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PMO in a New Key
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Michael Spayd.
The title of a book I read in college has always stuck with me: Philosophy in a New Key. It marked the beginning of a new conversation about how philosophy was done. I am intending something similar with a new whitepaper about PMOs in the Agile age.
My attempt to frame a new discussion about PMOs [...]
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Tao of Scrum (II)
Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by Michael Spayd.
This is the second of three posts, inspired by the Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing). The basic rules, in this Taoist-like format, are a kind of Ri (expert or master) version of Scrum. In this post are the second five rules, defining the events or ceremonies of Scrum.
The Tao of Events
Release Planning defines what [...]
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The Tao of Scrum
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by Michael Spayd.
Following was inspired by the Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing). I was preparing to teach a new Agile team and wanted a simple version of the rules of Scrum. I started with the Scrum Guide, which I distilled down into 15 basic rules and 53 sub-rules. The basic rules, in this Taoist-like format, are [...]
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Conflict, Diversity & Appreciation
Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by Michael Spayd.
My friend Jean Tabaka recently posted what may become a seminal blog (who knows, eh?) on a process of escalating conflict she sees within the Agile community (Escalation is Killing Agile). It soon made the Twitter rounds and then ignited a storm of comments, including some that seemed to actually illustrate Jean’s point. My primary [...]
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The Speed of Culture
Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Michael Spayd.
Nothing is as fast (or impactful) as trust, whether high or low. That is the message of Stephen M.R. Covey’s book The Speed of Trust. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Covey highlights that we are in a crisis of (mostly lack of) trust. It is killing us. Restoring trust–in society, in our businesses, [...]
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Meet us in Chicago
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by Michael Spayd.
Yes, we will be in Chicago for the premier conference, Agile 2009! I am giving two presentations, announcing some new service packages, and making a special conference offer.
My major presentation is a half-day tutorial on Wednesday afternoon (2-5:30). The title is Creating Your Enterprise Adoption Plan: A Seven Layer Framework. It is aimed at folks that [...]
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Collective Edge 2.0 Beta is Live
Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by Michael Spayd.
It’s fitting that the Collective Edge 2.0 web site is now fully utilizing Web 2.0 tools. I know that term is a bit overused, but implementing on the WordPress platform really has made it clear to me: it is a new web.
Our original site (www.collective-edge.com) was SO non-interactive. The difference is almost shocking. Thanks to [...]
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Teams are the next new thing (no, seriously)
Posted on 15. Aug, 2009 by Michael Spayd.
Jane Patterson, one of my partners, and I have come to a suprising realization: teams are the next new thing! Well, that’s a little misleading. What we mean is that the use of what I call ‘conscious teaming’ as a discipline has similiar potential to the Agile, Lean or Quality movements. If applied with the same [...]
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