Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. ~ George Bernard Shaw

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Welcome! Thanks for joining me in a place that merges both personal and professional insight, experience and moments that I choose to share. If you have come this far, you are committed and passionate about creating success. With the right tools in place you are ready to make change. I invite you to get to know me a bit better. I am that person who can help define your path and help you execute the change of course to ensure active results and professional growth. If you read something that sparks dialogue, please do drop me a line, via email or call.

Building Change Momentum

Building Change Momentum

posted by Daniel Doyle date-icon August 12, 2015

This is the final post in a three part series. Please like, share and comment. Please click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2. Suppose you have a persistent group in your organization who has been completing its job the same way for a significant period of time. They refuse to change despite multiple suggestions on areas where the team could improve. Why will the team not accept the change? The group refuses to change because it does not see benefits of changing. Transforming an organization is a time consuming process and change agents…

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Organizational Change and the Vertical Slicing Approach

Organizational Change and the Vertical Slicing Approach

posted by Dave Dame date-icon August 04, 2015

When implementing an agile transformation, do you start from the top or bottom of the organization? My experience has shown it is best to take a complete vertical slice of top, middle, and the bottom. “Organizational design is the methodology which identifies dysfunctional aspects of your organization’s workflow and realigns them to fit current business goals (and supporting values).” (Dr. Allen, 2012). The best way to align the organization’s workflow to fit the current business ways is an approach I call “vertical…

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Change is specific to your Organization...let your organization own their change

Change is specific to your Organization...let your organization own their change

posted by Dave Dame date-icon July 22, 2015

Through my years of trial and error, I have learned there is no one size fits all solution to transitioning organizations to agile..context is king! Every model is based on different organizational contexts. Each model’s context has its own starting and ending point. There’s no guarantee that your organization is at the same starting point and aiming to end at the same ending point.  Organizations commonly introduce (SAFEe) large agile models. A common misconception is if it’s big and prescriptive, it must be good! However,…

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