Articles
On this page you’ll find a list of articles written by us in the past – about Agile, communication, leadership – and much more.
Agile leadership
Projektledelse af iterative og Agile projekter by Ole Jepsen
Article in Danish.
Leading up by Jenni Jepsen & Pollyanna Pixton
In today’s rapidly changing environment, it is critical for us to deliver results often and quickly. This requires us to lead effectively both upward and outward. How can we guide our leaders to provide the support our teams need? What are the tools to embrace change, foster innovation and collaborate no matter where you fit in your organization?
Vælge opgavebestemt ledelsesprofil for projektet by Nicolai Schiørring, Lars Rasmussen and Ole Jepsen
Article in Danish
Projektledelse i fremtiden by Ole Jepsen
Article in Danish
The story behind the DOI by Ole Jepsen
This is the story about how the Agile Project Leadership Networks (www.apln.org) basic values – the “Declaration Of Interdependence” (www.pmdoi.org) – was created back in 2005 in Seattle.
Collaboration
Det bedste er den åbne dialog by Ole Jepsen
Article in Danish
Donkeys and Carrots: Customer Collaboration and Helping Others by Ole Jepsen
In today’s highly dynamic marketplace, where plan-driven projects based on manufactured requirements don’t fulfill most companies’ needs, there is a huge gap between the need for control and the need for flexibility and speed. In a plan- driven project, we can demonstrate control and progress by reporting conformance with the plan. But when the plan is dynamic and the requirements are evolving, project status based mainly on the plan and the requirements becomes useless.
Cross-team Collaboration for Optimizing Business Value by Jenni Jepsen & Kent McDonald
One of the primary responsibilities of a leader is to create an environment where teams can focus on delivering the optimal business value to the organization. So how do you ensure that collaboration continues among the various stakeholders of a project? By communicating effectively and modeling the appropriate behaviors yourself.
Requirements, Customers & Stakeholders
Communicating business value to your stakeholders by Jenni Jepsen
Often project leaders, even Agile project leaders, talk about their projects in terms of features. Yes, and what do features really man for stakeholders? Features are what your system or process can do. Benefits are why people care. And benefits equal business value. Learn why and how to get to and communicate benefits rather than features, and what it will mean for you, your team and your organization.
Flirting with your customers by Jenni Jepsen
While it may sound “light” at first glance, flirting means connecting with others, and connecting is the key to good communication. That is what the first principal of the Agile Manifesto: individuals and interactions over processes and tools is all about.
Agile Customer Cookbook by Ole Jepsen in collaboration with Mary Poppendieck, Philippe Kruchten and others
Many books and articles talk about how IT development teams and leaders should work and behave in Agile projects – but what if you are the customer? In this article you find answers to the Whys and the Hows of Agile development seen from the customer’s perspective.
Improving customer developer collaboration by Lars Thorup and Ole Jepsen
Tempt the customer to join the developers by having a nice workspace for him in the project room and by making good use of his time when he is present. Appreciate the customers work by telling his manager that he is doing a good job, and by letting the customer run the demos. These are a couple of pieces of advice, that a group of 14 experienced Agile people came up with during a workshop – discussing how to improve collaboration in projects. Read the article and get more advice.
Stop krigen om kravene by Ole Jepsen
Article in Danish
Time Constrained Requirement Engineering by Ole Jepsen
Requirement Engineering is easy! And having very little time to do it makes it even easier! But only if you do it right – and yes: there are a lot of traps on your way through working with requirements. However many of the traps are well known – and can be avoided by following a few basic strategies.
Iterative and Agile Projects
Iterative og Agile projekter – kort fortalt by Ole Jepsen
Article in Danish
Iterativ udvikling i fastpris projekter by Ole Jepsen
Article in Danish
Knas med udviklingsprojekterne? Iterativ udvikling kan være løsningen! by Carsten Sennov, Lennart Klamer and Ole Jepsen
Article in Danish.
Communication
Be the expert that media love by Jenni Jepsen
Establishing yourself as an expert that journalists want to interview isn’t as hard as you might think. It simply requires a willingness to get your news out, and finding a way to do it effectively.
Using the Media: Free PR can pay off by Jenni Jepsen
Time after time, editors, producers and reporters run up against walls trying to get information and facts for their stories because some people in organizations don’t understand how working with the media benefits them, or are too afraid to even give the interview process a chance. Learn how you can use the media to your advantage.
Say the right thing in interviews by Jenni Jepsen
Media interviews may be the scariest thing you do. What happens if you say the wrong thing or the journalist misquotes you? No wonder some people think it’s better to skip these interviews altogether. Don’t let fear get in the way of you getting your message out.
Ace the media interview: practice makes perfect by Jenni Jepsen
You’ve returned the call you received from the newspaper or magazine reporter, and now the interview is set. It seems like a great marketing opportunity since you’ll get to talk about all the cool stuff you sell and do. But how will you make sure you get your messages across in the way you want to? Practice, practice, practice makes perfect.
Kennedy vs. Nixon—the Classic Proof that Style Matters by Jenni Jepsen
John F. Kennedy’s victory over Richard Nixon in 1960 had as much to do with
style as it did substance. That lesson has always held true. Unfortunately in life, it’s not
just what you say, it’s how you say it and how you look saying it.