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Interview on the Private Equity Funcast -Understanding the Agile/Agility Ecosystem

I’ve been an avid listener of the Private Equity Funcast for a while. I find the Private/Growth Equity space fascinating—there are lots of potential synergies with my agility practice, interesting conversations, and exciting opportunities. On the Funcast, ParkerGale partners Jim, Devin, Paul, and their guests share their culture-oriented perspective and approach. True to the name, …

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Company Agility Next Frontier Video

The Next Agile Frontier – Agile Company Development

Dealing with business growth/transformation challenges through agility I’ve been helping companies improve their operations for over a decade. A repeating pattern is where a very successful company is facing growing pains affecting its ability to scale to the next level. Some examples of the challenges I’m called in to help with: Business/Organizational Agility — The New …

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Strategic Themes - Gradable KRs?

Should SAFe Strategic Themes include gradable Key Results?

Strategic Themes in SAFe represent strategic choices at the Enterprise/Portfolio level that should guide decisions throughout the portfolio. A qualitative Objective accompanied by a quantitative, valuable, and measurable evidence-oriented Key Result connected to a portfolio KPI is a great way to make sure the strategic theme is pointing toward desired outcomes without going into too …

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Yuval’s Journey to Scrum | Expert Insights & Tips

Join Ryan Ripley as he delves into Yuval’s comprehensive journey into the world of Scrum, exploring the various facets that have shaped his career and contributions. In this Episode: 00:00 – Warm Welcome to Yuval Yeret 04:05 – Yuval’s Professional Background and Introduction to Scrum 08:30 – The Turning Point: Adopting Scrum in Yuval’s Leadership …

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Professional Scrum Trainer Spotlight w/ Yuval Yeret

I’m featured in the latest Scrum.org Community Podcast PST Spotlight series. Dave West and I talked about my background in DevOps and product development and how I developed my passion for agile and empiricism that has developed over the years. We talked about how I became a PST while introducing Kanban to the Scrum.org community, …

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The Fixing OKRs Live Stream Series

Are you struggling with OKRs? Tune into my Fixing OKRs Videos, which were recorded in a set of live streams earlier this year. If you want to dive deeper – check out my updated OKR offerings.

Mapping Flow Metrics in SAFe, Professional Scrum with Kanban, Project 2 Product and Evidence-based Management

Suggested New Year Resolution – Improve Flow of Value!Start with Measuring Flow… but how? There are different flow metric taxonomies – how are they similar/different? In this live stream, I reviewed the PSK, Project 2 Product, SAFe, and EBM flow metrics taxonomies and how they map to each other. I also discussed the bigger picture …

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Deconstructing SAFe Criticism – Focusing on the SPC role

The SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC) is a crucial aspect of SAFe’s implementation and scaling approach. In this live stream, I shared my perspective about some of this model’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats from the perspective of a leader of a large-scale agility journey leveraging SAFe. Check out the video, let me know what you …

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Expanding My Collaborative Horizon – Teaming Up with Flow Sphere

Today, I want to share a major business update. Last week I associated my SAFe SPCT (and Fellowship) with Flow Sphere as part of a strategic partnership between Flow Sphere and my consulting practice Yeret Agility. Flow Sphere is a premier boutique agile consultancy, SAFe Gold SPCT Partner, and Scrum.org PTN, led by Sacha Czudek …

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Vincenza Nigro – Global Franchise Lead – Hansa Biopharma

Yuval helped me bring the science and mindset of agile into the Biotech world. He advised me and my team on how to operationalize the agile best practices and apply them pragmatically and practically to our unique context – with a focus on transparency, empiricism, shared understanding, and empowerment. Yuval brings a wealth of experience …

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