Organisational Change in the Ghana Police Service
NKD Agility helped the Ghana Police Service drive organisational change using Scrum, enabling continuous improvement, transparency, and local …
Lead successful Agile Transformations. Shift mindsets, evolve processes, and enable true organisational agility.
Agile Transformation is the process of fundamentally shifting an organisation’s culture, mindset, and operational practices to embrace Agile principles and methodologies. This transformation is crucial as it enables teams to deliver value predictably and sustainably, fostering an environment where adaptability and responsiveness to change are paramount. By prioritising collaboration, customer feedback, and iterative development, organisations can enhance their ability to innovate and respond to market demands effectively.
The long-term nature of Agile Transformation means it is not merely a one-off initiative but a systemic change that permeates all levels of the organisation. It involves evolving processes, structures, and behaviours to support continuous improvement and learning. This transformation empowers teams to self-organise, make informed decisions, and take ownership of their work, leading to increased motivation and performance.
Unlike Agile Frameworks or Agile Leadership, which focus on specific methodologies or roles, Agile Transformation encompasses a holistic approach that integrates various practices and principles across the organisation. It is about creating an ecosystem that nurtures agility, ensuring that every team member is aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals and values. By embedding Agile thinking into the organisational culture, companies can achieve greater resilience, enhance customer satisfaction, and ultimately drive sustainable growth through a commitment to delivering high-quality products and services.
NKD Agility helped the Ghana Police Service drive organisational change using Scrum, enabling continuous improvement, transparency, and local …
NKD Agility helped SLB unify 800+ engineering teams by consolidating DevOps systems, standardizing processes, and improving visibility, collaboration, …
A cross-border product team overcame misalignment and role confusion through immersive mentorship, boosting collaboration, engineering engagement, and …
Open Space Agile is an approach to organisational agility that applies the principles of Open Space Technology—a self-organising, agenda-free format …
Explains why true Scrum requires real team agency, not just self-management in name, and how lacking agency leads to ineffective, ritualistic Agile …
Outlines core Agile values and principles for software development, emphasising collaboration, adaptability, working software, customer focus, and …
The Scrum Master is an accountability in Scrum, responsible for enabling the effectiveness of the Scrum Team and fostering continuous improvement …
Scaling agile beyond teams to drive enterprise-wide transformation and innovation.
Copying scaled agile frameworks fails because each business needs a tailored, evidence-based approach to agility that fits its unique culture, …
Using data, metrics, and feedback to drive continuous improvement in teams and processes.
Agentic Agility is the ability for humans and AI to take intentional, adaptive action within socio-technical environments, enabling continuous …
Understand and apply Agile Values and Principles based on first principles. Build a foundation for true agility and continuous value delivery
Agnostic Agile is a movement that promotes ethical, context-driven agility by prioritising principles over rigid frameworks. Championed by thought …
Explains why staggered iterations harm software delivery, increasing technical debt, and recommends cross-functional teams, test-first, and working …
Scrum Masters are most effective when they combine leadership skills with technical, business, and organisational mastery to support teams, Product …
Learn how to achieve organisational agility by tailoring change to your unique context, building a guiding coalition, and engaging all stakeholders in …
Explains why empowering teams to adapt their processes boosts agility, reduces waste, and fosters innovation, using real-world examples and practical …
Explores why teams ignore clear signals from Agile and Scrum, highlighting how culture and fear hinder continuous improvement and effective …
Explores why special sprints like Sprint Zero or hardening sprints undermine Agile by delaying work, increasing risk, and reducing continuous delivery …
Many agile transformations restrict team autonomy, leading to control and compliance instead of true ownership, adaptability, and meaningful …
Most agile transformations fail by neglecting agency—empowering people and systems to adapt—making true agility possible through autonomy, evidence, …
Drive change with Agile Leadership. Foster adaptability, empower teams, and create a culture of continuous improvement.
