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Coaching Flow: Implementing an effective flow system

Em Campbell-Pretty - September 03, 2023

Delivering a continuous flow of value to the customer is one of the defining characteristics of an effective SAFe enterprise. But flow is not easy to achieve, and many impediments occur along the way. Success requires a knowledge of what flow is Read more...

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Meetups

Tags: Agile Coaching, Coaching Flow, Flow, Kanban, SAFe, SAFe Agile Team, Scaled Agile Framework

How do I justify full-time Scrum Masters for my Agile Release Train?

Claire Sanders, Em Campbell-Pretty - July 18, 2023

It feels like every time we launch an Agile Release Train, one of the first hard conversations we have is the need for a full-time dedicated Scrum Master for every Agile team. I suspect there are two main reasons this conversation comes up time Read more...

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SAFe Roles

Tags: Agile Coaching, Agile Release Train, Agile Teams, Facilitation, Iteration Reviews, Scaled Agile Framework, ScrumMastery, System Demo, Team Building

Advice for Agile Coaches on "Dealing With" Middle Management

Em Campbell-Pretty - October 22, 2013

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...

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Tribal Unity

Tags: Agile Coaching, Agile Transformation, Change, Culture, EDW Release Train, Leadership

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip & Dan Heath

Em Campbell-Pretty - September 15, 2013

Having read and really enjoyed Chip & Dan Heath's first book, Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, I bought Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard when it was first released, however it sat on my bookshelf gathering Read more...

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Book Reviews

Tags: Agile Coaching, Agile Transformation, Change, Leading Change

My Agile 2013 Experience - Day 4 of 6

Em Campbell-Pretty - August 22, 2013

Wednesday When NOT to Have All the Answers: Stop Giving Advice and Start Asking Questions Judith Mills and Christopher Avery Judith started by telling us about her addiction to giving advice and her realisation: "If I was going to be Read more...

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Conferences