by Esther Derby | Apr 17, 2020 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
I visited an organization making an Agile transformation. It looked like the teams were making great progress. But the managers asked, “How can we tell they are working hard?” Team members seemed happy with their cross-functional teams. They solved...
by Esther Derby | Jun 4, 2012 | Organizational Change
Someone posed the question: Has Agile crossed the chasm?– a reference to Moore’s work on marketing. Agile is no longer the prevue of pioneers and visionaries. Agile shows up in the popular business press. PMI is all over it. The big...
by Esther Derby | Mar 27, 2012 | Collaboration & Teams, Leadership & Management
Last week, I posted a mind map that shows the benefits of the team effect. But what about the costs of a team that is not doing well? A team that isn’t working well doesn’t have a neutral effect. A struggling team costs the people and the organization in...
by Esther Derby | Mar 22, 2012 | Collaboration & Teams
A while back, I posted a little mind map about business costs of a struggling team. But what about the benefits of the team effect? What does a business gain when teams thrive?
by Esther Derby | Feb 6, 2012 | Coaching, Leadership & Management
Do you need a ScrumMaster, Coach, Agile Coach? No matter the name, the intention behind the role is to help teams learn new skills, continuously improve, and make the transition to a new way of working. Some people say it’s a technical role, others claim that...
