What is Dark Data? What are the prominent and lesser-known examples and should companies collect and monetise dark data?
t2informatik Blog – Tips and tricks for processes & methods
Agile risk management – do we need it?
How can risks be addressed in an agile approach without setting up classic structures? A method proposal for agile risk management.
The Scrum Master as agile learning coach
How can a Scrum Master or agile learning coach support a team in learning? What are the consequences for refinement, planning, sprint and review?
Silo mentality – no one likes it, everyone knows it
Silo mentality exists in many companies. How does it develop, what are the levels and what can organisations and employees do about it?
The consultant – the all-in-one solution?
How do companies look for reinforcement in requirements engineering? What is the role of the consultant and what skills are required?
A maturity model for agile requirements engineering
How can a maturity model be used to evaluate agile requirements engineering in cross-functional development teams? A field report.
Effective management
Effective management provides a framework in which more performance can emerge in organisations. But how does a manager act effectively?
Why agile when there is antifragile?
How can companies develop into antifragile organisations? And what are the differences between antifragility and agility, robustness and resilience?
How to negotiate leadership
How does leadership in self-organisation work? What food for thought is useful for collaborative leaders and for self-organisation in a team?
Secure password wanted
There is no such thing as a secure password. What criteria and tips help to set a less insecure password?
Working on the system? On people? Both!
Not the people but the systems in companies should be adapted. This is a frequent demand. Why is it an “either-or” at all?
Kamishibai and Kanban for (too) interdisciplinary teams
Balancing project work, support and maintenance tasks is a challenge. Kanban combined with Kamishibai allows a holistic view.
Consensus, consent or what?
What is the difference between consensus and consent? And how do a Red Circle Solution and the Morphological Matrix help in decision making?
What we can learn from starship Enterprise
The TV show about the Starship Enterprise presents knowledge from research into uncertainty, which even today is not very widespread. What can we learn from it?
Boost your backlog – Part 2
Do you want to optimise your backlog? Then practical tips on how to deal with specifications, documentation, story splitting, refinement and DEEP will help.
Giving better feedback with the EPIQ Model
The intention of feedback can be very different. And so can the quality, position and empathy. Time for a look at the EPIQ Model.
Tips for online onboarding
Onboarding is important for the integration of new employees into an organisation. What are the challenges and tips for online onboarding?
Boost your backlog – Part 1
The daily work in and on backlogs is a challenge. Read 10 practical tips for dealing with user stories, story maps, acceptance criteria etc.
A buzzword is a buzzword
What is a buzzword? What effect does it have? Why is it subjective, what is behind the labelling of terms and what is the most secret buzzword?
Agility? We tried it! Does not work! – Part 5
There are many reasons why agility does not work in companies. Part 5 of the series deals with agility and learning in a crisis.
The organisational rebel – after all, a good idea?
The demand for organisational rebellion is generally considered nonsense. Could rebellious activities nevertheless be useful for organisations in certain areas?
The human being in digitalisation
Our world is digital and many companies are engaged in digital transformation and digitalisation. What role does the human being play in this?
Encouraging leadership
Encouraging leadership enables growth, development and potential unfolding. Why is this important from a business perspective?
Myth Session Duration
The session duration is considered an important indicator of the quality of a website. How important is the length of stay really? An opinion.
New Work or Zombie Apocalypse
Many organisations deal with New Work, but the transformation of the organisation becomes an apocalypse. What goes wrong and what can be done?
Smart Requirements Engineering
The present and future in dealing with requirements is called Smart Requirements Engineering. What are added values and which tools are already available?
Order clarification – first things first
Order clarification is also an important factor in agile projects. What practical tips exist and which questions help to clarify orders?
Text Analytics use cases simply explained
Text Analytics has developed into a powerful tool. What are the main use cases and who benefits from them?
Digital assistants and workers in requirements management
Digital assistants and workers can save a lot of time in requirements management. What tasks can they already take on today?
Successful with learning stories in the backlog
How can agile teams learn parallel to product development? With learning stories in the backlog. A field report on implementation and success factors.
The culture code of organisational agility
If organisations want to become more agile, they have to change their culture. One approach to this is the TEC model of agile corporate culture.
Beyond agile
Agility is considered the answer to an uncertain future, but agility does not master complexity. Something is needed that goes even further. Beyond agile.
Social Loafing in agile teams
Social Loafing also exists in agile teams. What effects does this have on the self-control or leadership of the teams?
A journey through the stages of team development
Trust is the basis for self-organised work. Trust requires empathic leadership. And how can trust be built? With the stages of team development.
Climate of innovation in teams
How do organisations succeed in creating a climate of innovation in which employees can optimally develop themselves and their ideas?
The customer is king
Do you treat your customers like kings or do you not want this at all? And who is your king: the employees or the customers? An individual opinion.
Tolerance and the diversity of opinions
Differences of opinion often lead to conflicts. How can tolerance and the recognition of patterns help to eliminate conflicts?
That’s no Scrum
Organisations that have difficulties with Scrum often have to listen to accusations that they are not applying Scrum properly. Is the accusation true?
Knowledge Sharing is power
Changes present people with great challenges. Knowledge sharing as a conscious sharing of expertise and information can help to manage change.
Encouragement leads to courage
Courage is a competence that is becoming increasingly important in and for companies. But demanding courage does not help. Something else is essential for change: encouragement.
Team building in requirements engineering
Team building in requirements engineering is not easy, because it depends on the strength of character, trust, discretion, skill and confidence of the consultant.
Remote retrospective – tips from many years of practice
Remote retrospectives often pose challenges for organisations. Which tips and principles help in practice? A field report.
Lean Kanban, Agile Kanban
What is Lean Kanban and what is Agile Kanban? What are the differences and what are the experiences with the introduction of a Kanban board?
