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Lean : Kanban Trumps the Bad and the Ugly

A long while ago, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) pushed its limited and ill informed conception of Lean by focussing on waste elimination. It defined...

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How do I choose between Scrum and Kanban?

I get this question a lot. And I ask back “What business problems are you trying to solve?” Each method has great potential when applied...

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You Might Be A …?

Surely, we’ve all heard about the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types identified in the workplace, and while they are useful, they are not necessarily the stuff...

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Agile Adoption vs. Transformation

Over the past several years, I’ve worked with many organizations as an Agile Coach and Scrum Master. Through this experience, I’ve noticed there is often...

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Agile Transformation Maturity

As a Senior Scrum Master, I’ve worked with many organizations, and I’m frequently asked by leaders one common question: how long will it take for...

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The Who, What, When and Where of CC Pace

Living in the digital age, it is not difficult to be familiar with a company’s name, reputation or logo – but do you really know...

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Agile – What is holding us back?

Thoughts on Agile DC 2017 In early February of 2001, a small group of software developers published the Agile Manifesto. Its principles are now familiar...

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Business Stories

Why user stories don’t always make sense: I am doing a lot of work with business units adopting Scrum or Kanban. As I explain to...

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Retrospectives: Essential for Any Team Doing Any Kind of Work

No matter what kind of work we do, we look for feedback from our customers, our co-workers and our peers. Why do we do that?...

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Agile and the Art of Sailboat Maintenance

“Once I started looking around behind the port frames, I figured I could just….” And so began a summer of endless sailboat projects and no...

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What is “Team Energy” and Why Should Management Care?

In my personal experience working on various software development projects, the concept of team energy often appears to be either undervalued or benignly ignored by...

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Why Choose Agile?

I’m just returning to work after Spring Break in Cancun. I’ve met some lovely people while enjoying the sunshine. As I chatted with those beside...

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Retrospectives: Essential For Any Team and Doing Any Kind of Work

No matter what kind of work we do, we look for feedback from our customers, our co-workers and our peers. Why do we do that?...

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Agile Development in Government Training Workshop VI: DevOps – Taking Agility in Government to a New Level

Although our headline says Workshop VI, this is actually our seventh engagement with Art Chantker’s Potomac Forum on Agile in Government. I love being part...

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Scrumban – is it the Shu Ha Ri of Agile Journey?

Many times I have seen newly formed or new to Agile teams and organizations moving from Scrum and/or Kanban to eventually settling for Scrumban as...

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CC Pace 35th Anniversary – Part III: What the Future Holds

We conclude our three-part 35th Anniversary blog series about our past, present and future by talking with Mike Gordon, President of CC Pace, on his...

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CC Pace’s 35th Anniversary – Part II

Today, join us for an inside look at CC Pace present day as we continue our three part blog series about our past, present and...

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We Can’t Break Physical Laws. We Can Break Ourselves Against Them. Part 2

In a previous blog I shared how unfinished tasks tend to constantly interrupt our thoughts, create anxiety and affect our productivity. Research has proven that...

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Go, Go, Go, STOP!!

When an organization decides they want to “Go Agile”, they usually go through a multitude of changes before they get into a rhythm of the...

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The US Scrum Gathering – 2015

Each year, the notable Scrum Alliance hosts a Scrum Gathering in an energetic city somewhere in the US. This year, 2015, the Scrum Gathering was...

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We Can’t Break Physical Laws. We Can Break Ourselves Against Them.

Do you often feel tensed thinking of tasks started and not completed? Do you find interruptions frustrating and wish they go away so you can...

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Agile in the Federal Government Workshop V – This Potomac Forum Has Something for Everyone

Art Chantker, President of Potomac Forum, LTD and CC Pace cordially invite you to our next exciting Agile in Government Workshop V, May 20 at...

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Agile, It’s Not Just for Software!

When our yacht club saw membership dropping and was looking for a change, I called our Chairmen of the Board and suggested… a Kanban board....

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Agile Leaders as Coaches – The Key to Successful Agile Transformations

I spend a lot of my time coaching individuals, teams, and organizations interested in reaching higher levels of performance through the use of Agile methodologies...

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Agile in the Federal Government – Going, Going, Gone Beyond Scrum

About a year ago, I co-authored with Bruce Yang a whitepaper entitled “Agile in the Federal Government – Moving Beyond Scrum.” In that whitepaper, we...