Tag: Change

  • Resistance to Agile Transformations: Reasons and How To Overcome Them

    TL; DR: Resistance to Agile Transformations

    Stakeholders often revert to resistance to agile transformations due to fears about job security, perceived loss of control, comfort with established practices, and misconceptions about Agile.

    However, we can help: Agile practitioners can ease the change process by employing techniques such as empathetic listening, co-creating the change process, introducing incremental changes, offering targeted education, and showcasing internal success stories. Addressing resistance with understanding and respect is pivotal to a successful agile transformation.

    Resistance to Agile Transformations: Reasons and How To Overcome Them — Berlin-Product-People.com

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  • Speaking Truth to Power 2.0 — Taking A Stand as an Agile Practitioner

    Speaking Truth to Power 2.0 — Taking A Stand as an Agile Practitioner

    TL; DR: Speaking Truth to Power

    Do you need an emergency fund as a change agent—whether you are acting as Scrum Master, Product Owner, or agile coach—because conflict is inevitable, but change is not? Speaking truth to power probably comes at a price.

    In my experience, speaking truth to power, pointing at the emperor’s new clothes and the reality in the trenches, is necessary a trait for every change agent — including Scrum Masters and agile coaches — in organizations that lack strong leadership.

    Learn more, how this form of professional honesty can backfire when the incumbents, privileged by the existing system, strike back.

    Speaking Truth to Power — Taking A Stand as an Agile Practitioner When the System Strikes Back — Berlin Product People GmbH

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