Quick Guidance

If you’d like to take your Agile implementation to the next level or to get it unstuck, we’ll help you figure out the best way forward. We’ll assess the entire ecosystem, examining such aspects as culture, leadership approaches, management practices, teams’ ways of working, agility across the value stream, IT-business interactions, technical agility, and safety. Instead of looking for compliance with specific frameworks (which a tool could tell you), we analyze how your human system makes Agile-minded choices in its unique context. Ending with a deep conversational review, we’ll recommend a practical roadmap and high-value actions toward your desired goal, identify challenges, and discuss mitigation strategies. We only need a few days and we don’t tie up anyone’s time in long meetings.

“We asked Gil to help us figure out how our talented, passionate team could become a cohesive unit. He only spent two days with us, but people were blown away by how spot-on his observations were, and how he made people very comfortable discussing even the most uncomfortable topics. Using his findings and recommendations, we are now working collaboratively on putting together a roadmap to becoming a better, more effective Agile team. This engagement was well worth the investment!” — Andrei Cornienco, VP Software Engineering & Infrastructure, Pethealth

Interested? Ask Gil Broza for a sample of an assessment’s review meeting.

Are you leading a non-software group, and finding the promise of Agile appealing? Not sure what’s a good way to adopt it?

While Agile is applicable to many pursuits outside of software (or technology as a whole), its implementation may look nothing like it often does in software. In fact, popular mechanics (such as sprints and user stories) and frameworks (such as Scrum) may not be suitable for you. You need an implementation that works in your specific context.

Call on us, and we’ll take your group through the right conversations, guide and advise at critical junctures, and help you design a practical implementation that sticks.

If you’d like to be Agile with your next major undertaking but the situation is complicated, we’ll help you customize Agile to your context. We’ll work with the key players on alignment around values, constraints, and assumptions. We’ll guide the design of a suitable workflow, effective team structure, and good practices. And we’ll help you facilitate a successful kick-off to make all of that real.

Read a case study of doing this at one of Canada’s largest banks.

If your executives want candid, realistic, and unbiased responses to their concerns, look no further. In this 2-3 hour session with your senior leadership, we’ll establish a shared, accurate understanding of the Agile paradigm; express the needs, expectations, pitfalls, and implications of an Agile transformation; and discuss workable strategies and tactics for leading the change.

Important: We are not affiliated with any large consulting group or certification scheme, so when we say unbiased, we mean unbiased.

If a key milestone of a large initiative is coming up, consider holding a plenary workshop before starting work on the next phase. The purpose may be to draw lessons from the last few months, to improve on some dimension of work, or to consider deep changes for the next few months.

Critical to this event is to get all the participants — not just management — to do the thinking, collaborating, and deciding. We’ve facilitated many such events, and even though they’re short (rarely longer than a day), they’ve all resulted in visible increases in engagement, satisfaction, and performance. If you want greater self-organization and empowerment, such an event is the best vehicle for your intent.

We will collaborate with you on planning a successful workshop: purpose, agenda, invitation, deliverables, process, etc. And if you prefer, we will facilitate it for you (such events must be led by experienced facilitators.)

If your organization is adopting Agile unassisted and you’re hitting a snag, wanting a sounding board, or looking for independent advice, contact us. Spend a half-hour, one-hour, or even half a day on the phone/video with Gil Broza and get the answers you need.