Agile Transformation Insights
Why Are Requirements Important to Agile?
The Agile Manifesto has 4 key value statements. Individuals and Interaction over Process and Tools...
Measuring Progress: EVM or Velocity?
There are many advocates in the world that state Earned Value Management (EVM) is the...
Meet the Experts: Tony Solomita
In the first installment of “Meet the Experts,” Excella’s Agile Practice Lead Tony Solomita talks...
This post is co-authored by Excella Agile experts Paul Boos and Ken Furlong. Ken will...
Improving DevOps Flow with Kanban
We’re a relatively small team of engineers at Excella focused on developing, improving, and maintaining...
Using Lean Discovery to Manage the Ultimate Risk: Building the Wrong Thing
In previous posts, I described how Lean Discovery incorporates concepts from Lean Startup and Lean...
It’s Just Change… Why is Everyone Resisting?
Have you ever tried to implement a change initiative within your organization only to be...
Defects in the Agile World – Four Key Questions (Part 2)
HOW Defects Are Managed in the Agile World The previous post addresses the defect types, their...
Defects in the Agile World – Four Key Questions (Part 1)
Have you been on agile teams that struggle in dealing with defects (or bugs), and...
What Do Change Management Consultants Do?
So you’re a Change Management Consultant. Now…what does that even mean? This is a question...
Changing Your Viewpoint of the Project Management ‘Iron’ Triangle (Part 1)
This will be the first of two posts to help you understand the alignment between...
Agile and Change Management: Not Apples and Oranges
Agile is a collaborative, user-focused approach to software delivery. Change management (CM) drives the successful...