Agile teams cannot move faster than the approval process allows. “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” George S. Patton “The greatest waste in America is failure to use the abilities of people.” W. Edwards Deming Several years ago, I was responsible for delivering an important project that was going exceptionally well. We were ahead of schedule, meeting every major milestone, and operating with the kind o

If you’ve seen this moment, you already know why Agile stalls. “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. ”Theodore Roosevelt “You cannot manage knowledge workers the way you managed factory workers. ”Peter Drucker I’ve seen it over and over again. Managers cannot let Scrum be Scrum. They have to meddle. They impose reporting where none is needed.

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I was always curious about the difference between SAFe® and the Disciplined Agile Framework®. I currently have the PMI Agile Certified...