Thanks Jeffrey, Can you tell me what improvements you've had so far and, do you have any quantification you cal tell me about? Cheers, Masa ... Thanks Jeffrey,...
Thanks Hillel, It seems symptoms are quite common at governments elsewhere. I am working on a proposal for a government office and they want some data to...
For whatever reason, this quote came to mind on reflecting on this thread. I've posted this before but it's a good one to always remember: "I am enthusiastic...
Hi Alan, I really don't see how this post helps? This is a Kanban forum, and we have a number of areas deserving of exploration and discussion in the Kanban...
Sure, no problem. When I started kanban I had some very limited goals: 1. Increase a sense of 'team'. I have about 20 small/large projects being worked on by...
As a moderator... ... Personally, I've been holding back as previous feedback has been to step in less, unless absolutely necessary (e.g. personal attacks). ...
I'm going to disagree with you on this, Jim. An immature organization is one that exhibits poor judgment and manages risk poorly. I believe it is actually well...
Hello all, From my experiences the idea of maturity of the organisation people are in has been rarely considered. On those occasions where it may be...
Ø A mature process behaves predictably as planned within well defined control limits. This model doesn't allow for uncertainty and the unknown. It relies on...
... word. like, one can have a chaotic uncontrollable unnaildownable thing but then have a mature meta-process to deal with that. if you don't even know you...
Hi ... I interpret Cynefin differently. In the face of chaos we can choose to impose order, shifting the problem to the known, simple space. Think of Hilter in...
Hey Paul - ... Is there ever an organization with all the pre-requisite core competencies? ... I don't know but I'm uncomfortable with this direct comparison...
If you read the original Winston Royce paper on the Waterfall, it probably counts as one of the early Agile methodologies.... As long as you read the last...
For the sake of discussing something current vs. something defunct, I should point out -- especially in this crowd -- an important distinction about CMMI that...
Hi Paul, I think "collapse" is what happens when we mistake inherent unpredictability for accidental/contigent unpredictability - i.e. when we make the mistake...
HI all, Thank you for pushing this forward while I was away. Thank you Hillel and Raoul, I very much appreciate your words. The scrum folks repeatedly say that...
... wow, hm, compelling and interesting things here. it rings true to me; although it is sorta "viewed from inside" -- i think i've felt that way about other...
Thank goodness you don't have all the answers. Funny, maturity is something that can't really be measured, it is demonstrated. But we love to measure, don't...
... Very nice metaphor. I would add that the pilot/helmsman goes through significant training and learning to be able to handle these unknowns. As was...
Training alone is insufficient. Experience is also necessary, and in many cases, so is pure aptitude. For some things, neither training nor experience can...
Yes. Yes, you did. Cheers! -->> Hillel -- Hillel Glazer, Principal & CEO *Entinex*, Inc. *Powerful results for high performance operations.* www.entinex.com...
... Isn't that a good reason to hire an (agile, self-organizing, hip, cool, cutting-edge, whatever) coach or consultant? Once in a while, get an outsider...
