Spotify’s agile model has been very effective for Spotify; however, using it blindly for your own company may not be the best approach, unless you are a Swedish streaming company, founded in 2006.

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One of the most consistent patterns in successful Agile adoption is aligning transformation with business objectives. Organizations that treat Agile as a means to an end—delivering customer value, ...

Lately, the term "continuous" has popped to the top of vendors' and pundits' lists as the software architecture we all should and want to have. The problem is that many assume "continuous" means rapid ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I analyze corporate HR, talent management and leadership. Well our new research has shown that the high-performing organizations ...

As I've worked with many companies and teams to get them started with agile or to become more agile, I've developed my own agile maturity assessment. By completing an initial assessment, the team has ...

As we enter an "Era of Ecosystems," we need a different approach and thinking to manage these multi-dimensional and multi-lateral business relationships. I believe the partner management processes ...

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace.

We started this series by looking at the basics of assessment, and then looked into the first assessment area, technical craftsmanship. In this section, we will dive deeper into the second area of ...