Make Agile Work Well – From Agile Theater to Real Agility

Are Your Agile Ways of Working Causing Frustration and Friction?

Imagine tweaking your approach to agility, which will bring a bit of flow, improved outcomes, and even joy.

Where its less about Agile Theater and more about agile behaviors that make sense in the context. It might not be easier, but it will feel right.

My Approach To Fixing Agility

I’ve been helping people level up their agility for over a decade. Each context is different, but typical results include improved ability to deliver/innovate, improved time to market, reduced delivery risk, simplified processes, fewer frustrations, and faster time to value.

I approach fixing agile with agility—meaning we’ll work iteratively, co-create the tweaks/interventions with the people involved in them, and use evidence to guide the next steps.

While there are common antipatterns and valuable patterns, Each organization is unique. Fixing your agility is context-specific and can take multiple forms:

  • Strategic discovery/thinking workshop with leaders to explore current state and context, options, and align on high-level fixes
  • High-quality principles-focused training to reinforce missing/weak agile concepts
  • Capability/Maturity Assessment and co-creating a set of recommendations with a group of interested champions
  • Using Flow/Kanban to reinforce lean/agile principles and move away from mechanical agile
  • Working hands-on with specific teams, groups, and leaders to help build the right practices and reinforce principles

Regardless of the form, the overall goal is to build a leadership capability in your organization that will be responsible for the continued learning and evolution of your way of working, aligning with agile principles and mindset. 

Let's Explore How To Fix Your Agility

Want a specific fix? I offer 1 Agile Tweak. This is a pragmatic, outcome-oriented minimum viable coaching engagement comprised of some preparation work we will collaborate on and a 45-minute 1:1 live tweak session.

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