by Esther Derby | May 14, 2012 | Collaboration & Teams, Organizational Change
Improvement requires three factors: Information. People need information about the context and how their work fits into the big picture. They need information from the work so they can self-correct. Without this information, systematic improvement is impossible. A... by Esther Derby | Nov 22, 2011 | Leadership & Management, Systems and Complexity
I recently did an interview with the nice folks at Softhouse.se for their Lean Magazine. The interview was a lot of fun, and made me think (which is fun). The full interview will be in their special anniversary edition, schedule to be out by Christmas. (Information... by Esther Derby | Oct 11, 2011 | Leadership & Management, Organizational Change
“How can we tell how far along we are with our agile adoption?” I heard this question again the other day. Usually, the person who asks the question starts to answer it: Number of teams using agile Number of people trained in agile Number of projects using... by Esther Derby | Mar 21, 2011 | Organizational Change, Systems and Complexity
Not so very long ago, I made my living writing code. My colleagues and I did our best to understand what our customers needed, and to write code that was easy for other programmers to understand, solid, defect free. When our managers asked us how long it would take... by Esther Derby | Mar 15, 2011 | Organizational Change, Systems and Complexity
I’ve been talking about (and using) Human Systems Dynamics tools lately–Rally Success Tour, OTUG, Practical Agility and Retrospective Workshops in Stockholm. I find Containers, Differences, Exchanges offers my clients (and me) a useful way to see past...
