Category Archives: Adopting agile

“Agilewashing”: An expensive way to achieve hardly anything

Posted on 30/01/2022 by Annette V

Let me start by introducing you to my new concept: “Agilewashing”. (At least I have not heard or seen anyone else use the concept yet). “Agilewashing” most likely does not happen consciously, but probably because the understanding of agile systems … Continue reading →

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How Scrum and agile teams can benefit from Kanban

Posted on 05/05/2020 by Annette V

Setting the scene The agile wave has been rolling for more than 20 years now. It probably started as a reaction to the “old” bureaucratic, and heavy-weight project management methods and standards that at the end of the day could … Continue reading →

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From idealized agile pictures to agile realism

Posted on 20/01/2020 by Annette V

A few days ago I read a really interesting article by Jan Wischweh. The topic was “The agile crisis”. (It was published on Medium.) Jan W.’s article was spiced up with quotes by some of the agile heavyweights who back … Continue reading →

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Agil lemming eller agil leder?

Posted on 04/04/2019 by Annette V

Jeg har arbejdet med agile transformationer i mange år. Jeg elsker den agile tilgang, og kunne ikke drømme om at anbefale andet. Jeg bruger næsten alle mine vågne timer på at nørde agile metoder, skalering mv., så jeg kan være … Continue reading →

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Agile transformation is all about the willingness to change, but let me tell you a secret: not everyone or every organization embrace that change

Posted on 24/01/2019 by Annette V

For many years we have heard about the good things that will happen if organizations start increasing their agility, if projects become more agile, and if old habits are replaced with an agile mindset. The evidence is convincing. There are … Continue reading →

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How lack of real management support can kill agile ambitions

Posted on 08/07/2018 by Annette V

These days agile is the new black, and thanks for that! Having been an IT Project Manager for around 30 years, I have seen too many classic-style projects fail, because the budget or the time allocated to do the project … Continue reading →

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PMI EMEA 2018 – here I (and Kanban) come!!

Posted on 12/01/2018 by Annette V

Nu har jeg fået fornøjelsen af at tale på PMI EMEA 2018 Conference i Berlin. Juhuuu!!! Mit foredrag, som jeg glæder mig meget til at gøre knivskarpt, hedder: “Improve Organisational Flow and Performance by Climbing Kanban’s Maturity Ladder”.   Det … Continue reading →

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I HATE Transparency!!!

Posted on 11/09/2017 by Annette V

When I work with clients to help them transform towards higher organizational agility, I get lots of negative reactions to agile key principles. To many, these principles seem counter intuitive to their current way of working. But what disturbs the … Continue reading →

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Debunking 3 big myths about Kanban

Posted on 08/06/2017 by Annette V

Yesterday one of my guest post was published on the Kanbanize blog. The post was inspired by some real-life experiences I have had working on agile transformations for various clients but certainly kick-started by an incident on the private level. At a small birthday party we all had to … Continue reading →

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Hvorfor ”leger vi agile”, hvis der ikke for alvor er et ønske om forandring?

Posted on 23/04/2017 by Annette V

I de seneste år har jeg arbejdet med agile transformationer og projekter. Både store og små. Min baggrund for at gøre det, er 10 års praktisk erfaring med agile metoder. Jeg underviser i Scrum og Kanban og coacher, så man … Continue reading →

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