Paris – Lean Agile Guru

Jan

18

2025

New Book Announcement! Unleash The Power…

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Announcing my new book, "Unleash The Power of SAFe 6.0 With Values-Driven Culture". It is now available on Amazon. The expression, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”, is true. A company’s culture can undermine even the best Strategy, Purpose, Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Goals. All these will be ineffective if people (i.e., people in your teams, ARTs, Solution Trains, Portfolios) don’t share the right culture. Performance and Outcome will be lackluster at best. How to define and cultivate Culture? That is what this book is all about: To define and cultivate not just culture; but to define and cultivate Values-Driven Culture…

Jan

17

2025

By Clarence Galapon

Be Daring!

Paris

Paris fashion week These folks — fashionistas — are daring! They put themselves in the ‘Arena’ with their vulnerability and their courage. For what? To be part of something bigger than themselves. Note: Pride is another great Value to add in a team's Culture. Pride as a Value can be cultivated by doing this: Be a part of something bigger than yourself! And they are proud to be part of it… to display their creativity… to people they do not know. It is fashion week in Paris, France. We (my family and I) were there … it was at the Louvre… celebrities…

Jan

02

2025

By Clarence Galapon

The Advantage of Scrum over Kanban: Hofstadter’s Law

Paris

Hofstadter’s Law put simply: A task will always take longer than expected. This law underscores the importance of: 1) Setting realistic yet firm deadlines. 2) Being discipled in adhering to deadlines. 3) Estimating task be completed within short sprints and revisiting these estimates regularly. Scrum addresses all those three, naturally. However, with Kanban, in those three, therein lies the rub... a bad rub... if you are not disciplined in completing things with the least sustainable lead time. You see, Scrum has sprints... it acts as a forcing function to finish and hence lead time is already at a maximum of…

Jan

02

2025

By Clarence Galapon

Culture of Shared Responsibility

Paris

As a team, we value a lot of things... example: Deliver together as a team. This is a common Value... and must-have of a Value for any team. This Value is also true at home and in the community. this means: No finger-pointing when the intended result was not achieved. We are all in this journey together. We all share the responsibility of any endeavor that we have. Out of that, we will learn the lessons and we become better next time. This "Culture of Shared Responsibility" is an especially important and essential culture to have. It is a winning…

Jan

01

2025

By Clarence Galapon

Hard Habit To Break

Paris

Happy New Year!!! 2025 is here! Wishing everyone a prosperous new year! And new small but good habits… and break old bad habits. There is one bad old bad habit I have that will not ever break: Berry Chantilly cake! Berry Chantilly cake I get cravings for Berry Chantilly cake whenever there is a great event to celebrate. It is easy to get — the bakery is nearby. It is very delicious too! Really hard habit to break. Take this dilemma — hard habit to break — at work. What is that hard habit your team (or your tribe --…

Dec

29

2024

By Clarence Galapon

What Guides Our Behavior? Part 2

Paris

Values. Our Values guide our behavior. Our values are beliefs, principles, and presuppositions . For example: Alignment is one of my Values... one of our family Values. So... when we (my family and I) were in Paris, guess what: We were all on the same page. Aligned to same itinerary. We can do anything we want (we were not micromanaging anyone or each other)... but at the end of the day, we were all in alignment by regular sync (synchronization) and we've done what we said we will do and accomplish as a family. You try it... here is an…

Dec

27

2024

By Clarence Galapon

What Guides Our Behavior?

Paris

Beliefs. Our beliefs guide our behavior. Beliefs are the people and things we believe in. For example: I believe that Parisians dress well. So... when I was in Paris, guess what: I dressed well too! LOL... it was funny, but that belief influenced how I behaved! You try it... here is an exercise: Close your eyes. Think of a belief of yours. Think of and recall what you have done in the past, present, and about to do in the future that was/is in alignment with your belief. How did that go? Did your belief guide your behavior? Beliefs guide…

Dec

25

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Purpose and Vision

Paris

Withdrawal Syndrome According to the National Library of Medicine: "Withdrawal syndromes occur when the body responds to the reduction or cessation of a substance after prolonged use, indicating physical dependence." I believe that we all have had a mild form of "Withdrawal"... at some point. Take my situation for example. I once binged-watch on Netflix… I watched “Breaking Bad”. Every episode has a cliffhanger… making me press the “Next Episode” button. When I had completed watching the whole episodes of all seasons… I felt something weird! Suddenly, there was no "Next Episode" button to click! I had some sort of…

Dec

23

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Riff

Paris

The following blog items (see links below) are "Extension Contents" of my new book, "Unleash The Power Of SAFe 6.0 With Values-Driven Culture" now available on Amazon.com The number of these blogs will increase overtime. Check in when you can. Empty your cup to get more... much, much more content for you to consume and to share. The Advantage of Scrum over Kanban: Hofstadter’s Law Poka Yoke The Big Picture

Dec

23

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Believe

Paris

The following blog items (see links below) are "Extension Contents" of my new book, "Unleash The Power Of SAFe 6.0 With Values-Driven Culture" now available on Amazon.com The number of these blogs will increase overtime. Check in when you can. Empty your cup to get more... much, much more content for you to consume and to share. What Guides Our Behavior?

Dec

23

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Values-Driven Culture

Paris

The following blog items (see links below) are "Extension Contents" of my new book, "Unleash The Power Of SAFe 6.0 With Values-Driven Culture" now available on Amazon.com The number of these blogs will increase overtime. Check in when you can. Empty your cup to get more... much, much more content for you to consume and to share. Culture of Shared Responsibility Be Daring!

Dec

23

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Habits

Paris

The following blog items (see links below) are "Extension Contents" of my new book, "Unleash The Power Of SAFe 6.0 With Values-Driven Culture" now available on Amazon.com The number of these blogs will increase overtime. Check in when you can. Empty your cup to get more... much, much more content for you to consume and to share. Hard Habit To Break

Dec

21

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Values

Paris

The following blog items (see links below) are "Extension Contents" of my new book, "Unleash The Power Of SAFe 6.0 With Values-Driven Culture" now available on Amazon.com The number of these blogs will increase overtime. Check in when you can. Empty your cup to get more... much, much more content for you to consume and to share. What Guides Our Behavior? Part 2 Be Daring!

Dec

17

2024

By Clarence Galapon

Purpose, Vision, Mission

Paris

The following blog items (see links below) are "Extension Contents" of my new book, "Unleash The Power Of SAFe 6.0 With Values-Driven Culture" now available on Amazon.com The number of these blogs will increase overtime. Check in when you can. Empty your cup to get more... much, much more content for you to consume and to share. Purpose and Vision