I’ve led teams in both big companies and startups. I’ve built new teams. And I’ve helped fix dysfunctional ones. There’s no shortage of research on the success factors for creating high-performing ...
In the software industry, in which I have worked for the past 25 years, we often use the adage, "What's old is new again." Today's messaging tools like Slack and Teams, for example, owe a lot to the ...
Agile work has become increasingly popular in recent years as organizations seek to improve their productivity and responsiveness to change. The agile approach emphasizes teamwork, collaboration and ...
In recent years, agile marketing has exploded in popularity outside the software development space, and many organizations have rushed to adopt it without really understanding it. The result has been ...
Over the last two and a half years, we’ve seen companies around the globe embrace hybrid working and technology like never before. But embracing new ways of working shouldn’t stop there. Beyond the ...
While hybrid work models have helped teams collaborate across locations, persistent challenges remain with teams still wrestling with misalignment and communication gaps that slow progress and delay ...
You might have heard “agile budgeting” referenced during the keynotes at Google Marketing Live this year. I had several people ask me about what it means – and some were skeptical when I explained a ...
Agile not for you? Here are things to consider if adopting agile approaches isn’t working as well as it could. I wasn’t always so strong in my beliefs that agile methods provide the blueprint for ...
Agile project management works well outside of software development. Not all elements of Agile can apply to every business. Picking and choosing the right elements for your business can have a ...
Every team has unique needs, but project management methodologies often aren’t one-size fits all. While not a methodology itself, disciplined agile is a toolkit that leverages various methodologies in ...
Life is stressful. Things are changing. Work feels uncertain. Every day, it seems we’re given new direction and asked to adapt. In the civilian world, change is expected. How you deal with the stress ...