The unFIX Model
Scaling Agile Has Never Worked… and Never Will
Why most scaling frameworks are a fad that will blow over
Great post from Maarten Dalmijn why he things there isn’t a single successful scaling framework. The post also mentions other articles related to this subject.
https://www.jeremiahlee.com/posts/failed-squad-goals/
https://dzone.com/articles/survey-results-the-net-promoter-scorereg-of-safere
https://medium.com/serious-scrum/scrum-is-about-inventing-your-own-rules-5a4090a33ebf
Agile Resources
I came across Andy Bacon his blog that lists some interesting articles and resources, you can find it here: https://andybacon.com/agile-resources/
And just in case he ever decides to take his website offline, here is a quick mirror 😉
Some Agile Basics
- Agile Manifesto
- Agile Alliance Agile 101
- Scrum Guides
- Scrum Alliance About Scrum
- Agile Alliance Timeline of Agile Practices
- Agile Alliance Subway Map of Agile Practices
- Agile Uprising Coalition
- Ken Rubin’s Innolution Website
- Mike Cohn’s Mountain Goat Software
- Jonathan Rasmusson’s Agile in a Nutshell
- Michael James’ Scrum Training Videos
- Kent Beck’s “Extreme Programming Explained”
- DJA’s Lean Kanban
- Product Owner in Nutshell (Henrik Kniberg)
- Three simple truths
- Cotter Leader Change Process
Agile Related Certifications
- Scrum Alliance (CSM, CSPO, CST, etc.)
- Scrum.org (PSM, etc.)
- PMI (PMI-ACP)
- IC Agile (ICP, etc.)
- Lean Kanban University
- SAFe (SPC, SA, etc.)
Scaling Frameworks
- SAFe
- Nexus
- LeSS
- DaD
- Spotify
- Oikosofy Enterprise Agile Framework
- Interesting matrix on scaling options
- Also check out the thought leadership from Leading Agile on the subject of scaling Agility
Retrospectives
- Ideas
- Books
- Tools for Distributed Teams
Daily Scrum
Scrum Graphics
Checklists
User Stories
Role of Managers in Agile
DiSC Assessment (free)
Games
- Constellation
- Tribes
- Ball Point Game
- Name Game
- Penny Game
- Penny Game Modified
- Lego Scrum Simulation
- Innovation Games
Metrics
Estimation, Data Driven Estimates, and Forecasting
- Free tools from Focused Objective
- Projectr tool
- Data driven estimates
- Some of the research around that great article
- Actionable Agile
- Affinity Estimating
Collaboration Tools
Happiness
Podcasts
Product Owner Resources
- Opportunity canvas
- Lean canvas
- Product vision
- Product roadmap
- Release plan
Random Helpful Things
- http://www.slideshare.net/derekwinter/an-agile-development-primer
- http://openspaceagility.com/at-a-glance/
Technical Topics
- Appium (mobile app automation)
- Cyber-Dojo
A Different Take on Agile Scaling
Don’t look for Silver Bullet Frameworks. There are none, and they won’t work for you.
Instead, put on your thinking hat and…create your own success!
Read the complete article here including a nice list of available scaling frameworks: http://rgalen.com/agile-training-news/2018/10/11/scaling-agile-a-different-take
Agile Team Organisation: Squads, Chapters, Tribes and Guilds
This blog post explains what all the new Agile team names are all about: https://medium.com/@achardypm/agile-team-organisation-squads-chapters-tribes-and-guilds-80932ace0fdc
How To Scale Scrum for Large Software Teams | The Nexus Framework from Scrum.org
7 Key Factors for Scaling Agile in Large Organizations
Agile adoption has grown from a small number of agile teams within an organization to many agile teams, larger teams, and entire organizations themselves, bringing a new set of challenges and complexities. Regardless of the framework, some important factors play a major role in making large-scale agile adoption successful. Here are seven aspects you should consider when scaling agile across an organization.
- Executive leadership support
- Knowledge acquisition
- Engineering excellence
- Tools and infrastructure
- Communities of practice
- Integrating nonsoftware teams
- Agile champions and change agents
Read the complete article here: https://www.agileconnection.com/article/7-key-factors-scaling-agile-large-organizations