Are you ready for an adventure or safety?
What is going on in the Agile world right now?
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There are good arguments for both and in the end it is your personal choice. In the Agile world a similar discussion is ongoing in the moment. From "Agile is Dead" to "Just use it the right way" you can basically find all variations. Several examples below:
Lukas Timm: “Scrum is the least agile of agile methods.”
Shawn Wallack: The Daily Scrum: Stop Asking the "Three (Wrong) Questions"
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I am going back to work today and the Agile yes/no topic will be there waiting for me as well. As mentioned earlier, we are preparing a new Operating Model that is potentially going live in May-25. It will be less SAFe, but still making use of an Agile mindset and ways of working - maybe Scrum, Kanban, ScrumBan or anything else ...
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The challenge and opportunity will be, to select an approach that is not too far away from the status quo, but still adds some value due to streamlining the process or less administration effort for agile ceremonies. Maybe let the teams decide separately, what works for them, and just agree a common ground and timing for planning and dependency discussion/alignment. Our next three month phase starts in Feb-25, could be a good possibility to do some trials? We will see ...
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