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The Provocative Pluralism of Strategic Agility
Last week Jose Casal posted on LinkedIn about how Agile and Agility are not the same thing. In that post, he includes a photograph of an old slide of mine with the words “Agility is a Strategy. Agile...
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Introducing the Order of the X-Matrix
This isn’t an announcement of a new certification or secret society! Rather, the Order of the X-Matrix is the way that I use it in practice. The order in which I introduce the X-Matrix is TASTE first,...
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Why you need Outcome-Oriented, Continuous Transformation, Everywhere
In the early days of Agendashift, I started using the phrase “outcome-oriented, continuous transformation” to describe that approach to Agile transformation. I have recently expanded that to...
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Strategy Deployment and the Strategy Safari
I blogged recently about the Revolutionary Six Strategy Deployment Steps for Effective Change. That post resulted from learning about “Why Change Programs Don’t Produce Change” by Russell Eisenstat,...
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How to Ensure Ebb and Flow of Strategy Deployment
I tend to think about Strategy Deployment in two parts. First is the structure of the Strategy itself, which is where the TASTE framework and the X-Matrix are relevant. Second is the Deployment...
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That’s Not My Agile…
“That’s Not My Agile” is the keynote title I just gave at Lean Agile London this week. (Slides available). It was inspired by the many debates, discussions and diatribes I see on social media about...
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Two Big Improvements To A Strategy Deployment Definition
I have previously defined Strategy Deployment as “any form of organisational improvement in which solutions emerge from the people closest to the problem”. That definition has served me well over the...
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The New Six Rules of Kanban For Software Development
A few weeks ago, Nigel Thurlow posted a provocative piece on LinkedIn about the authenticity of Kanban in software development. Specifically, he refers to the 6 Rules of Kanban. Read that before...
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The Simple Synergy of Strategy Deployment and Strategy Development
Nearly all of my most recent posts on this blog have been about Strategy Deployment. I’m pleased that there does seem to be an increased interest and focus on Strategy in the world of agile. I’ve...
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Addressing X-Matrix Concerns From These Three Risky Reasons
I’ve been doing some more research into the history and origins of the X-Matrix recently. In the process, I came across a post by Christopher Roser which includes some criticism of the format. There...
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The Hidden X-Matrix Teams That Make It More Tasty
The Original X-Matrix Teams If you search for examples of the X-Matrix, you will typically find versions with an additional X-Matrix Teams section. This is usually a list of functions or departments,...
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The Curious Case Of The Einstellung Effect And Agile
I recently came across the Einstellung Effect in a Tim Harford Cautionary Tales podcast episode. The main point of that episode is about AI, and why AI shouldn’t replace human thinking. However, it...
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Introducing The Scaled Agile Model For The SAMe Old Agile
Earlier this year I published a post on LinkedIn which created a lot of engagement. It was meant as a throwaway thought, but it turned into something I decided needs its own blog post for posterity. I...
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Imposing Agile – How To Use These Three Essential Elements
The origins of this post are from a talk I initially put together for a keynote at Lean Agile US in 2019. That talk was called Imposing Agile with Coherence, Constraints and Curiosity. Those three...
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Three Exciting Lean Agile Events You Really Shouldn’t Miss
Over the next couple of months, there are three particular Lean Agile events that I’m involved in which I would love to see people at! They are: Lean Agile Scotland – September 25-27 I’ve been...
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The Exciting Obeya and X-Matrix Integration To Make Strategy Visible
Obeya The Wikipedia definition of Obeya is “a team spirit improvement tool at an administrative level, originating from a long history of learning & improving”. I don’t love that definition, but...
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Why Pragmatic Agile is the Best Agile
The term Pragmatic Agile gets a bad rap. People usually use it to describe “Bad” Agile, with people cutting corners or avoiding difficult change. I’ve always felt that was being unfair. It feels...
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The Brand New X-Matrix and Collaborative Strategy Course
Over the last few months, I’ve enjoyed collaborating with long-time friend and lean guru Jim Benson. In particular, we’ve been creating an online training course for Modus Institute on the X-Matrix...
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How To Start with the X-Matrix as a Curiosity Framework
Earlier this year I recorded a podcast on Strategy Deployment with Mark Richards and Eric Willeke of Shaping Agility. At the very end, Mark asked me how to start with the X-Matrix and my reply seemed...
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Strategy Deployment and Flow Engineering
This latest post on Strategy Deployment and other approaches looks at the book Flow Engineering: From Value Stream Mapping to Effective Action by Steve Pereira and Andrew Davis. It’s a book I’d...
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