• How do you “scale” agility? An interview with Malte Foegen.

    How do you decide which agile approaches to take out of the agile toolbox when it comes to creating an agile organization? I look at every team and every level for itself. This is the only way to find out which agile approach makes sense for which team and at which level. And you can’t just take a Scaled Agile framework like that? In practice, you have to take a close look at what a team needs.

  • Agile Myths: User Stories – a mandatory format for Scrum Teams?!?

    The User Story format is often used by Scrum teams to document requirements. It’s a short syntax that sounds totally simple, but when we sit down and try to fill this syntax with life, we quickly realize that it’s not that easy. Some of you may have stumbled across user stories that somehow sound “artificial”. So what is it about this little sentence? Why do so many people use it? And do Scrum Tea

  • Agile myth: Writing user stories is Product Owner work

    Again and again I am confronted with the statement that only the product owner writes and prioritizes user stories. The Product Owner is the person who prioritizes the Product Backlog. But for reasons I don’t understand, many people seem to be convinced that it is a core task of the product owner to sit down at his desk and write a user story until it is ready for a sprint. Is that really what the

  • Make your portfolio lean & agile through Lean Portfolio Management.

    With wibas you will get a partner for your way to agility. SETs UP A LEAN PORTFOLIO WITH YOU : Malte Foegen 64293 Darmstadt malte.foegen@wibas.com mail call card

  • Insurance meets SAFe - Meetup with Scaled Agile, Inc. in March 2023.

    Scaled agility, agile transformation - topics that have long been driven forward in the insurance industry as well. The need for business agility is also increasing in this environment. But how does SAFe shape up in the insurance industry and how do I implement Business Agility sustainably? These topics form the core of our DACH insurance event.

  • Descaling instead of scaling: Why scaled agility should simplify the organization.

    A little bit of rearranging helps: More references, less agility More agility, fewer references Less agility, fewer references Vincenzo is SAFe Program Consultant, has passed the certification as LeSS-Practitioner with Craig Larman and has advised and accompanied different (de)scaled agile transformations as well as adaptations.

  • Departure into the unknown: How a participatory strategy process paves the way into agile working

    Adoption of agile methods in day-to-day business. 6. Executives set an example of agile working methods. 7. Exercise in distributed digital work. 8. Self-management and organization. The Agile Strategy Process In addition to classic business management techniques (e.g. SWOT analysis), the process deliberately used procedures from the agile toolbox. from the agile toolbox.

  • Insurance and Banking meets SAFe - Meetup with Scaled Agile, Inc. on 11/14/2023.

    Insurance and Banking meets SAFe - Meetup with Scaled Agile, Inc. on 11/14/2023. Scaled Agility, agile transformation - Topics that have long since arrived and are being driven forward in the insurance and banking industry as well.

  • Successful start for your Agile Release Train (ART) and your first PI Planning

    A successful launch of your Agile Release Train (ART) is crucial for the success of your agile transformation. We support you during the preparation of such an ART up to the launch. Together we lay the foundation for a successful first PI Planning. Request ART Launch now Contact us.

  • Questions and answers

    General terms What is agile project management? Agile roles What is a Scrum Master? Agile roles What is a Product Owner? Agile roles What is an Agility Master? Agile roles What is an agile coach? Agile frameworks What is Scrum? Agile frameworks What is Kanban? Agile frameworks What are OKRs? Agile frameworks What is SAFe?