• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)? An honest comparison.

    The levels are: · Professional Scrum Master I (exam) · Professional Scrum Master II (exam) · Professional Scrum Master III (exam) · PSM Trainer (Train the Trainer Training) PSM I is a multiple choice exam that tests whether someone has understood the basics. PSM II are case studies with multiple-choice questions and test whether someone can apply the basics to practice cases.

  • Über Design Thinking, Scrum, Kanban und Maslows Hammer.

    Drei Beispiele im Vergleich: 3-Phasen-Modell (ideo): Inspiration, Ideation und Implementation als kontinuierlicher Prozess 5-Phasen-Modell (Pijl, Lokitu & Solomon): Es gibt Raum für Kreativität und Raum für Umsetzung, dazwischen immer einen konsolidierten „Point of View“. 6-Phasen-Modell (d.school): Der Double Diamond beschreibt 6 Phasen.

  • Agile Estimation in SAFe: Debunking Myths and Clarifying Practices

    A good SAFe implementation is true to the embedded frameworks. There is a wealth of knowledge around the embedded frameworks that helps us build good SAFe implementations, in this case good estimations. We need to build bridges between people with different backgrounds in using frameworks.

  • SAFe is not the Problem

    Yes, SAFe implementations can be bad, indeed. Bad to the power of two – because of the exponential complexity. But that is not the fault of SAFe. We all know Scrum implementations that are bad, but we do not blame Scrum for it. (Sidetrack, yes, some people blame Scrum and offer Kanban as a solution. Yet, Scrum and Kanban are a happily married couple.

  • SAFe 6.0: Improved Flow and Business Agility in the Scaled Agile Framework

    This helps team members better understand their roles and responsibilities, ensuring a more effective and efficient implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework. The Product Management role is one example of such a description. SAFe 6.0 also updates the terminology for better understanding. One example is streamlining the use of “Agile Release Train (ART)” and “Program”.

  • Wie Du souverän Deine SAFe-Einführung vermasselst.

    Die blaue Theorie The SAFe Implementation Roadmap SAFe -und das ist eine der Stärken des Rahmenwerkes- gibt viele Informationen mit. Das faszinierende ist, dass sich diese Informationen auf gute Praktiken und Untersuchungen von erfolgreichen Umsetzungen beziehen. Wer würde schon gegen die acht Schritte Kotters argumentieren?

  • Map of Change – Orientation Aid for Change Management

    The city of Established sports a well defined infrastructure. There are schools, measurements, libraries and other things to support the established in the city.

  • Estimation with Normalized Story Points? Really?

    I also make sure, in our training and SAFe implementations, that people understand that ‘aligned (approximately normalized)’ does not mean a Story Point has fixed effort. Aligned only means the “size ‘one’” reference Stories (from each team) have a similar size. I also make sure people understand that these concepts are optional: Aligning (approximately normalizing) Story Points is optional.

  • Kanban Set Up Guide

    How does the implementation of work happen with you? How do you choose work? Based on the above workflow, the team creates its first board. For this we first clarify whether the workflow is always the same or whether the tasks are completely different.

  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Rahmenwerk für agile Skalierung

    SAFe Implementation Roadmap: nachhaltige Einführung von SAFe Die Roadmap besteht aus 12 aufeinander folgenden Schritten und enthält unter anderem wichtige Change-Prinzipien. Zu Beginn der Entscheidung für SAFe steht eine attraktive Vision oder eine dringende Notwendigkeit, um das initiale Momentum für die Veränderung zu schaffen. Danach folgt die Einführung des ersten ARTs.