Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Extra-list First and foremost, a business analysis professional MUST start with the Agile Extension of the BABoK® and the Guide to Product Ownership Analysis (POA). These are official knowledge guides from the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) that focus on agility and product ownership. This is crucial!)

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on Lean-Agile best practices, Dean Leffingwell took it on himself to do something about it. He introduced the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). SAFe is based on following 10 Lean-Agile principles-. Most Common Reasons to Use Scaled Agile Framework. What is SAFe?

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Is an Agile Transformation Coach any different than being an Agile Coach? When most people think about Agile Coaches, they tend to think about a person who comes in and assists the teams with things like: Learning Scrum, SAFe, LeSS. If that’s your definition of an Agile Transformation Coach, you’d be right—but only partially.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 20, 2020

The recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “ The Agile C-Suite ” 1 and Forbes article “Agile Isn’t New: What’s New Is The C-Suite Embracing It” have prompted some good discussion around the Agile Velocity virtual water cooler. . However, the case being made in this article is that “Agile is primarily for innovation”.

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Leading Agile

MAY 3, 2023

If you could magically create a new world where large organizations had overcome the barriers to Business Agility and Agile came naturally, what would have to be true about that world, the organizations, and the people working there? And how would we know that this new Agile world was any good? What other conceptual gaps?

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

When going through an Agile transformation, Agile teams often feel like they have a good handle on Agile and Scrum. But when asked about their progress toward the business outcomes their organization hopes to achieve by implementing Agile, their answer is not as confident. This is not unusual.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

Did you know you can maximize your chances of achieving desired business outcomes by combining DevOps with an Agile transformation? When you hear “Business Outcomes,” “DevOps,” and/or Agile transformation” – what comes to mind? We’ll share our definitions. (If Agile Transformation. You Keep Using Those Words….

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Analysts Corner

JANUARY 7, 2024

Part 1: Definition, Reasons, Characteristics Replacing Legacy. Part 3: Conversion & Data Mapping In the previous chapters, we focused on a gap we must cover for transitioning from a legacy to a new model definition. You need to keep up with their changes, which may need to be aligned with the vision of the Replacement system.

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Watermark Learning

MAY 28, 2021

Welcome to the second in a series of three blogs in which we discuss Agile Business Analysis. In our previous blog, we talked about what Agile business analysis is and the Agile mindset. In today’s blog, we will take some time to cover business analysis skills that can be leveraged in an Agile Environment.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 24, 2019

This is a slightly broader definition of “front-end” that we normally hear from, say, web app developers. If those worlds are not connected, then there’s a limit to the level of business agility the IT department can support. Half-Agile Transformations.

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Vitality Chicago

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

I am excited to share with you my discussion with agility and resilience coach Anjali Leon. This is our first agile coach interview in what I plan as a series of discussions intended to bring some diversity of thinking and opinions and to amplify voices that may not otherwise be heard. I am calling it Fresh Agile Voices or FAVs!

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Agile Velocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

When going through an Agile transformation, Agile teams often feel like they have a good handle on Agile and Scrum. But when asked about their progress toward the business outcomes their organization hopes to achieve by implementing Agile, their answer is not as confident. This is not unusual.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 20, 2023

Muscial Interlude) The Challenges of Empowring Agile Teams I’m Dennis Stevens, Chief Methodologist at a company called LeadingAgile. I think there’s an interesting challenge in our industry, too, that the Agile community has been fighting for a long time to be allowed to be empowered. What does it mean to empower teams?

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My Agile Partner

JUNE 24, 2020

Some people ask me again this question: do the Gantt chart for agile methodology exists? This kind of chart was really popular in the past but now, the agile community use another concepts… Is it because the Gantt Chart is not agile or because it’s old school to use it now? Gantt chart for agile methodology.

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Organizations are also transforming, initially, companies transitioned from waterfall to agile now they are implementing SAFe®-. SAFe® isn’t something related to safety but SAFe® means a scaled agile framework. There can be no more than two Agile teams supported by one PO. PI Planning. SAFe ® Lean Portfolio. View Schedule.

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Passionate BA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Stakeholder Alignment by John Davidson Photo by Ben Mathis Seibel on Unsplash Originally created for project managers (but definitely usable by other roles as well), this article delves into the critical aspects of stakeholder alignment. It explores the definition of stakeholders, alignment, and ten rules of aligning stakeholders.

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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

“What are the metrics by which you measure your agile development process?” . For this reason, we have written a comprehensive guide on the meaning of agile metrics, types, selecting the right metrics, and much more. . We shall get to the central theme of the blog post but not before learning the fundamentals of Agile metrics. .

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Vitality Chicago

JUNE 29, 2021

Lately I’ve being asked to teach more and more agile leader training classes. I want them to be the best possible agile leader training. Which will make a training course the best possible agile leader training ? You might think that the best agile training for leaders has already been created.

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BA Squared

JULY 28, 2020

Whether you are agile or not, acceptance criteria are critical to understanding, and creating a shared understanding on the team, of what the stakeholders and user need to see, experience and validate before approving and agreeing that the changes (requirements, user stories, etc…) are working as intended and ready to be implemented.