Agility? We tried it! Does not work! – Part 4
There are many reasons why agility does not work in companies. Part 4 of the series deals with planning, measurement, metrics, feedback, persistence, tools and diversity.
Purpose? I got one: To stay alive!
Companies often look for their purpose. Is it useful or pointless to discuss the means and purpose of companies? An opinion.
Five tips for building a low-code team
Low-code platforms promise fast, cost-effective and thus efficient software development. How can low-code teams be set up? Five tips from the practice.
Unique Selling What?
Companies are often asked to find their differentiator and define a Unique Selling Proposition. But does this USP even exist?
Burnout, digitalisation and the hamster wheel
More and more people suffer from burnout. What role can digitalisation play in this, what does the famous hamster wheel say about the viewer and what might help look like?
Systemic thinking and acting at the workplace
The systemic approach is appreciated as a coaching and therapy tool for individuals, couples or groups. How can it also help in the workplace?
Learning is not a sexy subject. Or: Learning from Scotty.
Do you want to improve your situational actions in unexpected situations? Then you should train your learning by doing. A look at starship Enterprise will help you do this.
Do you believe in agility?
Agility is about mindset, values and best practices. It’s not about wording, and the agile manifesto is not a sacred scripture. An opinion.
Communication in small and large companies
Is there a change in communication “in business”? Does the same apply to communication, rules and channels for both small and large companies?
The 5 myths about the agile target system Objectives & Key Results and the first myth is already in this headline
Many myths and misunderstandings surround Objectives & Key Results (OKR). Time for a controversial look at the target system, strategy, cascading and method.
The Viable System Model and responsible leadership
Responsible leadership means securing, promoting and developing the viability of companies, teams and individuals. How does the Viable System Model help?
Modern Agile Principles: Agile work made easy
What remains if we put aside the methods, processes, frameworks and certifications when it comes to agility and focus on what is important? 4 modern agile principles!
Candidate Journey
Companies find it difficult to recruit new employees. Applicants find it difficult to identify suitable companies and positions. Time for a look at the Candidate Journey.
Agility? We tried it! Does not work! – Part 3
There are many reasons why agility does not work in companies. Part 3 of the series deals with career paths, bonuses, privileges and images of people.
Shifting Mindsets – is that even possible?
Many initiatives for change in companies fail because systematic errors in thinking are made. Why do these errors occur and how can change succeed?
Mobile-free zone – detox totales
Ten years ago the first smartphones came onto the market, today they are everywhere. Time for a digital detox. Time for a self-experiment and a list of findings.
Why management consultants should be Servant Leaders
Servant Leadership is not a management technique, but a value-based attitude. What are the characteristics and success factors and how can Servant Leadership be implemented?
The fairy tale of the eye level
Acting at eye level is considered to be the order of the day. But how does reality look like? A modern fairy tale with king and subjects, with sleeping beauty and musketeers.
Psychological AI – Via language to motives
People’s motives are expressed in language, but capturing motives from language is costly and time-consuming. Artificial intelligence can help.
Free the world from boring lectures! Provotain!
A picture says more than 1,000 words, an experience more than 1,000 pictures. How does Provotainment succeed in conveying pointedly provocative, friendly and entertaining content?
The three most common misconceptions about vision
Why do corporate visions often not have the desired effect? Because organisations fail and make mistakes when creating visions.
Managing change and transformation successfully – a misunderstanding?
Can change processes be managed? How meaningful are most change management studies? And how could a transformation perhaps succeed? A statement.
Agility? We tried it! Does not work! – Part 2
There are many reasons why agility does not work in companies. Part 2 of the series deals with typical problems in introducing and implementing agility.
Do we need a digital mindset?
In many companies, digitisation leads to numerous adjustments. How important is a digital mindset and what is the basic requirement?
Small Data
For many companies, Big Data is a promise of transparency and revenue. An alternative to Big Data is Small Data. What is it, and what is so special about it?
Who needs long-term goals?
How important are long-term goals for companies in agile times? How exactly are goals defined in organisations and when do they offer benefits?
Agility? We tried it! Does not work! – Part 1
There are many reasons why agility does not work in companies. Part 1 of a series about misunderstandings, problems, obstacles. With many tips, but without a recipe.
The destructive path to requirements
Products and systems are often misused. What are the reasons and why are such Misuse Cases suitable for determining requirements?
The cover letter – duty or freestyle?
The cover letter in the application process is not popular with many companies and also with applicants. Why does it make sense, however, and what tips are there for writing it?
What if? – A call to thought experiments
“What if” is a questioning technique to question mental and self-imposed boundaries – e.g. in organisations. A field report.
Lean Kanban in Change Management
Many change management methods do not deliver what companies expect from them. Why is Lean Kanban a better approach to initiate lasting change?
Strategic Scope Management
The scope is a central factor in project management. How can it be structured, how important are dependencies and which goals are addressed by scope management?
The Agile Organisation of Work in the Craft Sector
How can a medium-sized craft enterprise improve if the products are good but the organisation of the work is not yet perfect?
The Discovery of Sustainability
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for many companies. What is sustainability, what concepts and approaches are there for organisations?
10 Characteristics of a Digital Mindset
What mindset is needed in the digital world and how do we educate our children so that they can survive and succeed the day after tomorrow?
Google Ranking Factors
What are the main Google ranking factors? Read backgrounds and a classification of important aspects and often repeated statements.
Jobs to be done
“Jobs to be done” refers to the needs that a user really wants to meet with a product. How can the needs be determined in a workshop?
New Work and Old Work – An interview with Dr. Andreas Zeuch
Many organisations are in a state of upheaval. New concepts for new work are being sought. An interview with Dr. Andreas Zeuch about New Work and Old Work.
