Archive for 'Culture & Change'

Agile & Culture: The Results

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Michael Spayd.

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In May this year, I began a survey on Agile and Culture, covering the three big methods: Scrum, XP, and Lean-Kanban. I solicited participation on several major lists (scrumdevelopment, leandevelopment, and extremeprogramming) and from a couple of organizational clients. Approximately 120 people responded.
The results were confirming on the one hand, surprising on the other. As [...]

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Leadership coaching for agile managers & executives

Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by Michael Spayd.

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Michael is excited to be starting a  leadership coaching group for managers & executives engaged in Agile transformations. From the beginning of his Agile career, Michael has worked extensively with management and their unique perspective on the world of self-organized teams and the necessary changes to management assumptions that accompany an Agile transition. Managers making [...]

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Agile and Culture: Let the research begin

Posted on 11. May, 2010 by Michael Spayd.

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I have long been a student of organizational culture, and for the past six years or so, particularly focused on the impact of culture on implementing Agile in large organizations. The center of my cultural approach is the typology developed by my colleague Bill Schneider, http://www.cdg-corp.com/products.html.
I have long taken the position that Agile teams seek to [...]

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PMO in a New Key

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Michael Spayd.

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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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The Speed of Culture

Posted on 01. Oct, 2009 by Michael Spayd.

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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.

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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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