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I helped Idemia leverage agile to help it deliver customer programs and build its future products. This...Thu, 25 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/ba-a-sense-of-togetherness-amplified-by-musichttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/ba-a-sense-of-togetherness-amplified-by-musicBa — the Japanese concept of shared space and emergent knowledge — as a framework for understanding what makes high-performing agile teams different from merely co-located ones.Sat, 20 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/getting-into-a-teaching-mindsethttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/getting-into-a-teaching-mindsetMon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/a-kanban-for-marketing-board-examplehttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/a-kanban-for-marketing-board-exampleA concrete Kanban board design for a marketing team: workflow stages, WIP limits, classes of service for campaigns vs. always-on content, and metrics to track.Fri, 28 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/kanban-for-marketing-kick-start-examplehttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/kanban-for-marketing-kick-start-exampleFri, 28 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/musings-about-hard-coded-frameworkshttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/musings-about-hard-coded-frameworksThu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/safe-configurationshttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/safe-configurationsThu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/agile-marketing-validation-boardhttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/agile-marketing-validation-boardApplying Lean Startup validation thinking to marketing: a validation board for marketing experiments that tests assumptions before full campaign investment.Tue, 14 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/agile-release-train-leadership-team-servant-leadership-in-action-during-pi-planninghttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/agile-release-train-leadership-team-servant-leadership-in-action-during-pi-planningPI Planning reveals the Agile Release Train leadership team real behaviors. 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A practical assessment of where a marketing team sits on the maturity curve — and what the next level of improvement looks like.Sat, 07 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/the-ideal-agile-marketing-toolhttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/the-ideal-agile-marketing-toolWed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/yes-safe-4-0-includes-kanban-but-does-it-include-the-beauty-of-kanbanhttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/yes-safe-4-0-includes-kanban-but-does-it-include-the-beauty-of-kanbanMon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/the-agile-theaterhttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/the-agile-theaterMon, 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/are-your-product-owners-cross-functional-enoughhttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/are-your-product-owners-cross-functional-enoughProduct Owners who only manage backlogs are missing half the job. The cross-functional skills — stakeholder management, discovery, value measurement — that distinguish great POs.Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/develop-on-cadence-deliver-on-demand-the-agile-marketing-versionhttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/develop-on-cadence-deliver-on-demand-the-agile-marketing-versionDevelop on cadence, deliver on demand — the SAFe principle adapted for agile marketing: sprint-based development cycles with continuous publication rather than batched releases.Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/scaled-agile-marketinghttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/scaled-agile-marketingSat, 04 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/is-your-safe-agile-release-train-flexible-enoughhttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/is-your-safe-agile-release-train-flexible-enoughA SAFe ART can become rigid and ceremony-heavy. 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David Anderson says start with what you do now. Yuval explores when each path makes sense.Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/guest-post-is-starting-with-kanban-really-easier-than-with-scrumhttps://yuvalyeret.com/blog/guest-post-is-starting-with-kanban-really-easier-than-with-scrumThe debate: is Kanban really easier to adopt than Scrum? 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