
Tooling #1: The Good Old Backlog
Sometimes I’m being asked about what are the most important tools for my work. Let‘s do some inventory and tool … Read More “Tooling #1: The Good Old Backlog”
Fertiges. Entspricht den Standards. Genehmigt.
Sometimes I’m being asked about what are the most important tools for my work. Let‘s do some inventory and tool … Read More “Tooling #1: The Good Old Backlog”
Been left out again? Once again not getting what you wanted? How do you get your teammates, your superiors, your … Read More “Be Revolutionary: Be a Friend!”
Whoever wants (or needs) to start working agile usually has a lot of questions. Some very good and comprehensible examples … Read More “What Causes Agile to Fail Most Often?”
You want to work agile? You are expected to do so? You start working with Scrum or try your hand … Read More “There Is More to Agile Than Methodology”
“Success is 20 percent inspiration and 80 percent transpiration.”
Agile change makes for more flexible, customer-centric, perhaps even more value-driven companies. Really? Some uncomfortable thoughts on the unloved subject … Read More “The blind Spot. Lean, Agile and Power.”
A rather mean characteristic of burnout and exhaustion depression is that it (apparently) comes as a surprise to those directly … Read More “What is Burnout?”
Your bosses want you to work more Agile? You yourself have heard so many good things and now you want … Read More “How Does Agility Avoid “Jams” in Projects With Many Dependencies?”
How it all began – after I’d been messing around for ages (!)…
Are you part of the management team? Department, team, or project manager? If so, there’s a good chance that you … Read More “Guilt? Responsibility? Perpetrator? Victim? Failure? Success!”
You have been given the Agile marching orders? Do you want to go into battle yourself? But before you get … Read More “Does Agile Work With Hierarchy?”
Humans are social beings, we need to be close to others. But we don’t do this just because we feel … Read More “Success Is What YOU Want It to Be”
Leading, but properly. Just because, it’s always worthwhile, I’d like to recall the unbeatable and always worth seeing classic of … Read More “Organisational Classics #1: The Eight Rules for Total Standstill”
You want to work agile or more agile? You yourself are thinking about trying a little something in that direction? … Read More “What Are Key Requirements for Working Agile?”
Good time and self-management is one that makes you happy. And happiness comes to those who allow themselves to always … Read More “Don’t Try To Improve All The Time. Be Good Right Now!”
This week I was invited to an event organized by the Münchner Bündnis gegen Depression. As a former burnout patient, … Read More “What is Burnout? Why Bother?”
As professionals, we shouldn’t accept stress in any form. Because it is close to physical violence. And because it is … Read More “Organizational Stress Is Harmful to Business. And It Is a Physical Assault.”
“A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.” (Carlo Cipolla) On a current occasion, I thought it would … Read More “The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity”