The Ops Model is a framework that revolves around system thinking in complex environments. It is centred on the groups or nodes within the system and the relationships or networks…
Browsing CategoryEnterprise Agile
Taylorism and the Evolution of Management: The Case of the Spotify Model
When Frederick Taylor published his “Principles of Scientific Management” in 1911, he laid the foundation for the idea of people as an integral part of the production process. Since then,…
Product Ownership, a special type of Chapter
In enterprise Agile models, product ownership and product management play crucial roles in delivering value to customers and driving the organisation’s success. When we overlay this with the chapter model,…
Alignment between your OKRs and your delivery structure
OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results, have become a popular goal-setting framework in many businesses today. The idea is simple: define clear objectives, set measurable key results, and align the…
Aligning Development and Operational Value Streams in Scaled Agile
The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) specifically addresses the separation of development and operational value streams to optimise product development and delivery processes. Development Value Stream: The development value stream focuses…
Can you measure your transformation?
How can you define an appropriate unit of transformation value (UTV) for an operating model transformation? The UTV aims to quantify the overall impact and progress of an operating model…
The complex relationship between business management and agile (part 3)
Part 3 I first discovered Agile. Later on I discovered design thinking. Then I learned about scaled Agile and finally, Lean Startup. But once I had understood all four, I…
The complex relationship between business management and agile (Phase 1&2)
Part 1: Have you thrown your customer out the window yet? Initially, when I step foot inside an organisation, I try to get a snapshot of what the business looks…
Agile 101 Webinars in December
https://youtu.be/wr1jyPqBuHk As promised, I will be running a series of one hour webinars later this week focusing on Motivation. It is perfect for anyone who is working with teams and…
Focus on the relationships and leave the Scrum to get on with itself
Rolling out Scrum is not exactly rocket science. But people are. A few thoughts on bringing relationships front and centre I read an article recently that stated that in the…