it important?
What is Agile Leadership and why is it important? The organization can make the decision to embrace agile and select an agile framework such as scrum to get going, but the deeper considerations that need to be taking into account are whether the environment is conducive to agility and agile behaviours. If you have a […]
