Top 15 Systems Thinking Books
I know. I have not been very kind to systems thinking in my recent “Complexity vs. Lean” presentation. But most systems thinkers are ...
The “Optimal” Fallacy
You cannot “optimize the whole”. The best you can do is sub-optimize, cooperate, and iterate. Allow me to share with you the trouble ...
8 Reasons NOT to do an Agile Management Course
You are already running a perfect business. Why should you need an Agile Management course? So, you do software development “the Agile ...
How to Move Europe
I am trying to move Europe. Or actually, I am trying to move the countries in Europe a little closer together. Europe is full of great (A...
Agile Lean Europe: Taking Action
In my previous post I evaluated the discussion about a European network for Agile and Lean thinkers (and doers). My conclusion is that ma...
Agile Lean Europe: Energize the Network!
Last week Johanna Rothman and I were talking about Agile in Europe, while she made a brave attempt at out-eating me at my own favorite Mo...
Agile Doesn’t Make Sense, It Makes a Difference
Would Madonna have been successful if she had styled herself M.L. Ciccone? I don’t think so. Names are important. Good names can be mot...
Podcast and Articles
What is the similarity between Jeff Sutherland, Mary Poppendieck, Bob Martin, David Anderson, and me? Nothing! Nothing at all. Except… ...
New Group – Agile Lean Europe (ALE)
Why are Agile and Lean practitioners in the US better organized than in Europe? It is great that we have an Agile Alliance, a Scrum Allia...
The “Normal” Fallacy
Sometimes my ideas and behaviors don’t fall within the parameter range of what some people consider “normal”. Yet I consider them q...
What Is Agile Management?
I had to (re)organize some materials this week about my views on Agile Management, because some companies are inviting me to do talks abo...
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