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Implementing Basic Governance

14 JUL 2011 | Posted in ADAPT, agile governance, agile project management, lean, planning, project velocity | Author Rob Smith | 2 Comments

Last week I wrote a small blog post again pointing out the need for governance of Agile projects. In response Joseph Motha commented that my post would be more interesting if I explained how governance could be achieved. So here goes...

It's good to see our friend Israel Gat has just been appointed as the Director of Agile Practice at the Cutter Consortium Israel is speaking at our Agile Enterprise Forum in March and will be discussing Agile Governance: how to link value to delivery. Israel has some fascinating insights on applying Agile and Lean techniques to the increasingly complex business world of social networking, cloud computing and mobile computing.

Second Wednesdays Breakfasts

Overview

IndigoBlue's Second Wednesdays are monthly breakfast discussions between Senior Business and IT Stakeholders in complex organisations. By invitation only and limited to 10 guests, the discussions are open and candid.

Chatham House rules apply: no presentations, no publicity, no recordings, no vendors. Simply an engaging, informative discussion in a convivial atmosphere with excellent food.

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Based on the fundamental roadmap for Lean software development, as developed by Mary and Tom Poppendieck:

Train Team Leaders / Supervisors - give your team leaders and supervisors the guidance and training they need, along with the freedom, to be able to implement Lean practices in their working environment.

Move Responsibility and Decision Making to the Lowest Possible Level - allow your team members to think and decide on things for themselves, as they will know best how to implement state of the art developments and algorithms.