Author: andrewkallman

Reading Time: < 1 minuteW. Edwards Deming is credited with saying, “a bad system will beat a good person every time.” 

Reading Time: 4 minutesNo, not the book by Orwell. This post is about a prioritization methodology from the year 1984. That’s when the first Franklin Quest day planner was introduced to the world with the classic layout:

Reading Time: 5 minutesAgile, Lean & Exceptional Value Delivered in Sweden Culture eats everything for breakfast, lunch and dinner!!!

Reading Time: 7 minutesUsing the Flow Leadership Framework to heal broken projects

Reading Time: 5 minutesMastering the Transformation Basics is Simple, it’s just not Easy! Back on 09 Sept 2020 … I got some really great feedback from Alistair Cockburn, so that is integrated that into this post … thanks Alistair!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlthough Einstein is credited with the following quote (it’s disputed he ever said it), the axiom is still true:

Reading Time: 2 minutesRon Jeffries once quipped: “Scaled Agile must be simple — or it isn’t Agile.”

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHave seen the following statement so many times, it’s time to respond:  “All frameworks are wrong, some of them are useful (a variant of All models are wrong but some are useful).”  This statement simply isn’t true & I disagree with it.

Reading Time: 2 minutesJeff Sutherland is credited with having said, “…that absolute alignment of purpose and trust is something that creates greatness.” Great quote and simple idea. But, simple is seldom easy.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s great that Simon Sinek, in a video from a few years back, agrees that Vision comes first. He defines Vision as a “just cause,” something for which you are willing to sacrifice. He also describes the Why as the foundation of a house (i.e. its history) and the house to be built on top […]