Category: Leadership

Agile was introduced to the world in 2001 after 17 men had met in Utah and devised the Agile Manifesto (agilemanifesto.org).  It was created with a focus on software delivery projects and this is evident by its given title: Manifesto for Agile Software Development.  However, in the intervening years, Agile has grown into something that […]

“The truer you are to yourself, the greater your gifts will manifest themselves.” — Tiffany L. Jackson One of the benefits of working for a training organization is having ready-access to a full library of courses and on-demand products. Recently, I was lucky enough to be able to participate in a live training event in […]

Agile in general, and Scrum in particular, relies for success on self-organizing teams. The eleventh of the principles behind the Agile Manifesto states that “the best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams”(1). Empowering the team is one of the seven principles of Lean. One of the central Scrum patterns is ‘Stable Teams’ (2). […]

In our recent webinar on “Maximizing Your Management In a World of Disruptive Technology,” we discussed some of the new challenges facing managers and leaders in today’s workforce. Let’s take a look at what you can do to respond to these challenges. I was recently called into an organization to work with their middle management […]

In today’s competitive job market, it is important to continuously improve and expand your skillset to not only keep up with current technologies, but to set yourself apart from the pack as well. But what skill do you choose to learn? What training is right for you? When building a professional development path for yourself, […]