We Spent Years Improving the Wrong Thing

We Spent Years Improving the Wrong Thing

  There's a certain frustration that comes from doing everything right — by the book, with experienced people, using proven methods — and still watching it fail. Not because the methods were wrong, but because the real problem was somewhere else entirely,...
When Method Wars Hide the Real Problem

When Method Wars Hide the Real Problem

We fight about Agile versus Six Sigma, build versus buy, in-house versus outsourced. We pick our methodology camps and defend them. But most of these battles miss the point entirely. That's the challenge Simon Wardley shared with us in this installment of Stories...
The Slow Clap That Killed the Workshop

The Slow Clap That Killed the Workshop

We often assume that once we get the session scheduled, the hard part is over. Just get everyone in the room with some sticky notes, and the collaboration will flow. But what happens when the most senior person in the organization treats your workshop like performance...