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How to Practice Agile in Traditional Management Roles
Organizations in the 21st century face great opportunities and threats presented by fast paced technological advances. According to Forbes Magazine, the most defining traits of a successful 21st century organization are: Relentless innovation, which requires a new mindset that liberates … Continue reading
Business Analyst Role: Agile vs. Waterfall
In this presentation from the recent BA World Conference in Chicago, Illinois, EK Consultants Yanko Ivanov and Tatiana Cakici discuss the changing role of a BA between traditional Waterfall and Agile projects.
How Leaders Can Promote the Autonomy of Product Owners
Of the Product Owners surveyed in The 2015 State of Scrum Report, only 24% felt empowered to do their jobs. When the Product Owner role lacks autonomy, clear definition, or proper support, the result is often confusion and frustration for … Continue reading
Agile Content Strategy
Rebecca Wyatt delivered this presentation at a Web Content Mavens Meetup on June 12, 2017. The topic for the Web Content Mavens event was Applied Agile & Design Thinking for Web Projects. Presentation Overview If you create web content these pain points … Continue reading
Meetup: Design Thinking Lab Happy Hour (June)
EK’s own Claire Brawdy will be facilitating a Design Thinking exercise at this month’s OpenIDEO DC Happy Hour. Her activity is focused around the Define phase of Design Thinking. Event Description When working within the Design Thinking process, defining the … Continue reading
Design Thinking and Taxonomy Design
In my experience I’ve found that any successful taxonomy design effort stems from a strong understanding of the end users’ needs – hardly a small task. One way that I’ve worked to address this challenge is by incorporating Design Thinking … Continue reading
Agile vs. Waterfall Project Management Series Part 3: Compromising to a Tailored Approach
When applied effectively, product delivery and process management frameworks can present great rewards in the way we work. However, they may also result in drawbacks that fail to fulfill our needs. In the previous “Agile” vs. “Waterfall” blog series, It’s … Continue reading
Agile Content Teams Part 2: Roles
Agile practices can empower your content teams and maximize the value of their time. In part 1 of this two-part blog series, we discussed content team implementation of agile ceremonies. Now, in part 2, we follow up with a discussion … Continue reading
Meetup: Agile NOVA Coaching Circle (May 2017)
On Thursday, May 18, 2017 Enterprise Knowledge will be hosting the Northern Virginia Agile Coaching Circle. The group will be discussing how agile coaches can seamlessly transition between roles as coaches, mentors, consultants, and trainers. Register for the event by … Continue reading
Agile Content Teams Part 1: Ceremonies
While “going agile” is not an end in itself, there are circumstances where an agile content strategy can help achieve desired business outcomes. In part 1 of this two-part blog series, we discuss content team implementation of agile ceremonies which … Continue reading