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Dirk Krafzig and Christoph Tonk initiated the “Seven Sins of Agile” article series #AgileSins in order to draw attention to the widespread misunderstandings in the implementation of agile practices regarding, e.g. processes, architecture or functional expertise at the company level, to recommend possible solutions, and start a discussion on this topic.
Furthermore, we cover the importance of a clear business vision, well-known standards and governance, and transparent responsibilities in terms of ownership to drive a successful agile transformation.
You are not alone if you experience shortcomings and inefficiencies of processes in your work environment. For example, because the collaboration between departments is poor, co-workers lack the know-how, vendors are not appropriately managed, different stakeholders have diverging interests, or because of many other reasons. Interestingly, problems like that can…
Nowadays, quickly changing markets are the norm for most industries. As a consequence, products, sales channels, brand image, and business models of any enterprise require ongoing attention. From time to time, tough decisions are needed, which change the direction of the business – for example, if companies abandon outdated product…
New collaboration models arise. We are talking about horizontal and lateral leadership, the delegation of responsibility and digital organizations. All these concepts are great and address the rights points to overcome some hurdles we have maybe seen in the past and today. But are we really there? I think it…
Standardisation and governance are crucial for the success of large-scale agile organisations since there are several concerns like UX design, security, technology stack decisions and architecture principles that have to be solved consistently across all teams. Recently, the adoption of digital platforms in organisations or new regulatory requirements, for example,…
“Everything everywhere” – the age of digitalization requires convenient access to and constant availability of IT systems throughout all channels and devices. However, this means additional complexity in company processes and procedures. As a result, the digital transformation is accompanied by a rigorous agile restructuring of organizations - often blindly…
The transformation initiatives heading towards agile enterprises are accelerating. In order to survive on the market, enterprises need to get fast, to face current and future challenges. On the one hand, these go along with dynamic, cross-linked and globalised ecosystems. On the other hand, especially a more and more well-informed…
They can put a man on the moon! And they still cannot make a system that makes our customers happy?! If only we had the superheroes that Gaagle had, they would surely be able to save us! Even with our Agile initiative with lots of self-organizing teams and focus on…