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Cprime

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

– The strategic steps include establishing a clear vision and leadership commitment, identifying high-value use cases, building a strategic AI integration roadmap, developing talent and skills, and ensuring robust technology and infrastructure. What are the strategic steps for implementing generative AI in finance?

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

Mike Cottmeyer explores the key attributes in each of the three systems necessary for making a success out of the otherwise complex tax of large scale Agile Transformation. And what we are is we’re a consultancy that’s focused on doing Agile Transformation specifically. Transcript. Like what are the networks of teams?

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Netmind

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Another scenario is that a team was involved in the decision-making process but has to re-position in order to execute their vision. A while back I facilitated an inception workshop for what will be our client’s first agile project… I want to share my experience. Inception Workshop Part 1: Vision and Roles.

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Cprime

JANUARY 4, 2024

– An Atlassian Cloud Migration Assessment is crucial as it provides a detailed analysis of the current IT environment, identifies potential challenges and opportunities, and ensures that the migration strategy is technically sound and strategically aligned with the enterprise’s long-term vision.

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Timo Elliott

JANUARY 12, 2022

It seems like the common thread in those stories is that they have a company-wide vision. Tamara McCleary: I was blown away by the agility and flexibility we’ve seen in these companies. Timo Elliott: Definitely. Digital transformation is a huge change — change management must be part of the strategy. Timo Elliott: Exactly.

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Argon Digital

MAY 30, 2023

This involves setting product vision and goals, prioritizing features, and creating a roadmap that outlines the product’s development journey. They facilitate effective communication and collaboration among these teams, ensuring alignment with the product vision and coordinating efforts to deliver a high-quality product.

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Agile Business Consortium

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Agile as a term has been thrown around a lot over the last year. Agile Business, Agile leadership, Business Agility, but what do people mean by it? The definition of agile in the Cambridge dictionary: " ability to move about quickly and easily". Achieving Organisational Agility, Northumbria University.

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My Agile Partner

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Business Model Canvas – Definition The Business Model Canvas is a comprehensive framework created by Alexander Osterwalder in the early 2000s to identify all the necessary elements for launching a new business. The post Business Model Canvas – Example appeared first on My agile Partner Scrum.

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Agile Velocity

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It’s definitely for the things that happen in the margins. Once he got up to the front of the room and started sharing his business vision, people were like, “Wow, is that [leader]? We’ve talked about how the social aspect of PI Planning is really important and why it makes PI Planning magical.

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Agile Velocity

JUNE 6, 2018

Agile Roles are well defined in any foundational training for Scrum or Kanban. At Keep Austin Agile 2018, I presented a talk called “So You Made Your Project Managers into ScrumMasters: Roles Transitions When Becoming Agile”. Learn Agile. Scope Definitions. Convey product vision & goals. Agile training.

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Agile Business Consortium

AUGUST 12, 2021

A robust product strategy enables your business to focus on your target market, understand its needs, and develop a product aligned with your organizational vision. Your product strategy also includes the market vision, which outlines who the end-users are, a competitor analysis, and product positioning.

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Agilemania

JANUARY 22, 2021

Scrum Master Training begins with identifying an actual product and setting a vision for the development. Later, they understand how to deliver product increments based on the identified definition of DONE by adjusting the releases’ scope to meet product goals. Author's Bio. Naveen Kumar Singh.

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Agile Velocity

JUNE 29, 2018

Webinar: Scaling Agility: 5 Practices to Get Your Organization Started from Agile Velocity. In this webinar, Mike and Bryan discussed different tactics and practices that organizations can take as they begin to scale agility across the organization. 5 Practices to Start Scaling Agile. 5 Practices to Start Scaling Agile.

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Roman Pichler

MAY 4, 2022

Scrum is a popular agile framework. I believe that the first definition is more helpful, especially in an agile context. Use a product vision ; a product strategy with user needs and business goals; and a product roadmap with product goals (aka. Listen to this article: [link]. Why the Scrum Team is Not Enough.

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Word of Digits

APRIL 22, 2021

. Does the role of the Product Owner seen through the framework of a specific project respect the different theoretical precepts of the Agile method and the different definitions of this position? That’s what Agile is all about. And they can already give you a (Norman) answer: it depends.

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Training ByteSize

MARCH 11, 2022

In recent years an increasing number of businesses have incorporated Agile methodologies into their project management strategies. As a result, there has been a growing demand within organisations for individuals who boast an Agile Project Management qualification. Benefits of Agile Project Management.

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Agilemania

MARCH 10, 2022

Scaled Agile Framework is rising in popularity. And to further testify the benefits of SAFe, 37% of the organizations use SAFe as per the 15th State of Agile Report. The path to these SAFe jobs are the SAFe certifications offered by Scaled Agile. . Why and how business agility is the need of the hour for enterprises?

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Roman Pichler

JANUARY 8, 2019

Finally, capture your insights and describe the product’s current strategy: the people it serves, the value it creates for the users and business, and its key features, for instance, by using my Product Vision Board. Before you proceed, carefully investigate your board for any major risks and assumptions.

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