Food for Agile Thought #232: Agile’s Demise, Big Scale Digital Transformations, Data-Drivenness Perils, Ultimate Testing Framework
Stefan Wolpers
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TL; DR: Agile’s Demise, Big Scale Digital Transformations — Food for Agile Thought #232
Welcome to the 232nd edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 25,623 peers. This week, we look back at ‘Agile’ and ask yourselves: Are the rumors of its demise exaggerated? We also get the inside view of a large scale digital transition of a traditional engineering corporation.
We then explore the perils of being probably too data-driven; we learn how to drive innovation from Mr. Business Model Canvas, and we take ten essential rules of team objectives to heart.
Lastly, we sharpen our tools to overcome any disengagement of team members and continue our Scrum anti-patterns series, focusing on stakeholders.
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?? The Tip of the Week
Mike Loukides (via O’Reilly Radar): The death of Agile?
Mike Loukides delves into the claim that Agile is “dead” — which appears with predictable regularity. So, is Agile dead?
Source: O’Reilly Radar: The death of Agile?
Author: Mike Loukides
Agile & Scrum
?? Jason Little (via InfoQ): Agile 18 Years Later
Jason Little explores patterns of the last 18 years using data from all 13 Version One State of Agile surveys and opinionates that Agile has evolved as any other set of ideas.
Source: InfoQ: ?? Agile 18 Years Later
Author: Jason Little
(via ThoughtWorks): Mastering Digital Transformation: A Case Study (Part 1)
Martin Kramer and Martin Milcke share insights into how automobile manufacturer Daimler AG uses agile methods to advance its digital transformation.
Source: ThoughtWorks: Mastering Digital Transformation: A Case Study (Part 1)
?? Michael Sahota (via Adventures with Agile): Beyond Self-Organization: How To Energize People & Teams
In this video workshop with Michael Sahota, you will learn how to identify and overcome team member disengagement.
Source: YouTube: ?? [Beyond Self-Organization: How To Energize People & Teams
Authors: Michael Sahotaand Simon Powers
?? Professional Scrum Master Training PSM I — Berlin, April 7–8, 2020
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Learn more: ?? Professional Scrum Master Training PSM I — Berlin, April 7–8, 2020.
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Product & Lean
(via ManoMano_Tech): Is being too data-driven dangerous?
Pierre Fournier lists seven risks of being reliant on data without critical reflection.
Source: ManoMano_Tech: Is being too data-driven dangerous?
?? Alex Osterwalder (via The Full Ratchet): The Ultimate Testing Framework
Alex Osterwalder and Nick Moran discuss how to best test new business ideas while keeping a balance of testing hypotheses and execution.
Source: The Full Ratchet: ?? The Ultimate Testing Framework
Author: Alex Osterwalder
Marty Cagan: Team Objectives
Marty Cagan summarizes his blog series on team objectives, stating ten essential keys to their effectiveness.
Source: Team Objectives
Author: Marty Cagan
?? 32 Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns
Learn how individual incentives and outdated organizational structures — fostering personal agendas and local optimization efforts — manifest themselves in Scrum stakeholder anti-patterns which easily can impede any agile transition.
Read more: 32 Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns.
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4 年Stefan Wolpers Thank you for this! Michael Sahota's video was great and thought provoking!