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Dr. Emmett Brown: Marty! I need you to go back with me! Marty McFly: Where? Dr. Emmett Brown: Back to the Future! Great Scott! In the epic 1985 film ‘Back to the Future’, Doc Brown avoids being gunned down by angry terrorists because someone from the future had a different plan in store. By defining the...
As performance expectations continue to rise, so does the desire to pinpoint what goes into creating successful teams. That’s because a great team doesn’t simply combine the talents of its members—it enhances them, allowing them to achieve far more than they could alone. In the words of the philosopher Aristotle, “The whole is greater than...
Last week, I attended the 2019 Global SAFe® Summit with my Planview family. We (Planview) got to reveal our new brand identity one day into the event, an unveiling that was met with an overwhelmingly positive reaction. Going into the conference with this excitement, I also carried the perspective and outlook of both a Value...
As I sat in the airport last week, I saw people running to catch their flights, others meandering with time to kill, and a few others waiting patiently in line to rebook a missed or cancelled flight. Sometimes travel is very predictable while other times it’s fraught with delays, the unknown, and frustrations. As I...
This year’s Global SAFe® Summit was bigger and better than ever. With over 2,000 attendees, great presentations and the release of SAFe® 5.0, I had a tough time figuring out where to focus this blog. Based on the number of sessions on Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and the conversations I had at the booth around...
As a professional working in technology, it amazes me how much business has changed over the years. I’ve seen PMOs move from project management to portfolio management. I’ve seen Agile move from the team to team of teams. Now, I’m watching as we question, challenge, and evolve again with the rise of Lean Portfolio Management and the move to a product-centric...
There’s no question that technology and innovation are changing the world you live in at a very fast pace. Wasn’t it just yesterday that your dad carried his mobile phone in a big bag everywhere he went? In the world of business – tech innovation and the disruption it brings – are upending the way...
If you have any experience maintaining an agile team, then you know that being agile is more than just about having stand ups, Kanban board iteratives, and sprint-based deliveries. If your organization isn’t able to ensure that you have all the resources you need to succeed, you’ll quickly find yourself behind schedule at best, and...
“Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” — John F. Kennedy, 1963. Change is hard on everyone. Even the more adaptable among us have a hard time changing the way they do their things. And that goes double for change in the...
In our last post, we shared the differences between traditional portfolio management and the Lean Portfolio Management approach and why they matter for organizations looking to embrace agility at the enterprise level. At some point, efforts to increase agility will be stunted by traditional portfolio management practices, and it’s not enough to simply improve workflow management...
