Ray Arell | Agile Alliance https://www.agilealliance.org Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:25:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.agilealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/agile-alliance-logo-icon-150x150.png Ray Arell | Agile Alliance https://www.agilealliance.org 32 32 Interested in Business Agility? https://www.agilealliance.org/interested-in-business-agility/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:44:44 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8080997 If you’re interested in Business Agility, here is some upcoming news, and an event that you will want to keep an eye out for.

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]]> The Rise of Hybrid Work and What it Means For Agile https://www.agilealliance.org/the-rise-of-hybrid-work-and-what-it-means-for-agile/ https://www.agilealliance.org/the-rise-of-hybrid-work-and-what-it-means-for-agile/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 15:59:08 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8080161 Are hybrid workplaces compatible with the workflow teams are trying to achieve, or does it help or hinder them from living up to Agile values and principles?

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/the-rise-of-hybrid-work-and-what-it-means-for-agile/feed/ 0 A Guide to the Agile Approach and Why It Matters to Your Company https://www.agilealliance.org/a-guide-to-the-agile-approach-and-why-it-matters-to-your-company/ https://www.agilealliance.org/a-guide-to-the-agile-approach-and-why-it-matters-to-your-company/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:47:00 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8080146 Many companies have trouble adopting Agile, so let’s revisit the fundamentals, its importance to organizations, and what you need to know to start applying it.

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/a-guide-to-the-agile-approach-and-why-it-matters-to-your-company/feed/ 0 Falling Face-First into Learning https://www.agilealliance.org/falling-face-first-into-learning/ https://www.agilealliance.org/falling-face-first-into-learning/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:55:07 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8060116 A few weeks back, a good friend Elizabeth Hendrickson tweeted about her approach to learning as being quite non-linear. Like her, this has been my approach to problem-solving, especially when […]

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/falling-face-first-into-learning/feed/ 0 How to Stop Admiring Your Problems https://www.agilealliance.org/how-to-stop-admiring-your-problems/ https://www.agilealliance.org/how-to-stop-admiring-your-problems/#respond Sun, 09 Feb 2020 18:09:46 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8059220 It is unclear when the phrase “stop admiring the problem” came into my leadership tool kit, but I have been using it to improve my personal and business life for […]

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/how-to-stop-admiring-your-problems/feed/ 0 Sustainability and Agile https://www.agilealliance.org/sustainability-and-agile/ https://www.agilealliance.org/sustainability-and-agile/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2020 23:32:04 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8058926 Sustainable development has always been in the Agile Principles, and, though this was mainly focused on creating a consistent pace of value delivery by not pushing humans too quickly, it […]

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/sustainability-and-agile/feed/ 0 Viable Organizations with Beer https://www.agilealliance.org/viable-organizations-with-beer/ https://www.agilealliance.org/viable-organizations-with-beer/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:00:48 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8058503 I am a strong believer that sound organizational models are the key to a company’s success and its viability in the complex world in which it must survive. The key […]

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/viable-organizations-with-beer/feed/ 0 Your Request to Improve is Denied! https://www.agilealliance.org/your-request-to-improve-is-denied/ https://www.agilealliance.org/your-request-to-improve-is-denied/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2019 23:29:14 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8057989 Your Request to Improve is Denied! A few weeks back, I was at the Agile Testing Days conference in Germany, and I had a great conversation with one of the […]

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/your-request-to-improve-is-denied/feed/ 0 Is Agile Killing or Helping Innovation? https://www.agilealliance.org/is-agile-killing-or-helping-innovation/ https://www.agilealliance.org/is-agile-killing-or-helping-innovation/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:09:35 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8057315 A few weeks ago, I got into an interesting discussion at the eXperience Agile event over in Portugal about whether Agile helps or kills innovation. I found this to be […]

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/is-agile-killing-or-helping-innovation/feed/ 0 “I Dig the Great Minds Idea” https://www.agilealliance.org/i-dig-the-great-minds-idea/ https://www.agilealliance.org/i-dig-the-great-minds-idea/#respond Mon, 20 Aug 2018 23:22:32 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8045997 That’s something that David Hussman said to me a few years ago. He loved jamming with people on new ideas, and I had the honor of being in a number […]

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/i-dig-the-great-minds-idea/feed/ 0 What is killing your Agile transformation? Perhaps you were never transforming in the first place. https://www.agilealliance.org/what-is-killing-your-agile-transformation/ https://www.agilealliance.org/what-is-killing-your-agile-transformation/#respond Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:43:48 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8041746 I just got off a call with another transformation coach who said his company is moving away from its transformation work, and they are going to be reverting to the […]

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]]> https://www.agilealliance.org/what-is-killing-your-agile-transformation/feed/ 0 High Business Agility: Still Hard to Reach For Most Companies https://www.agilealliance.org/high-business-agility-still-hard-to-reach-for-most-companies/ https://www.agilealliance.org/high-business-agility-still-hard-to-reach-for-most-companies/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2017 00:34:14 +0000 https://test-agilealliance.pantheonsite.io/?p=8032648 Over the last couple of months, I have been collecting stories from Agile development teams and management looking for trends in how well that partnership is working.  With every story […]

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