…And Should We Keep In Mind

That we always start from different positions and situations in any one organization.

That my organization (team) is not your organization (team).

That sheer size makes things complicated and long-winding.

That – because of entropy – things tend to fall apart.

That boundaries are fuzzy and thus changes come along leaky and not clear cut.

That small changes can have huge impact.

That a bigger and divers toolset available to you, gives you more leverage to cause or to react to change.

I totally agree with Ron Jeffries, when he states:

“Agile, Scrum, XP, Kanban, Lean: the same elephant, different points of view.”

And I would add:

“…and you can make it dance or pull tree trunks, just not at the same time.”

Because context is needed to choose your tools wisely. And as with software engineering ability: the more you practice using your tools and the better you master them, the more you are able to apply them, when need arises. And the more varied your toolset, the more possibilities of intervention you have.

What ways to you know that could improve the situation and in which context where you successful?