Explores why true organisational agility needs more than Agile development, highlighting the importance of continuous delivery, quality, and removing …
The US Department of Defence now requires agile, iterative software development, ending mandatory waterfall methods and influencing global government …
Learn how to spot fake Agile practices using six key questions from the US Department of Defense, and discover steps to assess and improve true Agile …
Explores the difference between adopting agile practices superficially and truly embracing agile values, highlighting the need for deep organisational …
Explores how greed in Agile leads to overwork and reduced value, offering strategies for value-driven delivery, balanced sprints, team trust, and …
Reflects on experiences with Professional Scrum, highlighting its impact on software development, team culture, training, and the challenges of …
Explains how involving everyone in Professional Scrum training fosters organisational agility, breaks down silos, and empowers teams to drive …
Scrum can drive organisational change, not just product features, by using backlogs, teams, and feedback to enable real, evidence-based agility across …
Ensuring every team member understands and connects their daily work to the product vision and strategic goals is key to true Agile alignment, …
Explores why Agile fails without addressing systemic issues, highlighting the need for organisational change, meaningful metrics, and the courage to …
Active senior leadership engagement is essential for successful Agile transformation, enabling systemic change, faster adaptation, and …
Explores how visionary Product Owners at Microsoft drove Agile transformation, shortened feedback cycles, and reshaped product development culture and …
Explains how agile practices help teams manage complexity, adapt to change, and deliver value faster in modern product development, compared to …
Learn what to look for when hiring an Agile coach, including key qualities like teaching, mentoring, and inspiring teams to adopt Agile practices and …
Summarises the top considerations for Scrum Masters adopting a coaching stance: building trust, understanding team context, and leading through …
Explores how immersive, hands-on learning in Scrum boosts knowledge retention, practical skills, and continuous improvement compared to traditional …
Learn what qualities to seek in an Agile coach, including technical expertise, business acumen, and the ability to engage both technical teams and …
Explains how empiricism—continuous observation, inspection, and adaptation—drives Agile success by enabling teams to respond effectively to real …
Running an Applying Professional Scrum workshop helps organisations build agile skills, improve teamwork, and adopt Scrum practices through hands-on, …
Real-world examples of agile consulting outcomes, highlighting both challenges and successes in agile transformation, DevOps adoption, and holistic …
Explores effective Agile transformation by empowering teams, improving collaboration, focusing on value delivery, and fostering continuous improvement …
Explores how agile leadership and evidence-based management training help managers develop servant leadership skills, delegate effectively, and make …
Learn how Agile coaches can empower teams by staying framework-agnostic, focusing on core principles, and enabling teams to choose and adapt practices …
Discover how Joanna’s technical expertise, clear teaching, and real-world Agile experience make her Scrum.Org classes at NKD Agility essential for …
Learn how to choose an Agile coach who builds trust with teams and leadership, combining technical expertise, communication skills, and empathy for …
Explores how Agile’s true value lies in delivering outcomes and adapting to change, not just following rituals or procedures, and highlights the need …
Explores how patience and trust foster effective Agile teams, support learning from failure, prevent blame culture, and enable innovation through …
Explores how chaos arises in agile transformations due to unclear vision and poor communication, and offers strategies for restoring alignment, …
Explores how rigid, judgmental Agile practices stifle creativity and innovation, and advocates for principle-driven, adaptable approaches to foster …
Learn how to build a compelling business case for agile adoption by aligning benefits with key metrics, stakeholder goals, and inclusive change …
Explores how immersive, hands-on learning helps teams internalise Agile principles, shift mindsets, and drive lasting Agile transformation through …
Explains the Nexus framework for scaling Scrum with multiple teams, detailing roles, events, and artefacts to coordinate product delivery and manage …
Explains how empowering Agile teams to act on user feedback enables rapid requirement changes, improves product relevance, and overcomes barriers like …
Explores how questioning, continuous improvement, and team empowerment drive Agile success, helping organisations adapt quickly, spot inefficiencies, …
Early agile transformations often failed due to top-down decisions, lack of team involvement, and misalignment between leadership and those doing the …
A great agile consulting outcome enables organisations to adapt quickly to change, fostering resilience, decentralised decision-making, and empowered, …
Explores what traditional organisations must change—beyond adopting Agile tools—to achieve true agility, cultural transformation, and sustained …
Explains why Agile is not about speed but about prioritising valuable work, adapting to feedback, and avoiding wasted effort to deliver products that …
We partner with businesses across diverse industries, including finance, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, engineering, transportation, hospitality, entertainment, legal, government, and military sectors.
Higher Education Statistics Agency
Graham & Brown
Capita Secure Information Solutions Ltd
MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Ltd.
Philips
Hubtel Ghana
Workday
Genus Breeding Ltd
Slaughter and May
ALS Life Sciences
ProgramUtvikling
Illumina
Freadom
Sage
Emerson Process Management
Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG)
Brandes Investment Partners L.P.
Epic Games
Washington Department of Transport
Nottingham County Council
Washington Department of Enterprise Services
Ghana Police Service
Royal Air Force
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG)
Lean SA
Slicedbread
Boxit Document Solutions
MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Ltd.
Lockheed Martin