“The Spotify Model” was an approach which Spotify had been using to manage organizational structure as the...
Concepts and principles
Successful Agile development is built on core ideas and principles.
These articles look at these underlying concepts which form the basis of the techniques which are used in Agile development.
Understanding the Agile Manifesto
To understand what Agile means, we should start with the Agile Manifesto. Even people with minimal exposure to Agile...
What are plays and playbooks?
Although there is no single recipe for scaling success, there are some good practices which you can adopt.
Complexity and why it is at the heart of Agile
It is important to distinguish between two different types of system. One is a complex system, the other is a...
The new new product development game
“Agile” can be said to have started with an article in the Harvard Business Review called "The New New Product...
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
One model which is very relevant for Agile teams comes from Dan Pink's book "Drive: The Surprising Truth About What...
Groupthink risk for high performing teams
Groupthink is when members' striving for unanimity overrides their motivation to realistically appraise alternative...
Balancing leadership action across activities
Action Centered Leadership, also known as the Three Circles Model, looks at the actions which you need to take to...
Choosing good practice with the Stacey Matrix
Ralph Stacey researched complex adaptive systems and their application to organisations. His research led him to...