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Adventures in Scaling Agile

Launching an Agile Release Train While Standing in a Waterfall
Em Campbell-Pretty - March 05, 2014
Launching an Agile Release Train While Standing in a Waterfall
Some days, I wonder if someone has put the EDW Agile Release Train on a list of "must-see" tourist attractions in Melbourne. We have a least two tour groups a month come and visit us to see how we have gone about scaling agile using the Scaled Agile Read more... about Launching an Agile Release Train While Standing in a Waterfall
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Tags: Agile, Agile Release Train, Agile Transformation, EDW Release Train, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework, Scaling Agile
How I Fell in Love With Impact Mapping...
Em Campbell-Pretty - February 25, 2014
How I Fell in Love With Impact Mapping...
12 months ago my team was engaged to provide a very rough estimate for a large new reporting and analytics program.  Over the next 5 months we cycled back and forth until eventually the sponsor decided to proceed and nominated a “business Read more... about How I Fell in Love With Impact Mapping...
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Tags: Agile, Build the Right Thing, Collaboration, Facilitation, Feature Defintion, Impact Mapping, Visualisation
Can You Be SAFe Without PI Planning?
Em Campbell-Pretty - February 12, 2014
Can You Be SAFe Without PI Planning?
The concept of a Planning Interval  (PI) is generally considered the cornerstone of cadence in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). In simple terms, SAFe recommends that a PI consists of between 4 and 6 two-week iterations, including an IP  Read more... about Can You Be SAFe Without PI Planning?
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Collaboration, EDW Release Train, PI Planning, Scaled Agile Framework
Scaling Agile Data Warehousing
Em Campbell-Pretty - February 08, 2014
Scaling Agile Data Warehousing
Two years ago, I found myself with five Agile feature teams developing in parallel on an enterprise data warehouse (EDW) with a single integrated code base. While the introduction of Agile was showing promise, we would need to find a way to make Read more... about Scaling Agile Data Warehousing
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Tags: Agile, Agile Data Warehousing, Agile Release Train, Communication, Continuous Improvement, EDW Release Train, Leadership, Leading Change, NPS, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework, Scaling Agile, Scrum, Visualisation
Unity Day - Creating a One Team Culture
Em Campbell-Pretty - January 27, 2014
Unity Day - Creating a One Team Culture
It recently occurred to me that I have yet to share the history and context of Unity Day, our often referenced iteration kick off event. Given the creation of Unity Day is actually one of the pivotal moments in the history of the EDW Release Read more... about Unity Day - Creating a One Team Culture
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Tags: Agile Release Train, Agile Teams, Collaboration, Culture, EDW Release Train, Fun, High Performance Team, PI Planning, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework, Tags: Scaling Culture, Tribal Unity
An Agile Christmas Story
Em Campbell-Pretty - December 12, 2013
An Agile Christmas Story
Today was the first day of the last iteration for 2013! To celebrate the EDW Release Train had a Christmas theme for Unity Day.   Gingerbread Reindeer It all started after our Movember "Ginger-Mo" fund raising event, when one of the Read more... about An Agile Christmas Story
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Tags: Christmas, EDW Release Train, Fun, Inspect & Adapt, Retrospectives, Tribal Unity
Switch in Action: Business Change Management Applied to Software Engineering
Em Campbell-Pretty - November 26, 2013
Switch in Action: Business Change Management Applied to Software Engineering
As regular readers of this blog would know, I recently read Chip & Dan Heath's Switch (which I blogged about here). One Saturday evening in July, whilst only a short way though the book, I found myself thinking of the challenges we had rolling out Read more... about Switch in Action: Business Change Management Applied to Software Engineering
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Tags: Agile Data Warehousing, Automated Deployment, Change, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, DevOps, EDW Release Train, Leading Change
Using eNPS to Measure Team Happiness
Em Campbell-Pretty - November 12, 2013
Using eNPS to Measure Team Happiness
When I accepted the role of leading the EDW delivery team, I knew my biggest challenge would be customer engagement. I had been a customer of the team for a number of years, and I am sad to say I would not have recommended their services to anyone. Read more... about Using eNPS to Measure Team Happiness
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Tags: Agile Metrics, EDW Release Train, Employee Engagement, Scaled Agile Framework, Tribal Unity
Advice for Agile Coaches on Dealing With Middle Management
Em Campbell-Pretty - October 22, 2013
Advice for Agile Coaches on Dealing With Middle Management
Over the past few months, I have been fortunate to attend a number of Agile Conferences. A theme I observed, particularly in open spaces and social conversations, related to the role of middle management in an Agile Transformation. Questions like: Read more... about Advice for Agile Coaches on Dealing With Middle Management
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Tags: Agile Coaching, Agile Transformation, Change, Culture, EDW Release Train, Leadership
Book Clubs at Work - Are You Serious?
Em Campbell-Pretty - October 13, 2013
Book Clubs at Work - Are You Serious?
As mentioned in a prior post, the idea for the EDW Agile Release Train came from reading Dean Leffingwell's Scaling Software Agility. A couple of months after reading the book, there was a restructure and I found myself leading the technology team Read more... about Book Clubs at Work - Are You Serious?
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Tags: Book Club, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Leaning Culture, Culture, EDW Release Train, Leadership, SAFe, Scaled Agile Framework, Tags: Scaling Culture, Team Building, Tribal Unity
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