adesso Blog
20.02.2024 By Jack Coopey
Agile Project Management - Startup as a Model, Philosophy as a Guardrail
adesso employs all sorts of people, regardless of educational background. I myself used to be an academic philosopher of emerging technology. I found myself into venture capital and the startup environment, coming from the EU commission in policy and governance and now I am an agile project manager here at adesso. In this blog entry, I wish to examine some parallels in philosophy examining the nothingness on which everything is built and the agile methodology of managing business projects in areas of ambiguity, uncertainty and certainly, lack of knowledge.
Read more14.12.2023 By Joseph Gloßner
Agile methods in the spotlight: what, where and when?
For some time now, agility has been a guiding principle, a mindset, something akin to a philosophy to succeed in today’s business world. But with so many agile approaches to choose from, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture. We will therefore be taking a look at various agile methods from different angles. The aim is to help you choose the right method for you.
Read more29.09.2023 By Stefan Mönk and Sezen Ipek
Agility meets data science: strategies with great potential in DS projects
Agility and data science have both taken on a larger role in recent years. The use of agile methods and frameworks can be a key factor in the success of a company. In this and future blog posts, I will be focusing primarily on the question of whether and how agile approaches can be integrated into the field of data science. We will begin by taking a look at basic things you need to know about data science and agility.
Read more27.09.2023 By Ellen Volkert , Julia Schönauer and Melanie Truhöl
New agile – a balanced, hybrid work model
How we work has changed fundamentally in recent decades, a trend that was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These changes require new forms of work in companies that are focused on the evolving needs of employees. The term used to describe this is new work. Agile working is a form of new work. We explain what this is all about in our blog post.
Read more14.06.2023 By Guido Schmitter
The 3⁴ concept for organisational development
If we view organisation as more than just an administrative framework – namely a structure that has a purpose and creates value – then it becomes clear that finding a holistic approach to develop said structure is not easy. This blog post will introduce the 3⁴ concept for organisational development.
Read more04.05.2023 By Jenny Gursch and Markus Felkel
Agile scaling and the challenges that come with it – part 2
In the first part of our blog series on ‘Agile scaling and the challenges that come with it’, we took a closer look at the demand for agile scaling and the associated challenges that need to be overcome in order to generate added value for an organisation. In this next part, we will focus on the challenges that come with agile scaling.
Read more02.05.2023 By Karin Glombitza
Changing how you think begins in the mind – the mindful attitude as a SCRUM success factor
Lightbulb moments are not something you can explain, they are something that you need to experience. Just like success factors for agility. As an agile coach, I often deal with teams who want to become better. If we engage in this process and accept the uncertainty, we can learn and gain new insights. Mindfulness facilitates this process and can help you work more successfully.
Read more20.04.2023 By Maximilian Röttgen
Getting more story in the user story
In my view, traditional user stories do not offer the team enough opportunity to stretch their creative legs. I think there are good reasons for writing real stories in backlog items – user experience (UX), customer centricity and, last but not least, motivation. Everyone on the team can identify with a real story – no matter what their role is or what their background is (technical or otherwise). I will explain why in this blog post.
Read more30.03.2023 By Lena Wirtz
UX can also be agile with the dual-track agile framework
I want to use this blog post to tell you about the dual-track agile framework, which pursues the goal of methodically aligning the different activities from conception to design to implementation within agile product development and bringing the team members closer together. The focus here is primarily on the adaptability of UX activities in terms of speed and granularity.
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