We’ve seen organizations abandon or neglect visual modeling when they make the shift to more Agile development processes, but in our experience, models definitely play an important role in product […]
Visual Models in Agile – Feature Trees
I recently wrote about how to use process flows in agile projects. Process flows are one of the most commonly used visual model and most people intuitively create them to […]
Using Agile on a Financial Services Transformation
I recently got the chance to co-write an experience report for the Agile2020 conference with one of my stakeholders, Cárlon Halmenschlager Szymanski. This project was one of my very favorites […]
Visual Models in Agile – Business Objectives Model
A Business Objectives Model (BOM) is an RML®️ model that iterates through business problems and business goals/objectives of a project to arrive at the software product concept. The BOM for a […]
Agile This! – Scaling Agile for a BIG Project
For several years, I’ve worked with a Financial Services client that offers consumer and commercial credit to customers world-wide. In 2016, they decided that they needed to transform their credit […]
PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner Exam, Part 2: Taking and Passing the Exam!
So I took my PMI-ACP exam in April, and I passed! All in all, it was a crazy experience. Last time, I posted about how I prepped for the exam, […]
Why being an agile realist is actually more agile than being a purist
I recently went to the Agile2016 conference in Atlanta, GA. It was a great conference; I met a lot of people and learned a lot about managing teams and people […]
Managers (and Business Stakeholders) in Agile- What do I do now? Part 3 of 3
Throughout this 3 Part blog series, we’ve talked about where managers and business stakeholders fit in an agile world and what changes for them. Now that you know what to […]
Managers (and Business Stakeholders) in Agile- What Changes? Part 2 of 3
Now that you know where you fit in an agile world and are maybe convinced that this whole thing is worth a shot, what changes can you expect in your […]
PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner Exam, Part 1: Applying and Preparing for the exam
This past year I decided to try something new — I decided to get a certification. I looked at many of the certifications on the market, for both Business Analysis […]
Managers (and Business Stakeholders) in Agile- Where do I fit? Part 1 of 3
So, your company is going “agile,” and you’ve heard that in agile they don’t need managers (at least there is no scrum role for a manager). Additionally, all the teams […]
How to identify, train, coach and mentor an awesome Product Owner!
Much of my work on projects lately has been around coaching and mentoring product owners, both internally at ArgonDigital and at my customers. What I’ve found is that when companies […]