Category: Ideas & Insights
How customer-centricity empowers BDD and story lifecycle @ Agile Testing Summit Toronto
On August 30, come out to Agile Testing Summit in Toronto. We are honoured to be a speaker at this summit. Here are topic details and link to register... Go beyond behaviour-driven development practices in this interactive session. Push the boundaries and explore how BDD mindset can be used to radically involve customers throughout the ...
Agile Product Development @ Silicon Halton
Product planning and management has evolved over the years from waterfall to Lean Agile. Traditional methods are geared towards an end date and single customer and focus on managing known scope, price and timing. However, products are constantly disrupted through a series of market shifts and ever-changing customers needs. A more fundamental shift towards a ...
How Digital Transformation is revolutionizing Project Management
As customers are becoming more Digital, our projects become more digital, and we (our roles) become more digital. "The core structure and capabilities of established project management offices (PMOs) are being disrupted and challenged by digitization…" says Joanne Kopcho, Research VP for Gartner. Let's explore how Digital Transformation is impacting project management processes and practices. ...
Best practices for combining Waterfall and Agile Project Management Webcast
84% of companies use both Traditional / Waterfall and Agile / Scrum Project Management practices (PM Solutions 2018). Yet less than 8% know how to do it correctly. This interactive webcast will provide you with key insights and practices for how best to combine both predictive and responsive project management to increase business value, make ...
The big WHY
Our constant challenge: Creating customer value in a highly disruptive world! VT empowers organizations to elevate customer value through Lean Agile practices We do this through our E4 Exploration, Empowerment, Enablement, and Enrichment: Exploration – Identify where you are in your Lean Agile journey (Research & Audits)Empowerment – Building skills and practices (Training & Workshops)Enablement – Guiding and growing Lean ...
How to get buy-in and reach the SAFe Tipping Point quickly
Hi Agile Coaches and Leaders Let's talk about applying Scaled Agile... and specifically How to get executive buy-in and reach the SAFe Tipping Point quickly There are cases where reaching the Tipping Point described in Scaled Agile Framework is difficult or more complicated than a "Burning Platform" or "Proactive Leadership". These scenarios are especially common ...
How to keep your team on track during PI Program Planning
Hi Scrum Masters Let's talk about applying Scaled Agile... and specifically How to keep your team on track during PI (Program Increment) Planning This SUMMARY article will cover the problems, the insights, and recommended approaches related to this challenge. Quick disclaimer! We are assuming you completed Scrum and SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) training. Knowledge presented ...
How to powerfully direct product execution using epics, features, and stories
Hi Product Owners & Managers Let's talk about applying Agile... and specifically How to powerfully direct product execution using epics, features, & stories This SUMMARY article will cover the problems, the insights, and recommended approaches related to this challenge. Quick disclaimer: We are assuming you completed Agile / Scrum foundations training. Knowledge presented here is ...
How to prepare for Sprint Planning
Hi Scrum Masters Let's talk about applying Agile... and specifically How to prepare for Sprint Planning In this SUMMARY article as well as the video (below) we will cover both the activities you probably learned in your regular Scrum or Agile training as well as other highly valuable activities you would likely learn only through practice ...
What are Checkups?
Get critical organizational health data quickly! In God we trust; all others bring data.Edwards Deming Is your organizational health measured? Is it holistic? Is it clearly measurable and quantifiable? Most importantly, is it actionable? If not, let us introduce you to a new way to measure, action, and reinforce the health of your organization. Most ...
Value Transformed 