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1 thing you wish you knew at the start of your Scrum journey?

Learn why combining Lean principles with Scrum from the start boosts team efficiency, collaboration, and insight, leading to a more successful and informed Agile journey.

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The Missing Piece in My Initial Scrum Journey

Discovering the ‘ Lean ’ Approach Sooner 🌟

Reflecting back on the onset of my Scrum journey, there’s one crucial element that I fervently wish had graced my path sooner - the ‘lean’ philosophy.

I can’t help but ponder how my trajectory would have taken a different shape, potentially an even more successful one, had I embraced a ’lean’ narrative from the very beginning. 🚀

Unfortunately, it was only about 7 or 8 years into my scrum narrative when I finally stumbled upon the transformative power of lean principles . The realisation dawned on me then, the dynamism it brought into the entire process was a game-changer.

Scrum & Lean: A Symbiotic Relationship

As I navigated further, I realized that Scrum serves as the social technology that catapults us into achieving our goals more proficiently, carving out a route that encourages collaboration and efficiency.  🤝

On the other hand, embracing ’lean’ equipped me with data and insights, a potent tool that amplified our success manifold by fostering a deeper understanding of our operations.

Through this blend of Scrum’s effective work dynamics and Lean’s analytical insights, I was able to craft a journey that was not only successful but also deeply insightful and enriching.

Your Turn to Embark on a Successful Journey

As you stand at the threshold of your Scrum journey, I invite you to delve deeper and explore the synergies between Scrum and Lean right from the get-go.  💫

Don’t wait 7 or 8 years to discover this powerful combination, like I did!

Let’s walk this rewarding path together, integrating the social technology of Scrum with the data-driven insights of Lean, paving the way for a journey characterized by success and innovation.

Join my Agile and Scrum courses to equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to blend these two potent methodologies into your professional journey seamlessly.

The one thing I really wish that I knew, understood, or was exposed to at the beginning of my Scrum journey was also having a Lean journey, a Lean story as well. I didn’t encounter Lean until about seven or eight years into my Scrum story, and it took me that long to really truly understand how it changed the dynamic.

Scrum is the social technology that helps us work together more effectively. Lean is the data and understanding of how we’re doing that thing that enables us to be even more successful.

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