Agile Transformation Insights
3 Reasons Why Agile Projects Fail
Imagine this. Your team, which has used a traditional waterfall approach for as long as...
Executive Storytelling, a Component of Large Scale Transformation
I frequently work with executives on their Agile Transformation efforts and one thing is certain,...
Baby Scrum (Sounds Better than “Lean-Baby-ban”)
Sometimes taking your work home is something we try to avoid. But sometimes it just...
Feedback Early & Often! 3 Questions to Ask to Take Full Advantage of Feedback Loop Opportunities
Agile frameworks are designed to accept and handle change – but you still need feedback...
Introducing the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide version 2
This summer, the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) partnered with the Agile Alliance to...
Last week, five of Excella’s Agilists traveled to Orlando, FL for Agile 2017 for a...
Dear Agile: Not Your Average Stand-Up
This post is in Excella’s Dear Agile series of blog posts. DEAR AGILE: Recently, a...
Leadership, Kanban and Agile 2017
I’m really looking forward to Agile2017 and am thrilled to be speaking there. I’ll be...
In my previous post, I discussed ways in which anyone can become a leader by...
Agile Transformation efforts are characterized by change: new practices, new processes, new technologies, and often...
Should the Product Owner Come From the Client or Vendor?
We often see a scenario where we have vendors/contractors working with a client to deliver...
Sprint Zero or Not to Sprint Zero
A colleague of mine recently asked me and a few other Excella developers our opinions...