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Matrix, Functional, Project, and Product Structures vs. Scrum and LeSS

Dec 134 min read

Matrix, Functional, Project, and Product Structures vs. Scrum and LeSS

Organizational structures define how work, responsibilities, and decision-making are distributed. The four major types are functional ,...

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Alexey Krivitsky

Nov 172 min read

No. Not Everything Is A Product

I would like to reflect on a webinar by Dave West on Product Definition . More than a thousand people watched on spot — so, an important...

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Alexey Krivitsky

Nov 171 min read

Microservices are Technical Debt

Have you ever wondered that microservices are technical debt. Just not in the way we're used to using the term: technical debt (TD)...

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Scrum is the best-misunderstood idea of all times!

Alexey Krivitsky

Nov 171 min read

Scrum is the best-misunderstood idea of all times!

My guess: Scrum is the best misunderstood idea of all times. Being on a Scrum team means working in the same context with all the other...

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Alexey Krivitsky

Oct 161 min read

Fads Do Not Last

It seems it takes 5 to 7 years for a management fad to rise and fall unless it solves underlying organizational problems

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Individuals and Interactions = Relationship (the Blah-Blah-Blah Manifesto)

Alexey Krivitsky

Oct 161 min read

Individuals and Interactions = Relationship (the Blah-Blah-Blah Manifesto)

The other day, I got reminded of this image I made somewhere in 2011: What did I mean by this? Let's see: Aha! Relationships!...

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75% of those using Scrum will not succeed

Alexey Krivitsky

Apr 31 min read

75% of those using Scrum will not succeed

Ken Schwaber, a co-creator of Scrum, predicted back in the days that only 25% of companies would be able to get the promised benefits of...

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Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 236 min read

Extract Team Leads

Those who know me know that I have never been in favor of the Team Lead role. Though before, I used to think that the negative...

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Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 231 min read

Product Owner School

Just finished training the 2nd cohort of product owners / managers at Flix. The program spanned over several weeks with 4-hour online...

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Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 232 min read

A missing team type in Team Topologies?

Are #teamtopologies ignoring an important team type? I've worked with high-performing organizations that thoughtfully crafted teams that...

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Complexity of organizational design and its effects on scaling agility

Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 211 min read

Complexity of organizational design and its effects on scaling agility

Scaling is a hot topic. New frameworks and certifications are emerging like mushrooms. But without understanding the deep system dynamics...

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LeSS Adoption at Poster. Part 4: Twenty LeSS Sprints

Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 1631 min read

LeSS Adoption at Poster. Part 4: Twenty LeSS Sprints

A full-fledged detailed LeSS case study of Poster POS Inc. that happened in times of COVID-19 and the war. Read Part 1: "Org Before...

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LeSS Adoption at Poster. Part 3: Flipping the Org

Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 1615 min read

LeSS Adoption at Poster. Part 3: Flipping the Org

A full-fledged detailed LeSS case study of Poster POS Inc. that happened in times of COVID-19 and the war. Read Part 1: "Org Before...

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LeSS Adoption at Poster. Part 2: Designing New Org

Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 1614 min read

LeSS Adoption at Poster. Part 2: Designing New Org

A full-fledged detailed LeSS case study of Poster POS Inc. that happened in times of COVID-19 and the war. Read Part 1: "Org Before...

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LeSS Adoption at Poster. Part 1: Org Before Change

Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 1620 min read

LeSS Adoption at Poster. Part 1: Org Before Change

A full-fledged detailed LeSS case study of Poster POS Inc. that happened in times of COVID-19 and the war. Part 1: "Org Before Change"...

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Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 245 min read

Three Ecosystems

Not Yet Another Team Maturity Model The mission of the Org Topologies™ is not to develop another team maturity and assessment model, but...

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Three Common (and Contagious!) Organizational Diseases

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 102 min read

Three Common (and Contagious!) Organizational Diseases

1. Silosis Multiplicatum: A widespread syndrome of operating in silos, where departments or teams do not communicate or cooperate,...

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Don't scale agile. Descale your organization.

Alexey Krivitsky

Mar 10, 20237 min read

Don't scale agile. Descale your organization.

- How can we scale agile to fit in our organization?- How do we adapt agile practices for our complex operation?- Which processes and...

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Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 16, 20234 min read

Cat Paw Management (Meets Recession)

Did you see this Google feature yet? Type 'cat' or 'dog' and see the search result page turn into an expensive paw prints animation: I...

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Human Framework Dependency Syndrome (HFDS)

Alexey Krivitsky

Feb 8, 20233 min read

Human Framework Dependency Syndrome (HFDS)

Recently, we recorded an episode for Zuzi Sochova's podcast. I can tell, this was the most precise and crispiest explanation of...

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