Some may believe that the Agile mindset is new and was recently “discovered.” In reality, it has a long history. We can trace its roots as far back as the early 17th century, starting with Francis Bacon’s introduction of the scientific method. Those empirical foundations provide the basis for how we work in an Agile-minded […]
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Six Ways to Understand Customer’s “Why” and Achieve ROI – Part Two
In Part 1 we looked at straightforward ways to more easily maintain engagement with customers. Now let’s find out why they’re doing what they’re doing and how to use that insight to your organization’s, and their own, benefit. 4. Ask for Feedback and Listen Feedback is the insight an organization needs to determine if they […]
Best Tech Events for September 2018
Summer is coming to a close, but we still have events for you to attend! Check out what our technologists are doing in the community and join us for an event. Here is this month’s list of upcoming events: MERL Tech DC Organized by: Kurante September 6th – 7th All Day Washington, DC Leadership & Influence […]
The Spine Model
My introduction to Agile came at my last job, where we underwent an Agile transformation using Scrum in a knowledge work setting. During the culture change, I went from “Developer” (I use quotes because we were not building software) to Scrum Master and eventually Assistant Agile Coach for the department. As the Assistant Coach, I […]
Six Ways to Understand Customer’s “Why” and Achieve ROI – Part One
We are all experts in using digital products, such as websites and mobile apps, to perform many types of tasks. At a bare minimum, we use websites to learn about, accomplish, and/or communicate something to others. But we don’t always appreciate why we gravitate towards the sites we use and why we keep returning to […]
Four Reasons to Upgrade to Angular CLI v6
At ng-conf 2018, the Angular team unveiled an astonishing suite of new features to come with the release of Angular 6. Brad Green, Misko Hevery, and Kara Erickson gave the Day 1 Keynote, in which they showed off what the Google team had been cooking up since ng-conf 2017. One of those things was the […]
Kanban in Action: The Workshop
As the two Kanban Trainers at Excella, Mark Grove and I think a lot about Kanban and how to spread knowledge of it. We’ve recently had a lot of success with a workshop we call “Kanban in Action.” We’ve presented it at meetups, the AgileDC Conference, and Lean Kanban North America. In August, we’ll be […]
Responding to Change Over Following a Plan: Agile Lessons from Antarctica
I spent the first part of January in Antarctica hanging out with penguins, whales, and seals. It was an incredible experience and about as different from my day-to-day work as can be. And yet, on my long flight back home, I couldn’t help but reflect on how well my trip aligned with one specific value […]
Best Tech Events for August 2018
Summer is halfway over but the events don’t end! Check out what our technologists are doing in the community and join us for an event. Here is this month’s list of upcoming events: Agile2018 Organized by: Agile Alliance August 6th – 10th All Day San Diego, CA Code On The Beach Organized by: Code On The […]
Blockchain: A Revolutionary Technology That Won’t Change Hotel Distribution
The fierce debate about blockchain rages on. The evangelists insist that it will be as transformative as the Internet. The skeptics ask why there hasn’t been any impact after ten years. The fight has reached hospitality, with a panel at every conference and salvos in the industry press. Distribution looks like the area most ripe […]
