Key takeaways
- People buy agile for the headline benefits without understanding the discipline and organisational shift it requires.
- Agile works in organisations with trust and tolerance for failure; it breaks in siloed, command-and-control structures.
- Doing half of Scrum is not a blend; a real blended approach fills the gaps one method leaves with tools from another.
- Start with a specific business problem you want to fix, then take any step (daily stand-up, a backlog, personal kanban) in that direction.
- Find an accountability partner or coach to hold up the mirror, because the hardest change is unlearning your own habits.
About this episode
What’s the first question you’d ask an Agile expert? Tough one! But in this episode, Brett asked Leading Agile’s Certified Scrum Trainer Dave Prior the tough questions about Agile transformation, and even blending Agile approaches. It’s a good, short conversation that gets straight to the matter and may help you on your own Agile journey. Topics discussed in this episode include:
- The rise of Agile
- Where Agile works well and where it breaks down
- Blending Agile with traditional methods
- The path to Agile transformation and the roadblocks you might encounter
- How to learn about Agile when you don’t have the time to be certified
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