by Mike | May 26, 2013 | Mike's Blog
Years ago we put a program in place at home to help make it more livable. We instituted an allowance program based on participation and results (we were young and naive then … what can I say?). One aspect of … Continue reading →
by Mike | May 22, 2013 | Mike's Blog
If I gave your project $500,000 how would you spend it? If I took away $500,000 what wouldn’t you do? How many meetings are happening in your organization every day? These meetings are a huge draw on your budget but … Continue reading →
by Jason | May 9, 2013 | Conferences
I’m sitting here exhausted after a day at The Art and Science of Change followed by an evening of playing baseball with the kids! Now my brain AND my body need an ice pack. This conference stretched my comfort zone given it’s the first large event outside...
by Mike | May 8, 2013 | Mike's Blog
Recently I saw a disturbing (but not unusual) event. Updating the project charter a mere two weeks from implementing the results of a project. Updates this late in the project even with the best of intentions really only serve to … Continue reading →
by Mike | Apr 28, 2013 | Mike's Blog
Risk. Did the US examine and mitigate the risk of a Japanese attack on Pearl harbour in 1941? Did the White Star Line consciously accept the risk of so many people dying when the Titanic was fitted with so few lifeboats? Did … Continue reading →
by Mike | Apr 21, 2013 | Mike's Blog
Last week at the Agile Open Space in Toronto my friend Andrew Annett suggested we should start all projects red. I’ve been thinking about this concept all week and I think it’s brilliant! There are pitfalls with this approach, but … Continue reading...
by Jason | Apr 17, 2013 | Conferences
Myself and the rest of the Leanintuit crew attended the Toronto Agile Open Space last weekend in Toronto. As usual it was a mentally and emotionally exhausting day! I was happy to re-connect with old friends and to meet new ones. This year’s theme was quality...
by Jason | Mar 17, 2013 | Becoming Agile
If you asked 10 people what it meant to be “an Agile company”, you’d likely get 10 different answers. Some will tell you that Agile is a set of practices and processes while others will tell you it’s a mindset. They’re both right. In a...
by Jason | Mar 9, 2013 | Becoming Agile, Systems Thinking
Change projects have a lousy success record. Various change management studies dating back to 1995 show about a 30% success rate with success being defined as “project was finished on time, budget with the expected outcome”. I suggest those people who were...
by Andrew | Oct 28, 2011 | Becoming Agile, Big Ideas, Systems Thinking
The most common maps of enterprises are hierarchical “organizational charts”. We see them everywhere. We depend on them to illustrate the structural elements of an organization and identify the people working within them. Their underlying organizing...
