The Agile Truth

What happens when various meanings are ascribed to the term agility? Different understandings of methods, ways of working, or processes can lead to chaos, a loss of productivity, and cost time. Marco Musielak points out how an aligned understanding of agile in the company, in projects, and with stakeholders can benefit particularly in the long term.

If a project goes really well, you can apply the knowledge and structures directly to the next project, right? Well, that's what Daniel Walter and his team also thought so that they adapted certain procedures for their new project. However, the team soon found out that things were not running as smoothly as before. To find out what exactly happened, listen to this episode.

Preparations are good and should be always made. However, preparation can also be an obstacle. Especially in relation to pre-defined backlogs. In one of his projects, Agile Coach Bernd Rottmann had to go through some challenges: New people, some restructuring and a lot of effort. Was the team able to successfully complete the project in the end? Find out in this episode!

Even if it's not wanted, not everything goes always as planned. In such a situation, it's important to communicate and be transparent in order to avoid further mistakes. Henry Zeitler told us his story where in one project not everything went well. Listen in and find out what he did and how he solved the problem.

A strategy is developed, a new concept is defined and the project can start. Sounds quite simple, right? Not exactly, because this is the moment where the first challenges start. In this episode Business Consultant Inge Schreibel tells us about her personalisation project where a certain set of technology was involved. Find out how Inge solved the challenges with her team in the following episode!

Have you ever heard of COP - communities of practice? Basically, this describes groups of people sharing the same interests and exchanging knowledge. If in a project many misalignments and uncertainty can be found COP can provide help. How? Listen to today's episode to find out!

How to re-design a solution from a UX/UI perspective to meet customer and user needs – in a very short time – and at the same time embrace new technological possibilities? Listen to leading UX Engineer and Experience Consultant Robert Krombholz to learn more about one approach to integrating Experience Design in agile projects.

Sometimes agility in projects isn't enough... sometimes the whole organisation needs to get agile. This ensures project teams are optimally supported and can work better in the right environment. So the goal and the vision are clear, but how to approach such a huge project? Rosa Stühlinger started off with creating clear roles and accountabilities. Tune in to find out her next steps!

A careful planning, a motivated team and all your stakeholder's approvals form a good base for every project, but still do not prevent every risk. A pandemic, remote work and long onboarding processes can suddenly complicate the whole project. There will always be some unknown variables nobody can foresee. Even a proper risk management may not prevent all risks, but it definitely reduces them and improves the handling of it. What it can look like in practice, in today's episode - Tune in!

Nice to see you again! Recovered, tanned and relaxed after our break, we welcome you to season 2! Let’s focus on project documentation – time waste or useful help? In the beginning of a project, a team might manage well without documentation. But if the end result doesn’t meet the client’s expectations and needed requirements, it can cost you twice as much time for correction as you have saved. Listen to today’s episode to learn how to get out of this situation.