Lessons in AI and Agile for Stress Free, Sustainable and Joyful Productivity at Work.
My aim on this channel is for us to start our journey to the top 1% of all productive individuals within our organisations. But there is a twist, we need to get smart and use the best ideas, tools and techniques to get there with 'joyful productivity', 'intelligent leverage' and 'reduced friction' so we can achieve this in a fun, sustainable and healthful way.
We are all in different stages of this journey, and we are all learning: no one more so than me.
So let's learn and grow together and join me on this exciting learning journey where we share lessons from the worlds of AI, Agile and Productivity to help you be more productive at work. Let's have some fun.
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Ahmed Syed Your Scaled Agile and Productivity Friend.
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Great video and very useful! Many companies fall into the trap of using SAFe as a blanket solution for a large number of teams, as you described, and then expect to see SAFe benefits right away.
Agreed! I came to a similar conclusion last month and have completed my first AI training course to get a better understanding of this technology. I think as Agile / Transformation and potentially AI Implementation professionals we will have to consistently be assessing our skills and knowledge to best support people and organisations through this journey. I wish you all the best with changing this channel to best reflect your views and philosophy.
We just did a SAFe Architect in-house training for 3 days. I wish I watched your videos earlier. I would have surely recommended you to my company. You are outstanding!
I suspect SAFe is a money making game hiding inside the chameleon skin of change and improvement. Bottom line. The engine underneath SAFe is Scrum. Scrum takes User Stories and ensures that these are built in sprint. But does it? Unless tightly managed (Approved by PO Demo Deck + ability to get value out into live via DevOps / ITIL). All the stuff above this in SAFe, if the focus is on SAFe means that SAFe can make Scrum (Agile) unsafe.
Of course, SAFe is a for profit business. I suppose the question is whether you find any of the patterns, principles and guidance useful in reality, as most information is available for free. Thanks for sharing 😀.
00:01 Transform work into a place for creativity and passion 02:07 Many people end up living for the weekend, rather than finding fulfillment at work. 03:58 Prioritizing learning is essential for organizational growth 06:11 Challenges in learning organization dynamics 08:21 Employee mindset and learning desire are crucial for a learning organization. 10:34 Examples of strategic decision-making from Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk 12:27 Shared vision and team learning are crucial for organizational success. 14:39 Fostering team learning through personal and team approaches. 16:32 Learning organization embodies discipline of learning at every level. 18:19 Systems thinking integrates and works together the four disciplines for a learning organization 20:08 Embracing learning is vital for organizational survival and individual growth. 21:59 Understanding the impact of culture on learning Crafted by Merlin AI.
Of all 100 RU-vid trainer in SAFe, you Ahmed is by far the best. Perfect training thought and flow, the time/effort listening to you against value/worth out of it, and finally your practical example is what most people wanted. This is not even mentioning your excellent command of English is a pleasure listening to. The other trainers out there are so bad in English that people ended up more confused than they started with. 😂😂 While other trainers only discuss what the textbook are already saying. A waste of time, even when they say “How to do a PI Planning event”
This is the best training series I have watched in past year!! Wonderful explanations, relatable and I am totally new to SAFe and I can say I am confidant on this framework now!
Hi Ahmad, unfortunately, the link for downloading the Scaled Agile Requirement Constructs Table, Feature Template and Examples is not working. Could you please provide an alternative link? Thank you for your effort!! Great series btw :)
the explanation of "what" is not that clear. explaining "why" we ar edoing something to the team is sufficient, and the together with the team discuss "how" to do it. I don't see really here the added value of "what". if you can provide practical example it might help.
Thank you for the real good information. I have one question though, Let's say PI is complete and there are few items are deprioritized for the development, but still part of the feature. what should we do in that case? Shall I close the feature as PI is ended and create new feature for new PI with carry over items or I shall not close the feature and carry forward it to next PI?
Hi, my preference is usually (there are exceptions) to update the feature with what was delivered (the AC), adjust the Feature Points, set it to done, and create another feature for the next PI with the remainder and the remaining Feature points, that way you get the MVP out and ‘bank’ your velocity. Hope that makes sense. Thanks for your question.
