Chow #250 – Parallel tracks in any transformation
Victor seemed to be immersed with some chart on his desk and fully focused on that, when Bardhan walked in. Bardhan saw some parallel arrows drawn on the chart and the axes marked as Value, Maturity on the Y dimension and Cadence of development and releases on the X dimension. Curious, he asked Victor what […]
CHOW#243 – Agility in HR
Devina heads the HR department of a large investment bank in India. She had heard about Agile but thought that it was more of a skillset required in the IT department. Her company is in the process of undergoing Enterprise Agile Transformation and was moving in the direction of Agility. As one of the function […]
‘The Five Tantras of Enterprise Agility’ – New book from PM Power Consulting – A synopsis
Agile has caught the fancy of the world. It is now a force to reckon with in our rapidly changing business world. Development practices based on Agile have become the first choice of project managers and leaders across thousands of organisations worldwide. Time and again, Agile has proven to be more flexible and effective in […]
4 Focus areas for Delivery Leaders in Achieving Business Agility
After a few years of practicing agile, one the most talked about Next Gen Agile Transformation is Business Agility. In this blog, I want to talk about the changes in expectations from delivery managers to move towards capability leaders. Benefits of moving to a Business Agility driven Org Model Why go through this change? One […]
Chow #140 – How do I structure my new tribe?
Daniel looks after the supply chain product in a 60-year-old company. He reports into the Chief Information Officer. Currently the systems run on a traditional mainframe with some interfaces to the external world using UNIX gateways. The software is developed and maintained by Peter with 12 of the company’s long-timers, who have grown up with […]
Building Cross Functional Teams: 7 common challenges
Any enterprise agile transformation needs to accept openly the challenges that exist in building a cross-functional team. In my experience these are genuine concerns and challenges. How well you address them, make trade-offs, or sweep under the carpet will go a long way in determining the success of enterprise agile transformation. 1. How do […]
CHOW #135: Weigh in on some weighty Agile questions!
In PM Power’s Enterprise Agile Transformation practice, customers – either starting on Agile adoption or reviewing their current state – often ask us questions like the ones below. What would be your answers for them? You can answer as many as you like – at least one if not all 3! Ask shiv@pm-powerconsulting.com for what […]
