Advance Agility

  ‘Thinking in System’ is a book by Donella H. Meadows and Diana Wright, in which they explained the different way of thinking. They stated by system thinking will help in understanding the working of the system, indicate the root cause of the problems, discover new opportunities, make more reliable and better decisions, and can easily adapt to changing situations. Agile is always about adapting to change so when we think of system thinking and agile we get a hunch that maybe system thinking can be related to agile for the betterment of the organization.   System thinking is one of the hottest topics for agile and lean in today’s time. As system thinking provides extraordinary results on the already successful agile practices. We can define a system as a group with a specific purpose that is interrelated, interdependent, and interacting parts forming a unified whole. Some of the specific characteristics of a system have been mentioned below; ·     ...

Vision and mission statements are the marketing tools that help an organization grow by aiming at where they are heading, and answering what the organization's culture and values are. They are the most helpful in small-scale organizations but also benefit large and medium scaled organizations. Vision statements and mission statements are always placed together but are different from one another. They both are created for different purposes. We have previously seen how a vision statement helps in looking forwards to where an organization wants to reach whereas; a mission statement clarifies what an organization wants to do now. But many get confused with vision and mission statement considering them as one, reasoning that the statement seems similar to their ears. Being very precise agile understands the concept in depth so that they should utilize it to the fullest. So today, we will discuss in detail the differences they both have. Differences in Vision Statement and Mission...

  In agile , vision and mission are used as the most powerful management and marketing tools. Many consider vision and mission statement as the one and same thing but they both are different that bring a different output for the organizations. Even though they are different their elements are combined to provide a statement of the organization's goals, values, and purpose. We have already seen what vision statements are used for and what are their most impacting key elements to create them for obtaining inspiring and motivating statements. In this article, we will discuss what a mission statement is in agile businesses, and what its key elements are to obtain an effective mission statement . What is Mission Statement? It is a statement that shows your objectives, business values, and approach to reach them. It states the organization's core brand positioning and uniqueness that makes the organization apart from its competitors. It involves reflection of the organizati...

“ In the end, all business operation can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits .” - Lee Iacocca Considering the above quote and relating it to the vision statement in agile we have covered two of the business operation that is profit as in the company vision statement and people as in the team vision statement . Now in this article, we will discuss the third main aspect which is the product vision statement . The most important aspect of any project and organization is the product. Due to various other important tasks and agile events of a product owner they, many times overlook the product vision statement . As product vision is not the main part of agile then why is it necessary to have it? This is what many product owners may ask. Product owners are the whole and sole of the product, making them create, manage, and own the product vision. The importance of product vision is that it helps the product owner to guide the team towards the goal of creating a product...

      “ A team aligned behind a vision will move mountains .” - Kevin Rose Teams are what make the organization what it is, and what it can be. When organizations can develop a sense of belonging within the teams and team members of the organization then teams are the ones who support them in their vision and goals for achievement. We set the organization’s vision statement that applies to every employee working in the organization for them to understand the combined vision as an organization. But every agile team is different and has its unique combination of team members working together. Every agile team has its unique qualities as well as drawbacks. So we can say even though the goal to reach is the same for an organization's vision, teams are individual unit that works with different personalities, habits, working strategies, and routines. As every team is different, the motivation required for a team is also different. The company vision statement will ...

“ If you want to reach a goal, you must “see the reaching” in your mind before you arrive at your goal .” – Zig Ziglar Researchers have confirmed that when we visualize our goals and process to reach them we are more likely to achieve them. Constant visualizing of the goals and processes will provide you with direction and a goal to aim at. Bearing in mind the prominence of this, agile has a culture of setting vision statements for every important start. Agile for teams has a team vision statement , a product vision statement for products, and even a vision statement for the organization. In agile the vision statement for the organization defines the company's desire they expect to achieve in a long run, how a company will look in the future, and set a strategic direction for execution and planning at a corporate level. The team vision statement clears the team’s desire where they want to reach as a team, inspiring every team member to connect and collaborate, and providi...