Tag Archives: SAFe

Drunk Tank Pink Organizations

Frameworks are tempting shortcuts to organizations in transition. Are there mental tricks being used to promote them? Continue reading

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The Mathematics of Agile Dysfunction

“Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.” ~ Francis Bacon In the movie Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio is a thief who steals corporate secrets by enter the a victim’s dreams. The plot follows his attempts at the inverse task … Continue reading

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On Turtle Time

For the past three years we have vacationed at Emerald Isle in North Carolina. Each year we wander the sandy miles in search of turtle nests ready to hatch. We then spend a few hours each night in the company … Continue reading

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The Point of Play

On our big crazy learning adventure of a government software project, we had returned so soon to plan a new release. Once again anointed to do a Fist of Five commitment exercise at the end, I had challenged myself to … Continue reading

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Medieval SAFe

Before I start, I freely admit to it being ludicrous that we will ever be predict where a team will end up in terms of the practices it deems useful and the impact of the constraints of its context on … Continue reading

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