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Kanban Deployment with the X-Matrix
This is a continuation of my musings on Strategy Deployment, the X-Matrix and Kanban Thinking (including Strategy Deployment as Organisational Improv and How Do I Know If Agile Is Working). I’ve been...
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Are we tabby cats trying to emulate cheetahs?
Credit: Dennis Church Credit for the title of this post goes to Sam Murphy, Section Editor at Runners World UK. Those of you who have seen me recently we will probably know that as well as being an...
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Agility is a Strategy, Agile is a Tactic
Ron Jeffries recently blogged about his reflections on the Agile Manifesto, and what he wished the authors had done and said differently with hindsight. His conclusion was that he would have rather...
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What is Strategy Deployment?
I’ve been writing about Strategy Deployment a lot recently but realised that I haven’t properly defined what I mean by the term. Actually, I sort of did in my last post, so I’m going to repeat, expand...
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Dynamics of Strategy Deployment
Following on from my last post, and based on the feedback in the comments, I want to say more about the dynamics of Strategy Deployment. The first point is to do with the directionality. Strategy isn’t...
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Alignment and Autonomy in Strategy Deployment
Following on from my previous What is Strategy Deployment and Dynamics of Strategy Deployment posts, there is a model I like which I think helps to show how the mechanics and the dynamics work...
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The X-Matrix Strategy Deployment Model
There is a model for Strategy Deployment that sits behind the X-Matrix that is worth explaining in more detail as a way of understanding why it is designed the way it is, and how to use it. It is built...
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David Anderson defines fitness for purpose in terms of the “criteria under which our customers select our service”. Through this lens we can explore how Strategy Deployment can be used to improve...
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Strategy Deployment and Agendashift
Agendashift is the approach used by Mike Burrows, based on his book Kanban from the Inside, in which he describes the values behind the Kanban Method. You can learn more by reading Mike’s post...
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Strategy Deployment and Spotify Rhythm
This is the third in what has turned into a mini series exploring the relationship between Strategy Deployment and other approaches (see Strategy Deployment and Fitness for Purpose and Strategy...
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Strategy Deployment and Directed Opportunism
A fourth post exploring the relationship between Strategy Deployment and other approaches (see Strategy Deployment and Fitness for Purpose, Strategy Deployment and AgendaShift and Strategy Deployment...
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How Rally Does… Annual and Quarterly Planning
This post was originally published on the Rally Blog and I am reposting here to keep an archived copy. It was part of a series in which we described various aspects of the way the business was run....
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How Rally Does… Strategy Deployment
This is another post originally published on the Rally Blog which I am reposting here to keep an archived copy. It was part of the same series as the one on annual and quarterly planning, in which we...
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Agendashift, Cynefin and the Butterfly Stamped
I’ve recently become an Agendashift partner and have enjoyed exploring how this inclusive, contextual, fulfilling, open approach fits with how I use Strategy Deployment. Specifically, I find that the...
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A3 Templates for Backbriefing and Experimenting
I’ve been meaning to share a couple of A3 templates that I’ve developed over the last year or so while I’ve been using Strategy Deployment. To paraphrase what I said when I described my thoughts on...
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Good Agile/Bad Agile: The Difference and Why It Matters
This post is an unapologetic riff on Richard Rumelt’s book Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters. The book is a wonderful analysis of what makes a good strategy and how...
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TASTE Success with an X-Matrix Template
I’ve put together a new X-Matrix A3 template to go with the Backbriefing and Experiment A3s I published last month. Together, these 3 templates work well together as part of a Strategy Deployment...
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The Messy Coherence of X-Matrix Correlations
I promised to say more about correlations in my last post on how to TASTE Success with the X-Matrix . One of the things I like about the X-Matrix is that it allows clarity of alignment, without relying...
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Strategy Deployment and Impact Mapping
I’ve had a couple of conversations in recent weeks in which Impact Mapping came up in relation to Strategy Deployment so here’s a post on my thoughts about how the two fit together. An Impact Map is a...
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Announcing the X-Matrix Jigsaw Puzzle
The X-Matrix Jigsaw Puzzle is what I call the exercise I use in Strategy Deployment workshops to help people experience creating an X-Matrix in a short space of time. It consists of a pre-defined and...
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